Fall Virtual Intern - Program Acquisitions

Job Description

Fall 2020 Virtual Intern – WarnerMedia Program Acquisitions

The Team
The Content Acquisition team is responsible for the licensing 3rd party content for the TBS, TNT & truTV, plus HBO Max.

We are a client-facing department; staff works directly with executives from the major Hollywood studios and production companies to negotiate all terms of licensing for linear and digital platforms including windowing, runs, license fees, marketing allowances, and rights surrounding TV Everywhere/VOD and SVOD distribution.

The Content Acquisition team also works closely with the Programming & Strategy departments from both HBO Max and the linear networks - to target the best and most appropriate content to license based on brand, audience demo and network/platform directionality, the Finance team - to establish budgets and targeted price points for our deals and the Legal group - to draft contracts memorializing the deals we negotiate. The acquisition process also often demands collaboration with other internal groups such as Marketing, Ad Sales, Research and On-Air, among others.

The Job
WarnerMedia Program Acquisitions Intern

The Daily
• The intern will participate in various facets of the content acquisition process, but will concentrate on the research and historical analysis portion of this cycle. Research and historical analysis includes evaluation and monitoring of the broadcasting and cable markets (helping to determine what series and films are available and who's buying what), tracking major happenings within the competitive cable landscape to determine whether WarnerMedia is getting the most expansive grant of rights, identifying individual network programming needs and helping to determine what new content should be presented for licensing.
• Interns, if proven to be self-motivated, trustworthy and hardworking, may have the opportunity to be involved in deal negotiation.

The Essentials
• Film, Theater or Television Major or background in entertainment law, business development, finance
• Passion for film and television
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated, self-starter, etc
• Ability to think ahead, anticipate next steps
• Efficient: Quick, yet accurate
• Reliable
• Quick learner
• Currently enrolled in pursuit of a Bachelor's degree, not graduating prior to December 2020
• Available to work virtually 16-24 hours/week from the week of October 19th through the week of November 30th.

The Perks
• An opportunity to work with a great team that is passionate about the same thing you are!
• Networking opportunities to meet people that you'd like to know!
• A speaker series that introduces you to cool executives and what they do for the best brands!
• Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands.

The Fall 2020 program dates are October 19th through December 4th. The internship will be a full remote/virtual experience. Most internships will provide a company owned laptop for the duration of the internship program. Interns are paid a competitive wage based on team/bureau location and relocation is not provided as the program is fully remote/virtual. Participation in the internship program is reserved for students who are currently enrolled in college.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwpxnj-3-22-119-251-42 in your application.