Ad Sales Internships – Academic Year

Company Description

See yourself at NBCU! Be a part of our intern community, a diverse group of curious and passionate trailblazers who we believe are the future of our industry. 

The NBCUniversal Internship Program allows students to unlock their potential by contributing to big projects in meaningful ways that matter. To thrive as an NBCU intern, you are ready to bring your passion for media, entertainment, and technology along with your desire to learn each day. 

Your professional development is important to us. NBCU interns receive career prep, leadership exposure, connection to other interns, networking, and of course, all the fun you can imagine along the way. Because we know it can be challenging to balance coursework and internship commitments, we offer interns paid time off for mental health, school exams, and personal holidays. 

To meet students where they are, we will host internships in both a virtual and in-person format. Opportunities listed will either be in-person based on the location mentioned or virtual, depending on business needs. Some of our internship opportunities that begin in September will continue through the Academic Year and end in April. Please be sure to read this job description carefully and note the internship dates, locations, and departments before applying.   

Job Description

Academic Year Internship Program: 

• Applications Close: June 9, 2023 at 11:59pm ET. Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – don't delay! 
• Program Dates: September 18, 2023 – April 19, 2024 
• Time Commitment: 16-24 hours per week. Exact schedule to be determined based on business need. We will do our best to accommodate course schedules. 

To Apply: 

• Submit a one-page resume that outlines your work experience, accomplishments, and your graduation month and year. 
• Submit a cover letter that highlights your passion for NBCUniversal, the locations (listed below) you are open to for internships, and your top areas of interest (opportunities listed below). 
• Upload a transcript (unofficial transcripts are fine) that confirms your status as an actively enrolled student in a degree-granting program. 
   

The NBCUniversal Advertising Sales business has been united as one seamless portfolio with a powerful ability to amplify an advertiser’s message and reach the right consumer in precise, targeted ways. With two broadcast networks (English and Spanish language), 15 cable properties and more than 50 digital properties, advertisers can build ideas around their brands that leverage our unparalleled range and diversity of networks, channels and digital platforms.      

Areas of placement may include, but are not limited to: 
  

• Business Operations & Strategy: This is the strategic, analytical, measurement, and research-focused part of Ad Sales.  It is made up of several smaller teams that perform different functions.  The overall group is responsible for innovating the go-to-market sales strategy, innovating the commercial products and experience, and managing the programmatic and advanced advertising platforms. This team is hyper-focused on data and research.
  • Internship opportunities include: Ad Experience Reporting, Ad Platforms & Operations, Ad Sales Strategy, Business Ops and Services, Digital Sales Strategy, Digital Sponsorships Strategy, Measurement & Impact, Sports Digital Account Services, Strategic Initiatives, SMB Growth 

• Marketing & Content: This is the creative/marketing part of Ad Sales – also known as Integrated Marketing or Creative Partnerships.  Integrated Marketing means bringing in outside brands to advertise across the NBCU networks.  This is the team that designs and even create the ad campaigns in response to RFP’s brought in by the Sales team.  They also work with Research for data supporting an ad campaign strategy, and operations to execute the ad campaigns.  Content Innovation Agency is our in-house creative agency.    

• Planning: The planning roles consist of the pre-sale support team (Strategic Planning, Platform Monetization) as well as the post-sale support team (Account Services).  The Strategic Planning team is one of the largest entities in Ad Sales and supports the Account Executives and Account Directors with pre-sale campaign planning, including pricing, inventory, ad placement, etc.  Essentially, they determine, based on market factors and data, how ad spots should be priced and what inventory level we should offer clients.   

• Sales: The Linear and Digital Sales teams account for half of the content portfolio, as well as Agency direct Account Management and Strategy.