Media Tech: Product & Engineering 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 Integration & Technology: Our Ad Integration and Technology group supports the technical integrations connecting NBCUniversal’s digital advertising systems with video players, applications, websites, and partner platforms. The group works across integration, product, and engineering teams to translate advertising needs into technical solutions. The intern will gain exposure to digital advertising technology, integration architecture, technical product development, and AI-enabled workflows. Upcoming initiatives include enhancing the Ad Infrastructure Registry (AIR), organizing technical knowledge for human and AI-agent access, and prototyping agents that simplify how teams find and use integration information.
• AI & Enterprise Innovation: NBCUniversal’s AI & Enterprise Innovation team builds AI powered products that provide essential capabilities to organizations throughout NBCUniversal. The team leverages deep relationships with our business engagement and engineering counterparts to build cohesive, end to end solutions for their clients or users. The product portfolio of my team is aligned around critical NBCU functions such as Scheduling & Distribution, and Entitlements. We work with Business Units, Business Solutions, Software Engineering, Video Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Architecture, Multiple Operations team, DTC to delivery impactful business outcomes.
• Network Ops & Wifi: Our team is a subset of the overall Network Engineering group that specializes in Wi-Fi, Network SOT and Governance systems. There will be exposure on how to navigate and play with the different data structures, metrics and APIs that are offered from all our tools while interacting and understanding how network infrastructure is architected, engineered and operated.

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.
• Interest in digital advertising technology and applied AI.
• Experience with generative AI tools, technical documentation, or agent prototyping is a plus; prior ad technology or MCP experience is not required.
• Coursework or project experience in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Foundational programming experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or a comparable language, with familiarity working with APIs and structured data such as JSON.
• Basic understanding of web technologies, software integrations, or data organization through coursework, projects, or practical experience.
• Someone who has any prior Network, Wi-Fi and/or RF knowledge.
• Someone who has a strong foundation in databases (time-series to be specific, but any query able system is fine), python and or other programming experience.
• Basic understanding of network infrastructure & knows how to use Linux CLI & programming python.
• General OS concepts around with Windows 11, Linux & MacOS.

The hourly rate for student interns is $43.00 for Network Ops & Wifi.

The hourly rate for student interns is $38.00 for Ad Integration & Technology and AI & Enterprise Innovation.

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: 38 to 43 (USD) (HOURLY)