Summer Intern - Comedy Development
Sony Pictures
Culver City, CAThis was removed by the employer on 3/12/2019 11:52:00 AM PST
Not to worry we have many other jobs on the site;
Browse all jobs
Browse the Internships Category
Search for Summer Intern - Comedy Development jobs in Culver City-CA
Search all Summer Intern - Comedy Development postings
Full Time Unpaid Internship
Comedy Development Intern, Sony Pictures Television – Summer 2019
The Sony Pictures Entertainment Internship program offers a unique opportunity to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allow you to build your resume, experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, valuable networking opportunities, and many educational and social opportunities while on the lot. This Summer internship is from May/June through mid-August. All candidates must be able to work between 40 hours a week.
Comedy Development is responsible for taking an idea/pitch and having it ordered to an on air series. We review submitted materials, hear pitches, acquire the rights and sell the project to the network. After it is sold we provide deadlines and give notes on every draft of material submitted. Should the project be ordered to pilot, we assist creatively in the casting, production and post-production process until the pilot is ordered to series. Should it be ordered to series, we staff the shows with Writers and Producers we have tracked or have overall deals with.
We are also constantly looking for new Writers/Directors/Producers to be in business with. This entails working for us on a specific project, purchasing their original idea or signing them to an overall deal. We are therefore receiving a constant stream of material that needs to be read/seen and meetings/calls that need to be set to further pursue.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Tracking, reading and doing coverage on incoming material
• Seeking out new writers/directors/IP for the department to pursue
• Sitting in on and contributing to development meetings
• Desk/phone coverage
• Scheduling meetings
• Other administrative duties
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Passion for comedy and knowledge of stand-up/sketch/feature/TV comedies
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to multitask
• Proficient in MS office
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Undergraduate student studying in relevant field
*Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.
USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - Harry Cohn Bldg