Top Media Internships for Undergraduate Students
Internships can be a critical part of your time during an undergraduate degree, and finding the perfect internship that aligns with your personal goals can be troublesome.
If you find yourself interested in multimedia, then we’ve highlighted 11 internships offered by HBO, TikTok, and Spotify to get you started on your search to find your perfect media internship.
HBO Internships
Gaming
If you know programming mobile games are for you, the Games Programmer internship is sure to catch your eye. Working with the company that created games like “LEGO Star Wars,” this internship is hard to pass up with the opportunity to work with designers, artists, and other programmers to create mobile games.
Experience working with C#/C/C++ within the computer games industry and the ability to code well in either C#, C++ or Java are requirements of the position, along with a healthy love of video games!
Marketing
If Digital Marketing speaks to you, HBO still has another perfect opportunity! The Marketing Intern position allows you to create social media and web content for some of HBO’s favourite counterparts such as Adultswim and TNT. This internship, however, is only eligible for new graduates with a degree in marketing or digital communications so keep an eye out for your turn to apply!
Production
HBO offers a Virtual HBO Max Production Intern position that will appeal to anyone looking to get the full behind-the-scenes experience at HBO. If you’re interested in the following production from script to screen, attending and scheduling meetings on behalf of executives and conducting market research on entertainment, look no further!
TikTok Internships
Music Discovery and Promotions Intern
If scouting out music and working alongside influencers sounds ideal to you, then TikTok’s Music Discovery and Promotions Intern might be right for you! All you need is a passion for music and digital content and a background working in marketing to get started on this position.
Creator Solutions Intern
The Creator Solutions Intern plays the role of liaison between TikTok, brand partners, and creators in crafting advertisements for the app. By pitching your own ideas and helping to execute the final product, this internship is a great, hands-on approach to entering the marketing sphere. Experience and/or a strong passion for working with influencers in an advertising context and being a self-starter are among the requirements for this position.
Data Analytics
Are you proficient in data analytics skills and SQL? If you are, you just might be eligible for the Data Analyst Internship position at TikTok! In this position you will work alongside operations, data scientists and product teams to solve problems and create processes for increased efficiency. While the attached link to the position highlights an offer in Singapore, this internship is available worldwide during alternate times of the year.
Product Marketing
TikTok’s Product Marketing Internship involves analysis of product trends, design, and implementation of business initiatives to improve the workflow of employees. Experience with statistical software such as Python and Stata as well as strong analytical skills are some of the requirements for this internship. This internship accepts undergrads as well as those pursuing their masters’ degrees so it may be a challenging one to apply for!
Spotify Internships
Artist & Label Partnerships Intern
If you’re enrolled in a music-related or media studies undergraduate program with an interest in executing artist campaigns, this is the position for you. The Artist & Label Partnerships Intern works with a larger team to help engage the Spotify community, including artists and fans, through various initiatives while also helping to improve processes for the internal team.
Product Design
The Product Design Intern is responsible for creating concepts and prototypes for new Spotify initiatives alongside a small team. If you’re pursuing a qualification in the areas of or related to Arts, Digital Creative, or Product Design and are in your final years of studies, this might be a great opportunity for you to use your skills in the real world. You’ll also need to provide a portfolio of your design work to apply to this internship.
Product Management
If you have experience in product management and analytics, this Spotify internship might be a perfect fit! By partnering with other ‘band members’ working at Spotify, you’ll have the chance to increase growth and improve the user experience at Spotify. Just make sure you’re in the final year of getting your qualification in Industrial Economics, Business Admin, Analytics, Computer Science or a related field.
Data Science
Experience and love for coding, along with enrollment in an undergraduate or Master’s program in a similar field, is all you need to be a perfect fit for this position. The Data Scientist Internship is a great opportunity to broaden your skills by increasing user experience on the Spotify platform by diving into analytics and creating data-driven solutions.
Meeting your personal internship goals can be a nerve-wracking part of your undergraduate experience. So it’s important to research positions and find ones that best suit your skill-set, qualifications, and aspirations to ensure that not only do you get that internship but enjoy it and meet your initial internship goals.
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