Company Description

See yourself at NBCU! Be a part of our intern community, a diverse group of curious and passionate trailblazers who we believe are the future of our industry.  

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 all of our internships being paid, we will also offer the following for our Summer 2025 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 2025 Recruitment Timeline:   

September 16 – October 4: Applications Open (may close early due to applicant volume)  

Mid-September – Late October: First round video interviews   

Early to mid-November: Second round interviews  

Late November: Selected candidates receive offers  

Job Description

Summer 2025 Internship Program: 

Applications Close: October 4th at 11:59pm ET. Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!  Program Dates: June 2 – August 8, 2025 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. 

To Apply: 

Submit a one-page resume that outlines your work experience, accomplishments, and your graduation month and year. Optional: 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. 
 

Here at NBCU, we strive to be on the forefront of leading-edge technology and are seeking a savvy troop of technologists we call Media Tech Interns.   

Our program exposes students to technical opportunities across NBCUniversal’s Operations & Technology organizations and serves as a main pipeline into our Rotational Associate Programs. As a NBCUniversal Media Tech Intern, you will gain hands-on experience, allowing you to apply your classroom knowledge to practical situations. We offer a 2 day in-person orientation in our NY office where we bring all interns together to meet each other and various business leaders.   

Students will experience firsthand how one of the largest media and entertainment companies in the world operates and delivers strategic, innovative solutions. 

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

Global Network & Distribution, Network Ops & Wi-Fi: The Wi-Fi team is responsible for all parts of the NBCU Wi-Fi network (except for parks). We design, build, refresh and troubleshoot this network with a small team based in NYC and LA. Our projects are based all over the world and sometimes involve travelling to survey, implement and understand Wi-Fi workflows at these sites. The intern will learn about how devices and access points communicate with each other, how internet and network affect Wi-Fi and vice versa, and investigate and help troubleshooting and improving Wi-Fi. 

 

Production Systems Architecture: The Production Systems Architecture team is a subset of the NBCU Production Engineering team. This group is mainly tasked with designing high-level broadcast workflows including video, audio, graphics, networking, and studio technology. An intern working with this team will be tasked with a large variety of tasks in these efforts, especially focused on the testing of new technology.  

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: 

Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution during the entire duration of the program (June 2025 through August 2025). May 2025 graduates are not eligible for our Summer 2025 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 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. Prior Wi-Fi networking and/or RF knowledge desired Networking skills, good understanding of Windows 10/11, Linux, and/or MacOS. programming skills help. Understanding of IP networking basics, Linux command line, Windows PowerShell. Software: Visual Studio Code, Git, Datadog, Microsoft Visio, Lucid Chart, draw.io, Figma, VLC. Experience automating tasks with scripting and creating Web Apps. Familiarity with cloud technologies i.e. AWS and Azure. 

 

The hourly rate for undergraduate student interns is $30.00 

The hourly rate for graduate student interns is $30.00 

The hourly rate for MBA student interns is $30.00 

Additional Information

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