Platform Distribution & Partnerships: Business Development, Sales & Marketing Internships - Summer 2027

Nbcuniversal3; California; On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Networking & development

Peacock subscription

Park admissions

Mental health resources

Travel housing assistance

Job summary

NBCUniversal's Summer Internship Program offers hands-on opportunities across News, Content, and innovative projects. You’ll bring your ideas, creativity, and perspective to make an impact throughout your internship.

Beyond day-to-day work, the program focuses on career development, building your professional presence, and growing workplace confidence through real-world experiences and a community of fellow interns.

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.

Benefits

• 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 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

Media Group

The Media Group at NBCU supports a powerhouse collection of consumer‑first brands including Peacock, NBC, Bravo, NBC Sports, and NBCU International. With unequalled scale, our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. We're always looking for ways to innovate faster, accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all, we're backed by a culture of respect. We embrace authenticity and inspire people to thrive.

Platform Distribution & Partnerships

Platform Distribution & Partnerships is a division of NBCUniversal that drives the North American distribution of the company's multi‑billion‑dollar television portfolio to cable, satellite, and telco providers, as well as live streaming services, and other digital platforms. A key revenue‑generator, the division oversees the distribution of NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, Peacock, a variety of free ad‑supported TV networks, as well as major NBCUniversal tentpoles such as the Olympics.

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

Sales

The intern will support the Sales team that negotiates the content distribution rights of NBCUniversal broadcast/cable portfolio and the Peacock app in the United States and the Caribbean. Interns will learn about the media landscape and specifically how NBCU network distribution contracts are managed. The intern will support the strategic opportunity analysis of the distribution of Peacock on various platforms. The Intern will have opportunities to collaborate with other departments including Marketing, Legal and Digital Product. Tasks will include analyzing industry, subscriber, and distributor trends and supporting account management and compliance of contract obligations and entitlements. There will be several opportunities over the course of the internship to pitch and present intern's own research to Senior Leadership.

Strategic Partnerships

Within PD & P, the Strategic Partnerships & BD team drives new business and revenue by building partnerships beyond traditional distribution, with a focus on emerging technology, sports, gaming, immersive media, AI and non‑traditional devices. Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Partnerships, the intern will get hands‑on exposure to how partnership opportunities are identified, evaluated and brought to market. The intern will collaborate with cross‑functional teams including Marketing, Product, Legal and Programming, as well as external partners.