TMZ Spring 2026 Internship

TMZ is the leading source for celebrity and entertainment news. We’re looking for energetic, motivated students with a passion for celebrity news to join our Spring Internship Program. As an Intern at TMZ, you will be exposed to the many facets of newsgathering, TV production, and digital content creation. Our interns are hands-on and directly contribute to the production process at TMZ. You’ll have an opportunity to learn from senior staff and will participate in informative speaker sessions developed specifically for our internship program. This is a chance for the right person to gain broad exposure and grow within a leading entertainment news organization.

TMZ is currently interviewing students for our internship program for Summer 2026: March 2026 – May 2026. This is a paid program. Please see below for required criteria – Spring 2026 Interns must meet all 5 criteria below for consideration:

1. Be available for the entire internship session, as outlined above.
2. Be available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, in the form of 2 or more 10-hour days per week.
3. Be comfortable with a work shift which begins at 6:00AM.
4. Have a demonstrated knowledge of the area(s) of interest as reflected in their field of study, course work and/or professional/internship experiences.
5. Be in their junior or senior year of college.

Please review the current available jobs below, select your top two choices when submitting your resume for consideration, and send to jobs@tmz.com.    

TMZ NEWS Assignment Desk / Research - Interns in this department will work with the assignment desk staff. Interns will assist with organizational projects, research, calling sources (with prior approval), and other general news-gathering duties.

TMZ SPORTS Assignment Desk / Research - Interns in this department will work with the sports news staff & TMZ Sports show staff. Interns will assist with organizational projects, research, calling sources (with prior approval), and other general sports news-gathering duties.

Podcasts Department - Interns in this department will assist the Podcast Producer and Associate Producer with editing and producing clips for various social media platforms. Experience in Adobe Premiere and Audition, a plus. 

TMZ Clips and Clearance Department - Interns in this department will work with the TMZ Clearance team. Interns will research clip and photo assets for stories, assist in keeping track of TMZ’s extensive asset database, and shadow Clearance Producers on TMZ on TV, TMZ Sports, TMZ Live, and TMZ Specials. Interns will also assist with gathering assets and making sure they are licensed and credited properly.

TMZ Affiliate Marketing / E-Commerce - Interns in this department will gain hands-on experience supporting the TMZ Deals editorial operation by researching and identifying product trends across social and commerce platforms, assisting with product selection, and helping build and create content. Responsibilities include copyediting and fact-checking, writing product descriptions, maintaining a content tracker, and collaborating with a fast-paced editorial team to produce timely, effective affiliate marketing content.

TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.