Media Tech: Data – AI & Machine Learning Intern

Job Description

Your future in media starts here. The NBCUniversal Summer Internship Program is your chance to help shape what’s next in media and entertainment. Whether you’re supporting major news coverage, creating content for iconic brands, or contributing to innovative projects, you’ll bring your ideas, creativity, and perspective to make an impact throughout your internship.

Beyond your day-to-day role, you’ll take part in a thoughtfully designed program focused on career development, building your professional presence, and growing your workplace confidence. Through real-world experience and a community of fellow interns, you’ll explore what’s possible in this ever changing and exciting industry.

In addition to all of our internships being paid, we will also offer the following for our Summer 2027 interns:   

• Paid company holidays for full-time interns.  
• Robust networking, learning and development opportunities.
• Complimentary Peacock subscription during your internship.
• Free admission to Universal Parks to use during your internship.
• Access to mental health resources including counseling sessions.
• Financial assistance to offset expenses for transportation and housing may be available on a needs-based basis for eligible in-person interns. More details about eligibility for this assistance will be provided at the time of offer. 

Summer 2027 Program Details

Program Dates: June 7 – August 13, 2027

Time Commitment: 40 hours per week. Exact schedule to be determined based on business need. 

Format: Opportunities listed will require an intern to work from New York, NY.

Summer 2027 Recruitment Timeline

November 9 – December 4: Applications Open (may close early due to applicant volume)  

Mid November – Late December: First round video interviews  

Mid – Late January: Second round interviews 

Late January – February: Selected candidates receive offers 

To Apply:

• Submit a one-page resume that outlines your work experience, accomplishments, and your graduation month and year.
• Submit a cover letter that highlights your passion for NBCUniversal and your top areas of interest (opportunities listed below).
• Upload a transcript (unofficial transcripts are fine) that confirms your status as an actively enrolled student in a degree-granting program.

Operations & Technology, Media Tech: Here at NBCU, we strive to be at the forefront of leading-edge technology and are looking for the next generation of technologists to join our Media Tech Internship Program.

The Media Tech Internship Program provides students with practical experience across NBCUniversal’s Operations & Technology organization, giving interns the opportunity to apply their technical skills to real-world projects while gaining exposure to the teams and technologies that power our business.

The internship also serves as a key entry point into our early-career technology pipeline and the primary pathway for consideration into the Media Tech Associate Program, our two-year rotational program designed to build technical breadth, business knowledge, and professional skills through meaningful work experiences, mentorship, networking, and development opportunities.

Throughout the internship, students will gain insight into how one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies uses technology to solve business challenges, build innovative solutions, and shape the future of media.

Many of our past interns have gone on to join the Media Tech Associate Program. More information can be found at nbcunicareers.com/mediatech/associate-program.

Areas of placement may include, but are not limited to:

• Ad Sales Tech, Ad Smart 2.1: Our team within Data Science works on products and research projects relating to decision optimization, natural language processing, video processing, ai agents and agentic evaluations. Our suite of products is mostly related to the ad sales space and the workflow from sales pipeline through to the planning and execution of ads both linear and digital. However, we also work on projects relating to products outside of Ad Sales - like the Mural NBCU content understanding suite of agents. The intern will receive experience working on one of our applications that utilizes ai agents to either explore data, explain algorithm decisions, or interact with end users. They will learn the pros and cons of utilizing AI agents vs. when to use more traditional machine learning and NLP techniques.
• Ad Sales Tech, Ad Smart 2: Our team provides viewership forecasts that support ads planning across NBCUniversal. We partner closely with the Product team, which serves as our internal customer and is led by SVPs. An intern on our team will gain exposure to forecasting workflows, applied data analysis, engineering collaboration, and the process of turning analytical work into practical business tools. The internship will also provide an opportunity to contribute to ongoing efforts to improve our forecasting capabilities, including work related to next-generation AI forecasting approaches.
• Enterprise Product, Finance – Data & Analytics: Our Data & Analytics team supports enterprise technology initiatives focused on modernizing reporting, analytics, planning, and data capabilities. The team works across SAP and enterprise platforms, with exposure to solutions such as SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), S/4HANA, and enterprise reporting platforms. An intern would gain exposure to data and analytics, reporting and planning solutions, master data, solution design, and emerging AI/data capabilities.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution during the entire duration of the program. Spring 2027 graduates are not eligible for our Summer 2027 internship program. 
• Current class standing of sophomore or above (30 credits).
• Must be presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and must not require work visa sponsorship from NBCUniversal now or in the future to retain authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be available to work 40 hours per week from June 7 – August 13, 2027.
• Must be willing to work in New York, NY.

For further clarification, candidates currently on any student or exchange visa (e.g. F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1) are not eligible to apply unless they will be able to change or adjust to another status that grants work authorization without NBCUniversal sponsorship.

NBCUniversal is an E-Verify company, requiring all employees to have an active Social Security number. Any candidate receiving an internship offer must complete I-9 form with Social Security number within 3 days of hire.

Desired Characteristics:

• Students with class standing of junior or above preferred.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Experience with python programming and exploring data in a notebook.
• Familiarity with pandas dataframes.
• Education in statistics or having classes with experimental design a plus.
• Strong foundational understanding of forecasting workflows and when to begin analysis of model performance or forecast outputs.
• Ability to approach analytical problems thoughtfully and determine the right first steps in evaluating a forecasting system.
• Comfort working across data, engineering, and analytics disciplines.
• Experience analyzing an existing model and using that analysis to improve performance.
• Familiarity with SQL, Snowflake, Jira/Confluence/Atlassian suite.
• Experience with Github.
• A strong desire to learn data and software engineering concepts.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, data quality, and data governance principles, with a desire to apply them in business scenarios.
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, or enterprise business processes and an interest in applying data and AI to solve business challenges.
• Experience with or exposure to SAP, cloud data platforms, SQL, and Python.

The hourly rate for student interns is $43.00.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Compensation: N/A to 43 (USD) (HOURLY)