NBC News Production Internships – Summer 2025

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. 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. MSNBC is the #2 network across all of cable and is the premiere destination for breaking news, award-winning content, in-depth analysis and informed perspectives. CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news and provides real-time financial market coverage, business and general news content, and primetime reality programming, consumed by more than 557 million people per month across all platforms. 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: TODAY – work directly with producers on stories/segments, with Production Managers in the control room and green room, log tapes, conduct research on assigned topics. Weekend TODAY – assist producers with research and gathering content for upcoming segments, compile different news stories to pitch to producers for segments, log and transcribe interviews for producers and record music hit times for music cues. Nightly News – log video, research for stories, answer newsroom phones, pitch story ideas, daily distribution of rundown/scripts. Weekend Nightly News – log video, research for stories, answer newsroom phones, pitch story ideas, daily distribution of rundown/scripts. Dateline – plan for morning editorial/pitch meeting: log shows, build slide decks, research stories. Log b roll, transcripts and help prepare for edit. Specials – compile research for editorial preparation, compile research packets, select and compile footage & stills for on-air elements, design and manage graphics, print and deliver scripts. Investigative Unit – researching, filing records requests, analyzing data, organizing media, and assisting on local shoots. Booking Unit – assist the team with guest research and upcoming events, manage lists/pitch packets, support the team with in-studio guests/shoots. Business Media & Tech Unit – assist digital, television, and investigative teams with research, newsgathering, and story production, monitor news outlets for breaking news, pitch enterprise news stories. Climate/Weather Unit – forecast research, WSI Tru Vu Max graphic creation and updating, researching and presenting information on Climate change and Climate solutions. Network Desk – assist during breaking news by making calls to relevant sources, by listening to radio traffic by EMS or local police, by logging press conferences and by checking social media postings from witnesses and others. Assist w/the logistics of sending NBC News teams (correspondents, producers, crews, engineers, etc) to cover the news on location. NBC News Now – research and fact check stories, assist in editing video and graphics, pitch stories for daily and future segments, mine and edit video and sound. Talent Development – field phone calls from on-air talent to talent agents, book talent travel, set up candidate meetings, execute in-depth research on prospective talent, compile on-air talent hits.