Spring Paid Intern - Development, Current Series, Preschool , Dreamworks

This is a Part Time Paid Internship

Responsibilities

DreamWorks Animation TV seeks an Intern for the Development, Preschool and Current Series departments in Glendale, CA. Interns will shadow and be able to share their creative point of view on content with high-level executives on both sides of Development and Production, gaining exposure to areas including but not limited to reading scripts, reviewing designs, and attending work-in-progress episode screenings.

As part of the program, they will research books, writers, and artists, and will be involved in building pitch decks and working with the production teams to source assets for department presentations, as well as submit writers and pitches into the department's databases.

The intern will also have the opportunity to shadow executives on a Current series show, gaining exposure to areas including but not limited to reading scripts and attending work-in-progress episode screenings. The Intern will also have the opportunity to create a final presentation surrounding an approved theme they are passionate about and present it to executives at the end of their internship. This position will be exposed to the direct inner-workings of the television animation development and current process from beginning to end.

Qualifications/Requirements
• Must have beginner Photoshop skills.
• Must have an interest in Preschool programming.
• Must have the ability to transcribe recordings of meetings.
• Experienced with internet research.
• Must have strong writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Pursuing an Associate, Bachelor or Graduate degree at a College/University (or equivalent), or be a recent graduate (within six months of graduation date)
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Ability to commit 12 weeks to the internship and work onsite in Glendale, CA
• Ability to work part time (16-24 hours/week) from January 13, 2020 - April 2, 2020
• Ability to provide own relocation, housing and transportation
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Desired Characteristics

• Interest in animation is a plus.
• Knowledge of programs like Word and PowerPoint is a plus; knowledge of programs like Excel, video editing software and PhotoShop is preferred.
• Current class standing of Junior or above (or equivalent)