
Summer Intern - Production Finance
Tennis Channel
Santa Monica, CAThis is a Full Time Unpaid Internship
Tennis Channel is offering an unpaid summer internship for students centered on production finance.
This role offers a hands-on, educational experience in financial planning, budgeting, and operational support for live sports production. The internship is designed to provide real-world exposure to finance processes within a media environment while earning academic credit.
Key Learning Outcomes
• Understanding of production finance in a live sports environment
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial tracking
• Exposure to payroll processes and timecard administration
• Insight into production logistics, purchasing, and reconciliation
• Development of organizational and analytical skills
Learning Opportunities
• Assisting with studio, remote, and PBTV production forecasting and planning
• Supporting payroll processes, including timecard verification and administrative tasks
• Helping coordinate travel logistics for production teams
• Assisting with production purchasing and expense reconciliation
Qualifications
• Current college student eligible for academic credit
• Interest in finance, accounting, or media operations
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office tools
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Currently a junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college or university
• At least 18 years of age
• Available to be fully on site in our Santa Monica office
• Able to commit to a minimum of 15–20 hours per week and 2 days per week
This is an unpaid internship position. The internship is intended to comply with applicable California and federal law governing unpaid internships, including educational training requirements. Because this is an unpaid opportunity, no hourly wage or salary is offered. This internship is not eligible for company-sponsored benefits, except where required by applicable law.
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Additional Information
Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America's fastest growing sport, offering 1,000 hours of live matches from top professionals and coverage of tournaments throughout the year, along with first-class instruction and exclusive lifestyle programming. Tennis Channel serves as the media home to two 24-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, an online magazine, and podcasts dedicated to tennis and its lifestyle, reaching audiences nationwide through the top ten pay-TV service providers. Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports, owning and operating 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with major broadcast networks, as well as Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, ROAR, and The Nest, with content delivered via various platforms including over-the-air and multi-channel video program distributors.