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.
- 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.
- At our Universal City office interns will have access to the NBCUCommutes program, which provides fully subsidized transit passes to full-time lower lot employees, good for unlimited rides on all Metro bus and rail, such as the Metro Red Line.
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 Universal City, CA.
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
NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships brings together the power of NBCUniversal's iconic brands, premium content, innovative technology, and expansive audiences to create meaningful connections between advertisers and consumers. From entertainment and sports to streaming and digital platforms, our teams work across sales, marketing, insights, data, technology, and creative solutions to develop impactful advertising experiences for brands and partners.
Areas of placement may include, but are not limited to:
- Ad Sales Creative: The Ad Sales Creative team develops social-first ideas and custom branded content that connects advertisers with NBCUniversal talent, programming, and platforms. Interns may participate in brainstorms, research brands and entertainment properties, develop creative concepts, write pitch-ready copy, and support presentation development.
- Ad Sales Development: The Development team creates brand partnership opportunities across NBC and Peacock programming by connecting client goals with NBCUniversal content and audiences. Interns may contribute to creative pitches and brainstorms, conduct industry research, support partnership execution, track campaigns, and assist with client-facing sales materials.
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 Universal City, CA.
- 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.