Media Tech: Data, AI & Machine Learning Internships – Summer 2027

NBCUniversal • New York, NY

1h • Onsite

About The Position

NBCUniversal’s Summer Internship Program offers students practical experience in media and entertainment, along with career development, professional presence-building, and workplace confidence development. The Media Tech Internship Program is part of the Operations & Technology organization and gives interns the opportunity to apply technical skills to real-world projects while learning about the teams and technologies that support NBCUniversal’s business. The internship is an entry point to the company’s early-career technology pipeline and a primary pathway for consideration for the Media Tech Associate Program, a two-year rotational program.

Placements may include Ad Sales Tech, Ad Smart 2.1, where interns may work on applications using AI agents for data exploration, algorithm explanations, or end-user interaction and learn when to use AI agents versus traditional machine-learning and NLP techniques. Ad Sales Tech, Ad Smart 2, provides viewership forecasts supporting advertising plans and offers exposure to forecasting workflows, applied data analysis, engineering collaboration, and turning analytical work into business tools, including next-generation AI forecasting. Enterprise Product, Finance – Data & Analytics supports enterprise technology initiatives that modernize reporting, analytics, planning, and data capabilities, with exposure to SAP and enterprise platforms, data and analytics, reporting and planning solutions, master data, solution design, and emerging AI/data capabilities.

The program runs June 7 through August 13, 2027, and requires 40 hours per week. The exact schedule depends on business needs. The listed opportunities require working in New York, NY. Internships are paid at $43.00 per hour. Eligible in-person interns may be offered needs-based financial assistance for transportation and housing. Applicants must remain enrolled in a degree-granting program for the entire program, have at least sophomore standing (30 credits), be authorized to work in the United States without current or future NBCUniversal visa sponsorship, and be available for the full program dates and workweek.

Requirements

• Be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution for the entire internship; Spring 2027 graduates are not eligible.
• Have sophomore or higher class standing and at least 30 credits.
• Be presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and not require NBCUniversal work visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Be available to work 40 hours per week from June 7 through August 13, 2027.
• Be willing to work in New York, NY.
• Submit a one-page resume outlining work experience, accomplishments, and graduation month and year; a cover letter describing interest in NBCUniversal and preferred opportunity areas; and a transcript confirming active enrollment.
• Candidates on student or exchange visas are not eligible unless they can change or adjust to another status granting work authorization without NBCUniversal sponsorship.
• Any candidate receiving an offer must have an active Social Security number and complete Form I-9 with that number within three days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Junior standing or above is preferred.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Experience with Python programming and exploring data in a notebook.
• Familiarity with pandas dataframes.
• Education in statistics or coursework in experimental design.
• Strong foundational understanding of forecasting workflows and when to begin evaluating model performance or forecast outputs.
• Ability to thoughtfully approach analytical problems and identify the right first steps for evaluating a forecasting system.
• Comfort working across data, engineering, and analytics disciplines.
• Experience analyzing an existing model and using the analysis to improve performance.
• Familiarity with SQL, Snowflake, and Jira/Confluence/Atlassian tools.
• Experience with GitHub.
• Desire to learn data and software engineering concepts.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, data quality, and data governance, with interest in applying them in business scenarios.
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, or enterprise business processes and interest in applying data and AI to business challenges.
• Experience with or exposure to SAP, cloud data platforms, SQL, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Contribute technical skills to real-world projects within NBCUniversal’s Operations & Technology organization.
• Work on an application using AI agents to explore data, explain algorithm decisions, or interact with end users, depending on placement.
• Contribute to ongoing efforts to improve viewership forecasting capabilities, potentially including next-generation AI forecasting approaches.
• Support analytical work and help turn it into practical business tools in collaboration with product and engineering teams.
• Gain exposure to enterprise data, analytics, reporting, planning, master data, solution design, and emerging AI and data capabilities, depending on placement.

Benefits

• Paid internship at $43.00 per hour.
• Paid company holidays for full-time interns.
• Networking, learning, and development opportunities.
• Complimentary Peacock subscription during the internship.
• Free admission to Universal Parks during the internship.
• Access to mental health resources, including counseling sessions.
• Needs-based financial assistance for transportation and housing may be available to eligible in-person interns.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed