Development Intern, Drama – Fall 2025

11 Minutes ago • All levels • ~ $39,520 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The SPE Intern program offers students and emerging talent unique opportunities to work on movies and TV shows, providing paid, seasonal assignments that build experience and skills. This Fall Internship, from September to December 12th, requires 10-29 hours/week onsite in Culver City. Interns will support the drama development team, gaining experience in material analysis, research, and exposure to writers, directors, and producers. They will learn industry-specific tasks like script coverage, call rolling, and meeting scheduling, participating in critical development and production meetings.
Must have:
  • Reading and analyzing incoming material and scripts
  • Compiling research on properties for possible option
  • Being trained as an entertainment desk assistant
  • Interacting with the drama team daily
  • Learning to write script coverage
  • Rolling calls for the creative community
  • Note-taking on calls
  • Scheduling meetings with industry leaders and producers
  • Updating status reports for all series
  • Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in film or TV
  • Ambitious, proactive personality
  • Passion for television with a creative bent
  • Good eye for creative
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Good to have:
  • Great attitude and passion for television and film
Perks:
  • Comprehensive benefits

Job Details

PROGRAM DETAILS

SPE INTERN:

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:

Our team sees projects through the entire development process from a pitch to a fully-written script through casting and attaching a director into production of a pilot to, in success, a series on-air. Interns will gain experience in reading and analyzing incoming material. They will be exposed to writers, directors and producers throughout the creative process. Interns may be able to join table reads, casting sessions, pitch meetings, general development meetings and will work closely with the entire drama team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Reading and analyzing incoming material as well as scripts our team is developing
  • Compiling research on properties for possible option
  • Being trained to have the skills of a working assistant on an entertainment desk
  • Interaction with the close-knit drama team on a daily basis
  • Learning to write coverage on script
  • Rolling calls – the very specific way to do this for the creative community
  • Note-taking on calls – exposure & experience in understanding “what’s” important
  • Scheduling meetings with key leaders and producers in the creative & production industries – this assists in the development of the key players and stakeholders in the industry
  • Updating status reports for all series
  • In addition to this, the interns will get exposure to some of the critical meetings – development meetings, production meetings, and the issues discussed there

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in film or TV- both currently and for the duration of the internship
  • An ambitious, proactive personality
  • A passion for television with a creative bent
  • Good eye for creative
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Someone with a great attitude and passion for television and film

The anticipated base salary for this position is $19/hour. This role may also qualify for comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

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.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPEAccommodationAssistance@spe.sony.com.

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About The Company

Hi, we’re Sony Pictures EntertainmentWe are in the business of creativity … making some of the most beloved film and television of all time for every platform in the world. As the most creative and proudly independent studio, our future is boundless.Sony Pictures Entertainment is a division of Sony Corporation, a creative entertainment company built on a foundation of technology. Along with our sister companies, we make movies, television, music and games that engage billions of people, connecting creators and audiences around the globe.We are looking for innovators to join us as we forge the future of entertainment!

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