Company Description
NBCUniversal owns and operates over twenty different businesses across thirty countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.
Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.
Job Description
Programme Essentials
To join one of our 12-month Internships you must meet one of the following criteria:
- Currently be an undergraduate studying at University and applying for a Placement year in your 2nd or final year
- Graduating from your undergraduate degree in Summer 2025
- Looking for employment after completing A-Levels or equivalent course or an Apprenticeship
In addition, you must be eligible to work in the UK without restriction for the duration of the internship from Monday 30th June 2025 – Friday 17th July 2026
We strongly advise that you do not apply to more than 1 Internship role to ensure that you are considered for the Internship that you are most interested in and that your skills are aligned to
What will I be doing?
As the Franchise Intern for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), you’ll join the team which is the central brand marketing touchpoint across multiple divisions for the region. You will support other teams’ efforts to collaborate on plans across our core franchises – Jurassic World, Trolls, Minions, Dragons, Gabby’s Dollhouse, Fast & Furious and Vault catalogue titles. You will work cross-divisionally, collating and sharing information across Global, Regional and Local franchise teams and Universal Products & Experiences.
As a key member of the EMEA Franchise team, you will bring valued experience in building pitch materials, interpreting and organising research data and presenting key franchise information to assist with pitch presentations and discussions with key stakeholders and partners.
- Assist local teams and partners with access to franchise assets and become a brand expert in guardrails and guidelines for each franchise to assist with approvals of marketing materials.
- Be involved in franchise initiatives across social media and influencer engagement with the goal of increasing brand awareness and perception of our brands as evergreen properties among our audience.
- Maintaining franchise materials and key documents will be a key part of this role, in order to provide teams with tools that can facilitate effective planning for franchise activity.
- There will also be adhoc projects as directed by the Senior Marketing Manager and Vice President.
- You will also have the opportunity to network within NBCU with other interns to aid information sharing.
- In addition, there will be admin tasks like generating POs and managing the flow of invoices.
What will I learn from this opportunity?
In this role you will learn about franchise ecosystems and the opportunities to build franchises into evergreen properties by activating consumer touchpoints during relevant moments and capitalising on research insights.
- You will have visibility into cross-divisional activity at a regional and global level within NBCU and see how divisions unite with the common purpose of elevating NBCU properties in the minds of consumers and partners.
- You will learn how to interpret data that informs decisions and drives the business forward. You will also have the opportunity to learn from a variety of different colleagues who work across diverse business units globally.
- This internship gives you an in depth look at the breadth of a world leader in entertainment, as you start your career and where you would like to go with it.
Qualifications
What do I need to bring to the role?
- Proactive attitude and self-starter with the confidence to take initiative
- Attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines
- Time Management and prioritization of tasks with varying stakeholders
- Strategic Thinker and creative mindset
- Communication & Presentation skills (written and verbal)
- A passion for brand marketing, film/TV content and the entertainment industry.
The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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