NBCUniversal Academic Year Intern

Job Description

About the Role
This Academic Year internship offers the opportunity to work on real projects within NBCUniversal’s Advertising & Partnerships division, contributing to meaningful work across two full semesters. Interns will be part of a collaborative culture, gaining support to grow and build skills while helping the division connect content with advertisers, brand partners, and consumers, and maximize media effectiveness for clients. If you are curious, driven, and excited about media, entertainment, and technology, this environment is designed for learning and growth.

What You’ll Do
• Work on real projects and contribute to meaningful work across two full semesters.
• Apply quantitative modeling, optimization, AI/ML to real-world advertising challenges and design and test algorithms (Data Science).
• Support the development and execution of comprehensive roadmaps for business insights via dashboards, reports, and self-service modules (Business Intelligence).
• Support the collection, standardization, and management of NBCUniversal’s owned and licensed data products and assets (Identity & Data Product).
• Rotate across multiple program management leads to gain hands-on exposure to the full lifecycle of advertising products (Program Management).
• Support cross-functional initiatives and learn how advertising products are built, launched, and scaled (Program Management).

You’re a Good Fit If You
• Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution during the entire duration of the program (September 2026 through April 2027).
• Are not a December 2026 graduate.
• Have a current class standing of sophomore or above (30 credits).
• Are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and do not require work visa sponsorship from NBCUniversal now or in the future.
• Are not currently on any student or exchange visa (e.g. F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1) unless able to change or adjust to another status that grants work authorization without NBCUniversal sponsorship.
• Must be available to work 16-24 hours per week from September 21, 2026 – April 23, 2027.
• Are willing to work in New York, NY.
• Have an active Social Security number to complete I-9 form within 3 days of hire.
• Are curious, driven, and excited about media, entertainment, and technology.

Bonus Qualifications
• Class standing of junior or above.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Comfort with qualitative & quantitative data analysis, a strategic approach to problem solving, and ambiguity (Business Intelligence).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities (Business Intelligence).
• Understanding data modeling, joins, and blending (Business Intelligence).
• Experience with BI tools (MicroStrategy, Tableau, Power BI, or Looker) (Data Science).
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups) and PowerPoint (Data Science).
• Proficiency in Python and PySpark for data analysis and pipeline development (Data Science).
• Familiarity with SQL and Snowflake for data manipulation and querying (Identity & Data Product).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and tools like Databricks (Identity & Data Product).
• Understanding data privacy concepts and clean room technologies (Project management).
• Currently pursuing a degree in business, communications, technology, media, or a related field (or equivalent experience) (Project management).
• Interest in program management, product development, advertising technology, and/or media businesses (Project management).
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) (Project management).
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with a variety of teams and stakeholders (Project management).
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks at once (Project management).
• Willingness to learn project tracking and workflow tools such as Jira or Smartsheet (Project management).

Role Highlights & Compensation
• Paid internship.
• Paid time off for mental health, academic exams, and personal holidays.
• Robust networking, learning and professional development opportunities.
• Complimentary Peacock subscription for the duration of the internship.
• Free admission to Universal Parks to use during your internship.
• Access to mental health resources, including counseling sessions.
• The hourly rate for student interns is $19.00.
• Program Dates: September 21, 2026 – April 23, 2027.
• Time Commitment: 16-24 hours per week (exact schedule determined based on business need, with accommodation for course schedules).