Summer Hybrid MBA Intern - Business Development & Strategy

Job Description

The Team

The CNN Business Development & Strategy team is responsible for developing new revenue streams and establish growth strategies across CNN's digital properties. The Business Development & Strategy Intern will support the team on new initiatives and deal flow. They will also dive into and deliver a growth Strategy project to senior CNN Digital leadership.

The Daily:
• Support of revenue-generating partnerships, including pipeline development, sourcing (inbound, outbound, long-term strategic), deal viability evaluation, business term negotiations, and deal operationalizing.
• Work closely with internal editorial and programming teams to establish and execute on high-priority CNN strategic initiatives.
• Strategic analysis and support for verticals across CNN Digital (e.g., CNN Politics, CNN Business, CNN Originals, CNN International, CNN Health, CNN Travel, CNN Climate).
• Provide thought partnership and advisory support for GMs and editorial directors across CNN verticals, with a focus on distributing CNN content to strategic endpoints and audiences, with a focus on alignment with CNN's long-term strategic priorities.

The Essentials
• Business development, strategy, management consulting, or investment banking experience.
• Ability to think strategically and to translate ideas into action. - Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate and communicate cross-functionally to ensure consistent development and execution of strategies.
• High degree of comfort with Microsoft Suite for analysis, research, and presentation creation.
• Creative problem solver that can proactively identify problems, pull together data and people to identify causes and develop solutions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Cover letter required. Please combine Resume and cover letter into one PDF when submitting.
• Must be enrolled in an MBA program

Internship Program
• Students must be currently enrolled in a college degree program for the full duration of the internship
• Summer 2022 program dates are June 6th-August 12th; (additional time frames are available for students in a university quarter system) must be available for full program duration
• Full-time schedule (40 hours/week)
• Company-issued computer provided for the duration of the internship program.
• Competitive salary; relocation is not provided
• Hands-on work with passionate, talented team members in your field
• Networking opportunities with industry-leading professionals
• Engaging events including executive speaker sessions, professional development workshops, and more

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g41vkq-3-138-172-0-42 in your application.