Local Los Angeles NBC 4 & Telemundo 52 News Internships – Academic Year

Looking to ace your upcoming academic year? As an NBCUniversal Academic Year intern, you’ll work on real projects, be part of our collaborative culture, and get the support you need to grow - across two full semesters. Our Internship Program is all about impact, giving you the chance to contribute to meaningful work while building skills that matter. If you’re curious, driven, and excited about media, entertainment, and technology, we provide an environment designed to help you learn and grow every day. In addition to all of our internships being paid, we will also offer the following for our Academic Year interns: 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. Academic Year Internship Program Details Program Dates: September 21, 2026 – April 23, 2027 Time 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 Universal City, CA. Academic Year Recruitment Timeline April 20: Applications open May 8: Applications close at 11:59pm ET (we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible – applications may close earlier due to applicant volume!) Early May – Mid June: First round video interviews   Mid June – Mid July: Second round interviews Throughout July: Selected candidates receive offers  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 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. NBCUniversal Local is NBCUniversal’s local media division that delivers English and Spanish-speakers and bilingual audiences in 31 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico, the very best in local sports, news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, and lifestyle entertainment across any platform and screen. NBCUniversal Local is comprised of three individual media groups including the NBC Owned Television Stations, the NBC Sports Regional Networks and the Telemundo Station Group. NBCUniversal Local’s stations and networks serve diverse audiences and communities across linear, streaming, OTT, digital web, mobile and audio, and cable platforms and work together to keep local audiences informed anytime and anywhere.      Areas of placement may include, but are not limited to: KNBC/KVEA Newsroom: Looking for passionate, hard-working, and curious emerging journalists who are ready to be part of a dynamic, major market newsroom. Interns assist assignment editors, show producers, package producers, writers, editors, and reporters - working under deadline and across platforms while helping with a full range of news gathering activities. Responsibilities may include: identifying/pitching compelling stories, following up on story leads, supporting fact-checking and story development, finding visual news elements and getting clearances, identifying story sources/experts, pre-interviewing subjects, logging breaking news events, and assisting in all manner of news gathering. Specific areas of placement within news include, but are not limited to: Politics, Sports, Assignment Desk, KVEA Responde, and General Newsroom. If you are moved forward to a video interview step and/or hiring team interview, please be prepared to share which of the following areas you’re most experienced or interested in: Breaking News, Community News, Consumer News, Entertainment, Investigative, Longer length in-depth, Politics, Special Projects, and/or Sports. Some of our newsroom positions are scheduled to work nights and/or weekends. Please also be prepared to discuss your interest and availability to work during these hours. KNBC/KVEA Local Integrated Media: Interns will work with an integrated digital news team alongside veteran award-winning journalists who publish on the TV stations’ websites in English and Spanish, post to their branded social channels, and much more. Interns will cultivate news writing skills, work in a fast-paced environment, sharpen reporting skills, and learn to work in a multitude of programs toward one major goal: breaking accurate news online fast. The team works in tandem with the TV stations’ newscasts, converting on-air scripts to easy-to-read digital stories with attention-grabbing headlines. Responsibilities may include: making calls, interviewing sources, writing stories and publishing in a CMS (content management system), clipping reporter videos for the website with SEO-friendly and attention-grabbing headlines and descriptions, and crafting social posts for the stations’ branded accounts and/or gathering UGC (user generated content) from social media to use on the website, on-air broadcast, or social accounts.  KNBC/KVEA Sales Marketing Research: Interns will assist the Sales Marketing team with the following responsibilities: creating PowerPoint presentations for use by Account Executives, writing scripts for sales segments, performing air-checks for on-air clients, performing research on potential ad sales clients, providing support with sweepstakes execution, and supporting the Sales Marketing team on ad hoc projects.  KNBC/KVEA Community Relations: The Community Relations Intern will be immersed in the world oof Community Relations & Communications during the academic year, learning about community outreach, nonprofit partnerships, digital content updates, and station-led initiatives that advance NBC4 and Telemundo 52’s community engagement across Southern California. This role is intended for currently enrolled students seeking practical, professional experience aligned with their academic studies and who are comfortable serving as public-facing ambassadors for the stations. The intern will be able to learn and complete projects related to planning, execution, and documentation of community initiatives, campaigns, and special station events, including weekday and occasional weekend activations, in collaboration with Community Relations leadership and cross-functional teams. KNBC Lifestyle: Interns will assist the California Live team with the following responsibilities: supporting the end-to-end production process of live lifestyle segments, contributing to the development and execution of content strategies across various social media platforms, performing copy editing tasks for scripts, social media posts, and promotional materials, coordinating the booking and scheduling of guests for live segments, participating in live shoots and providing on-site support to ensure the smooth execution of outdoor segments, engaging with the program's audience through social media and other digital platforms, conducting research on potential topics, trends, and guests, and supporting the marketing and promotions team in creating compelling promotional materials to boost viewership and audience engagement for both live and recorded segments.    KVEA Marketing: Interns will assist the with the logistic of ACCESO Total show, including the following responsibilities: coordinating and booking guests for the show, going on location to record segments and conduct interviews, assisting photographers with productions needs at local events, assisting with writing scripts for segments, creating social media content for ACCESO Total show, covering junkets and red carpets to produce VO’s and SOTs for ACCESO Total, representing ACCESO Total in local events, and scouting locations for different segments.