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NBC Internship Program
The NBC internship program gives you real-world experience and lets you get familiar with NBC's organization and work style.
At NBC, we work with colleges and universities to provide students the opportunity to apply coursework learned or taught in the classroom with practice in the workplace. Students are placed in television broadcast/production areas, business operations and NBC interactive positions related to their major and career goals.
In the past students have had the opportunity to intern at Today, Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brian, Nightly News, NBC Sports, Olympics, Creative Services, Broadcast and Production, Tape Archives, Media Relations, Marketing, and Press/Publicity.
NBC considers the use of interns as an important recruiting tool. It is a feeder program to regular college hires. The program allows NBC to identify high potential talent for future employment.
What We Require
The Internship program offers college students the opportunity to take a first step into the broadcasting industry. Interns at NBC are un-paid, so Interns must be enrolled at an accredited four or five-year college or university leading to a bachelor or advanced degree and must receive college/university credit for their internship. The student must be able to provide proof of their college/university credit prior to starting their assignment.
The student may work during the Fall, Spring, or Summer college semesters full-time or part-time (minimum 3 days per week) based on student availability and department/show needs. Interns are located at NBC offices in New York City and Burbank, California.
How to Apply
It is NBC's goal to hire the best students into its intern program. NBC accepts both undergraduate and graduate students into this program. Students are eligible for an internship after completing their freshman year, however, our largest population of interns on record are junior level or above. NBC accepts students from all majors into the program, however the majority of students are working towards Broadcasting/Production, Business, Journalism, Communications, Graphic Arts, Marketing, and Public Relations degrees. Grade point average and extra-curricular/work experience are an important part of the total assessment of student applicants.
Interested students should email resumes to
NYintern@nbc.com or CAintern@nbc.com.
Please indicate the semester (Fall, Spring, Summer) and type of internship desired in the body of the email. Resume files must be Microsoft Word 97 compatible.
Due to the high volume of resumes we receive we regret that we will only be able to respond to those students in whom we have an interest. If you are contacted to come in for an interview, in most cases, you will meet with the NBC internship coordinator. If all goes well, you can anticipate meeting with an intern supervisor from within a specific NBC department before a decision is made.
Resumes are continually accepted throughout the year, however, please refer to the following table as a guideline for submitting your resume:
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Intern Experiences
As an NBC intern, I feel that I have become part of Dateline's close-knit team. One of my highlights has been researching statistics on R-rated movies, which eventually appeared as bulleted points on a segment. I had the opportunity to attend seminars given by Dateline correspondents and producers and had a chance to go on a shoot and appear it as an extra. It is a great feeling knowing that as an intern, I have been able to contribute to the show. My Dateline experience has been irreplaceable. I feel as though I have made lasting relationships, and gained a understanding of life in the television world!
- Briana, University of Michigan
On July 25th, nearly two months into my internship, a French Airways Concorde crashed into a hotel in France, killing all those on board. Immediately the skills I had spent the summer building were called upon as I was assigned to the coverage of the crash. I logged news feeds as they came up on the monitors, I put in calls for tapes and information, I was even trusted to help choose shots for the piece. I watched and assisted over twenty staff members pull together and I realized that if I didn't do my job correctly, the entire show would suffer. As I watched Dateline that night and saw footage I had found for a producer only thirty minutes earlier come up on the broadcast, I realized this wasn't just another internship. The moment I say my name on the screen that night, as assistant producer, is one that I will never forgot.
- Laura, University of Pennsylvania
As an intern in the NBC Casting Department, I assisted with various casting projects as well as office duties. I would work the camera for each actor that came into the audition. I also spent time answering phones and sorting through mail. In the two months I spent there, I sorted through enough head shots and resumes to know what stands out. My supervisors, Billy and Steven, were always willing to answer any questions I had about the business. I learned a lot from listening to their experiences and asking for advice. The kept the office lively. I would recommend an NBC internship to anyone and guarantee that they would learn a lot.
- Kate, Syracuse University
My first task as an NBC Sports intern was to help with an Olympic Track and Field melt. I watched tapes of athletes competing and interviewing and was involved in creating a full-length piece from smaller segments. Laura, my supervisor, manages all aspects of sports production. She showed my around the post-production facilities and helped me to learn the "behind the scenes" workings of Sports TV production. My NBC internship has truly been a rewarding educational experience.
- Alison, Syracuse University
As an NBC Sports intern I had the opportunity to learn how much goes into a Sports production. I learned how important it is to understanding that NBC Sports is not the only thing going on air for the network. It is crucial you coordinate with the people in local and network news, daytime and late night programming so that every part of NBC has what they need to produce a successful show. When I go back to school in the Fall, I feel like I will be a step ahead of a lot of my classmates because I will have a working understanding of the entire TV Network process.
- Lisa, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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