NBC News Communications, Marketing, and Research Internships – Academic Year 2025-2026

If you think all the fun only happens in summer, think again! As an NBCUniversal Academic Year intern, you'll get immersed in exciting work, experience our unique NBCU culture, and feel the real support and guidance for 2 whole semesters.The NBCUniversal Internship Program allows students to unlock their potential by contributing to big projects in meaningful ways that matter. To thrive as an NBCU intern, you are ready to bring your passion for media, entertainment, and technology along with your desire to learn each day.In addition to our internships being paid, we will also offer the following for our Academic Year interns:* Paid time off for mental health, school exams, and personal holidays.* Robust networking, learning and development opportunities.* Complimentary Peacock subscription during your internship.* Free admission to Universal Parks to use during your internship.Academic Year Recruitment Timeline:  April 21 – May 9: Applications Open (may close early due to applicant volume) Early May – Mid June: First round video interviews  Mid June – Mid July: Second round interviews Throughout July: Selected candidates receive offersAcademic Year Internship Program:Applications Close: May 9th at 11:59pm ET. Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – applications could close earlier due to applicant volume! Program Dates: September 15, 2025 – April 17, 2026Time Commitment: 16-24 hours per week. Exact schedule to be determined based on business need.  We will do our best to accommodate course schedules.Format: Opportunities listed will require an intern to work from New York, NY.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, the locations (listed below) you are open to for internships, 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.More Americans watch NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC than any news organization in the world. NBC News' leading and award-winning television news broadcasts include TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, and Dateline NBC. The rapidly-growing NBC News Digital Group – including its streaming news services NBC News NOW and TODAY All Day – and the network's award-winning original podcast and audio unit provide continuous content to consumers wherever they are, whenever they want it.Areas of placement may include, but are not limited to:NBC News Audience Development & Engagement: Newsletters & Paid Media, SEO    The Audience Development team is a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team that is deeply embedded in departments across the News Digital org – editorial, product, e-commerce, data and analytics, to name a few. The primary goal of the Audience Development team is to acquire new audiences and grow existing ones, using real-time data and analytics to inform success. Major responsibilities of the team include SEO (search engine optimization), paid content distribution and performance marketing, newsletter operations and tech, and reengagement and recirculation tactics. Interns on this team have an amazing opportunity to participate in all of these responsibilities and partner directly with writers, editors, producers and executives.NBC News Marketing & Post-Production    The intern is a member of the NBC News Marketing team where they will aid in the production and post-production of advertising, promotion and marketing materials for NBC News. They will develop understanding of the network brands by supporting day-to-day operations of the creative team. Interns will have the opportunity to engage in a portfolio project allowing them to learn and grow in creative and strategic skillsets.NBC News Social & TODAY Social You will be responsible for helping drive social media production and publication to multiple social media accounts. You will be writing headlines, editing video and graphics, and distributing content across social media platforms.

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