CNN Strategy MBA Internships: NYC - Summer 2026

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Strategy MBA Internships: NYC - Summer 2026

Application Deadline: Sunday, February 22nd* 

*Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!* 

Your New Role 

The CNN Strategy & Business Operations team is responsible for establishing growth strategies across CNN's digital properties through on-platform product-focused partnerships and off-platform distribution that seek to drive revenue and user engagement. We work cross-functionally across the entire digital business, partnering closely with editorial, off-platform programming, video, product, ad sales, and legal stakeholders. The Business Strategy Intern will support the team on new initiatives and partnership management. They will also dive into and deliver a growth strategy project to senior CNN Digital leadership.

Your Role Accountabilities 

Duties could include: 

• Ideate, execute and present a digital growth strategy project to senior leadership

• Provide strategic analysis and support for verticals across CNN Digital (e.g., CNN Politics, CNN Business, CNN Originals, CNN International, CNN Health, CNN Travel, CNN Climate)

• Support partner relationship management and optimization of existing business partnerships

• Provide thought partnership and advisory support for senior leaders across CNN (including video programming, product, revenue insights, and off-platform programming), with a focus on distributing CNN content to strategic endpoints that align with CNN's long-term strategic priorities.

Qualifications & Experience 

• Business development, strategy, management consulting, or investment banking experience.

• Ability to think strategically and to translate ideas into action

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Ability to facilitate and communicate cross-functionally to ensure consistent development and execution of strategies.

• Creative problem solver who can proactively identify problems, pull together data and people to identify causes, and develop solutions.

• Strong attention to detail

• Highly organized and self-directed; able to keep on an assigned track with minimal direction

• Strong presentation development skills (design and verbal)

• Knowledge of basic research methods and strategies is preferred.

• Experience and/or knowledge in advertising or advertising products within a streaming service is a major plus

• Must be a 1st year MBA student 

• Must be in academic good standing (3.0 or above GPA) A transcript will be required to verify your GPA if an offer is extended. 

• Warner Bros. Discovery will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from Warner Bros. Discovery now or in the future in order to retain their authorization to work in the United States. Candidates currently on any student or exchange visa, including F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1, etc., will not be eligible for the internship program. <