Summer Paid Intern - HR & Culture

This is a Full Time Paid Internship

See yourself at NBCU! Be a part of our intern community, a 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 2026 interns:
• At our Universal City office, interns will have access to the NBCUCommutes program, which provides fully subsidized transit passes to full-time lower lot employees, good for unlimited rides on all Metro bus and rail, such as the Metro Red Line.

Summer 2026 Recruitment Timeline:

November 10 – December 5: 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 2026 Internship Program:
• Applications Close: December 5th at 11:59pm ET. Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!
• Program Dates: June 1 – August 7, 2026
• 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 Universal City, CA.

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.

Areas of placement may include, but are not limited to:
• Ops & Tech Human Resources: The O&T intern will have exposure to HR projects that span: onboarding, rewards and recognition, performance feedback, talent attraction and development, and HR's business impact. In the day to day, you will help solve problems involving: Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and Data Analytics. The intern will also have exposure to the team's union projects and CBA analysis.
• Global Distribution TV Human Resources: UPHE consists of approximately 200 employees based in the US, organized into departments including digital sales, marketing, finance and business operations. The Global Distribution TV intern within UPHE will report to our HR Generalist and will be directly involved in shadowing day-to-day business partnering as well as responsibility for admin support as part of our key processes set out above. Responsibilities may include: helping organize Lunch & Learns for employees (invites, bios, setup); assisting with planning and logistics for team celebrations, recognition moments, and seasonal events; supporting internal communications and culture-building initiatives (particularly those we continue to build from the TVD roundtable feedback) HR Operations & Administration; shadowing Talent Acquisition and our HR team to learn about recruiting workflows; assisting with onboarding logistics, including welcome emails, newsletters, orientation prep, and new hire checklists.
• Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Human Resources: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) markets and distributes NBC Universal's film and television offerings across transactional digital and disc formats worldwide. Distributed lines of content include contemporary and classic productions within the company's expansive entertainment catalog, spanning properties from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, Universal Media Studios and Peacock, as well as from select third-party partners. As an intern for the UPHE, Human Resources team, you will report to the HR Generalist while working with other members of the team to gain exposure across the business. You will partner with the HR Coordinator to learn the life-cycle processes to ensure accurate employee data and partner with the HR Director and HR Generalist to strategize and facilitate initiatives and provide day to day support to UPHE employees. Throughout your time with the UPHE HR team, you will gain exposure to entertainment industry processes that support the needs of our employees and our multi-billion-dollar global media business.
• Universal Filmed Entertainment Internal Communications: Through internal communications, employee engagement, rewards and recognition, the intern will support the team that delivers unique experiences to thousands of employees across the globe. The People Experience intern will gain exposure to a variety of disciplines such as communications, design, and employee engagement.
• TV Programming – Inclusion: NBCU LAUNCH is the umbrella brand that houses the comprehensive inclusion efforts across NBCUniversal's entertainment television portfolio in support of the company's goal to produce authentic and compelling content. These efforts span across writers, directors, unscripted producers, casting, and below-the-line crew members who work in scripted, unscripted, and late-night programming. Interns will work closely with the Executive Assistants and Coordinators to write script coverage of materials from current and alumni talent; draft summaries and provide analysis; work with the team in creating and posting social media on a weekly basis; discover NBCUniversal content, write copy, and design the social media strategy for posts across

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