• Development Intern, Game Show Network - Fall

    Sony Pictures Entertainment (Culver City, CA)


    Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns, Trainees, and Finance Rotational Associates, offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that builds on your experience and develops your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

     

    This Fall Internship is from September through December 12th (start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules) and all candidates must be able to work 10-29 hours/week, in person in the specified office location. This position is ideal for a student enrolled in an accredited college or university interested in continuing their education through professional experience.

    DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

    Game Show Network is looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented intern to support the Development Programming department. This role will expose you to the many facets of development (creative development, talent , and programming/production etc). This person will also serve as a department liaison and handle communication with internal Game Show Network divisions for our development programming team.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    + Actively participating, brainstorming, and contributing to development department meetings. This includes attending pitches, generating talent ideas, and game show formatting.

    + Researching, creating, and updating database on market trends and competitive news.

    + Participating in the development process from ideation including pitch decks, sizzles, pilots, and workshops.

    + Generating ideas for host talent, casting and researching talent names for brainstorms.

    + Coordinating internal and external meetings with various GSN departments, outside producers and production companies, and networks.

    + Maintaining files, pitch logs and logging notes in development meetings

    + Supporting the department with general administrative duties when needed, including calendar management, note taking, copying, and filing.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    + Attentiveness to detail and organization

    + Knowledge of Canva and PowerPoint and other creative presentation software

    + Competence in managing projects, situations, and people

    + The willingness to embody our culture of being collaborative, a self-starter, competitive, passionate, bold, distinctive, innovative, creative, and able to have fun!

    + Strong team orientation and interpersonal skills

    + Excellent verbal and written communication skills

    + Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

    + The ability to work well with others and collaborate across the organization to achieve goals

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

    + Students majoring in television, production, broadcast journalism, or related fields

    + The ideal candidate will have prior experience in a similar role, industry, department, etc.

     

    Interest in television production, specifically game show formats

     

    Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at [email protected].