Media Planning & Business Operations Internships – Summer 2025 - NBCUniversal

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:   

• November 4 – December 6: 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  

Summer 2025 Internship Program: 

• Applications Close: December 6th 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. 
• 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. 

Advertising Sales division is large and complex, but these are the general business areas. Ad sales at NBCU Advertising & Partnerships is a multifaceted operation that supports clients through various specialized teams. The Client Team builds and maintains relationships with advertisers, while Ad Strategy and Programmatic ensure targeted and data-driven ad placements. Global Planning and Agency Planning focus on media planning across regions and agencies. Digital Sales Operations handles the technical aspects of digital ad delivery, with Account Services providing client support. Creative Partnerships craft innovative ad content, and Sports Sales capitalizes on NBCU's extensive sports portfolio. Finally, Marketing and Brand Partnerships drive collaborative campaigns, while Data, Measurements, Insights analyze performance to optimize strategies.  

Areas of placement may include, but are not limited to 

Ad Platforms & Operations: The AP&O team develops products that are sold in market, builds platforms that allow Ad Sales to operate our business efficiently, and ingest and analyze data that makes our division more knowledgeable about our business 

Streaming & Data Products: This intern will be responsible for assisting all aspects of digital sales planning and inventory management and providing timely and accurate information to the planning, sales and inventory team. This includes assisting with building of media plans, order entry, Op1 modifications/optimizations, weekly deal stewardship, quality assurance checks, invoice reconciliation, ad-hoc reporting and assisting with inventory, process and guideline documentation.  

Data, Measurement & Insights: This intern will have the opportunity to pull data from research tools, dashboards and data files from vendors to gather insights about campaign performance. They will also create presentations that communicate campaign results, insights and recommendations in visually compelling formats. The intern will also have the opportunity to be exposed to and support across the entire CC&A team with the goal of gaining various skills and knowledge of the organization at large. 

Planning: The planning roles consist of the pre-sale support team (Strategic Planning, Platform Monetization) as well as the post-sale support team (Account Services).  The Strategic Planning team is one of the largest entities in Ad Sales and supports the Account Executives and Account Directors with pre-sale campaign planning, including pricing, inventory, ad placement, etc.  

Agency Planning: The intern on this team will manage campaign delivery reporting/pacing, assist with media plan building for client requests & turnkey plan templates, and more. 

Strategy: The intern on this team will support collaborations between category strategy and key teams (strategy, sales, marketing) to drive revenue and client growth, and more! 

Account Manager: This intern will have the opportunity to support client deliverables across the campaign lifecycle, focusing on data-driven insights and work with client services and cross functional teams.  

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 
• For Strategy- comfort with qualitative & quantitative data analysis, a strategic approach to problem solving, comfort with ambiguity 

The hourly rate for undergraduate student interns is $17.50 

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.

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