Development Intern, Sony Nonfiction - Summer 2026
About The Position
Our Emerging Talent Programs — including Internships and Trainee roles — provide hands-on opportunities for students and early-career professionals to contribute to the teams behind our film, television, and entertainment experiences. These paid, seasonal assignments deliver meaningful, high-impact work designed to accelerate your growth. You’ll take on real responsibilities, build practical skills, and gain exposure to the business through structured learning, executive engagement, and networking opportunities. Our internship program is designed for students currently enrolled in an accredited college or university, as well as individuals seeking to deepen their education through immersive, professional experience in the entertainment industry. B17 Entertainment is a full-service production company under Sony Nonfiction. Based in Los Angeles, California, B17 produces breakthrough content in a variety of genres including game shows, dating shows, and social experiments. Some of B17 Entertainment’s recent productions include Extracted for FOX, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon for NBC, Emmy award-winning Book of Queer for Discovery+, The Final Straw for ABC and Thanks A Million with Jennifer Lopez for Roku. As leaders in a new era of content creation, our focus is on multi-platform programming with millennial and Gen Z appeal. B17 Development department is looking for a summer intern to help support the development of new and existing ideas.
Requirements
- In college or just graduated students who are interested in a career in unscripted television/content
- Writing experience
- Strong researcher
- Comfortable with Canva and Photoshop
- Self-starter eager to bring ideas to the table
- A watcher and enjoyer of unscripted content
Nice To Haves
- Ability to pull footage and edit string outs would help if possible.
- Knowledge of current and past unscripted shows a plus.
Responsibilities
- The intern will be responsible for helping research
- writing copy for sales decks
- pulling images and footage for sales decks and sizzle reels
- ideally helping edit string outs
- The intern will also be encouraged to bring in new ideas
- contribute in group brainstorms
- keep the company apprised of what’s trending across various social media
- May have the chance to go on set and assist on shoots, when available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
