Development Intern, Sony Nonfiction - Fall 2025

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:

B17 Entertainment is a full-service production company under Sony Nonfiction. Based in Los Angeles, California, B17 produces breakthrough content in a variety of genres including cooking shows, game shows, dating shows, and social experiments. Some of B17 Entertainment’s recent productions include Extracted for FOX, Blue Ribbon Baking Championship for Netflix, Emmy award-winning Book of Queer for Discovery+, The Final Straw for ABC and Thanks A Million with Jennifer Lopez for Roku. As leaders in a new era of content creation, our focus is on multi-platform programming with millennial and Gen Z appeal. B17 Development department is looking for a summer intern to help support the development of new and existing ideas.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The intern will be responsible for helping research, writing copy for sales decks, pulling images and footage for sales decks and sizzle reels, and ideally helping edit string outs. The intern will also be encouraged to bring in new ideas, contribute in group brainstorms, and keep the company apprised of what’s trending across various social media. May have the chance to go on set and assist on shoots, when available.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• In college or just graduated students who are interested in a career in unscripted television/content.

• Writing experience

• Strong researcher

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.

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