Fall Paid Intern - TMZ News Desk

This is a Part Time Paid Internship

TMZ is the leading source for celebrity and entertainment news. We're looking for energetic, motivated students with a passion for celebrity news to join our Fall Internship Program. As an Intern at TMZ, you will be exposed to the many facets of newsgathering, TV production, and digital content creation. Our interns are hands-on and directly contribute to the production process at TMZ. You'll have an opportunity to learn from senior staff and will participate in informative speaker sessions developed specifically for our internship program. This is a chance for the right person to gain broad exposure and grow within a leading entertainment news organization.

Our NEWS Assignment Desk Intern will work with the assignment desk staff. Interns will assist with organizational projects, research, calling sources (with prior approval), and other general news-gathering duties.

Our Fall 2025 Internship program will run from October 2025 – December 2025. This is a paid program and Interns must meet all 5 criteria below for consideration:
• Be available for the entire internship session, as outlined above.
• Be available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, in the form of two or more 10-hour days per week. Be comfortable with a work shift which begins at 6:00AM.
• Have a demonstrated knowledge of the area(s) of interest as reflected in their field of study, course work and/or professional/internship experiences.
• Be in their junior or senior year of college.

TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $17.87 per hour.