Skydance Media Spring 2018 Film & TV Development Internship

Skydance Media is looking for motivated and enthusiastic Interns for our Santa Monica office! With openings in our Features Development and Television Development departments, our Internship Program offers its own unique learning opportunities. You will have the chance to work on the front line, to network and meet with Skydance leaders, learn transferable skills, and gain real-world experience. It is an experience ideal for those moving from classroom to the industry. 

About Skydance Media 

Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Skydance’s next feature film to release is Geostorm on October 20th. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013. Its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, Condor on AT&T Audience Network, Ten Days in the Valley on ABC, and Dietland on AMC. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games. Skydance Interactive recently debuted its first original title – Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter.

 

SKYDANCE MEDIA INTERNSHIPS – SPRING 2018

(FILM DEVELOPMENT, TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT)

 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

 

·       Read scripts and prepare coverage reports for Features/TV departments

·       Research and stay current with trending industry topics via online trades, stories, other resources

·       Participate in Pitch Classes and Executive Lunches

·       Develop and/or maintain distribution lists, mailing lists and filing systems

·       Periodically screen phone calls for Executives

·       Handle confidential correspondence, reports, presentations and other documents

·       Perform additional administrative duties such as filing, typing, and copying documents

·       Assist office management with various clerical functions including delivering documents, distributing mail, prepare and track purchasing requests, providing assistance to employees, etc.

 

Basic qualifications:

 

·       MUST be ENROLLED in a Bachelor or Masters Degree program at an accredited institution

·       Proficiency in MS Office; Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint

·       Desire to work in entertainment industry, development a plus

·       Self-starter with proficient writing and critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task

·       Ability to excel in a high-powered, fast-paced media entertainment environment

 

Eligibility requirements:

 

·       Ability to earn school credit in the United States is required – all internships are unpaid

·       Must be able to commit 20-50 hours a week

·       Must be able to commit to working the full duration of the Spring semester

 

 

Please send your resume and cover letter to interns@skydance.com and in the subject line indicate the field for which you would like to be considered.

 

 

REMARKS: The Company reserves the right to add, delete or modify duties and job requirements at any time. An applicant must meet the minimum job requirements of the job for which he or she is applying. Moreover, the Company may, as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion, evaluate whether an incumbent continues to satisfy the minimum job requirements of the job that he/she holds. With respect to a request for reasonable accommodation, the Company will evaluate whether the applicant or employee can perform the essential functions of the subject job with or without reasonable accommodation. The Company’s evaluation of a request for reasonable accommodation will include engaging in the interactive process with the applicant or employee. In consideration for Skydance Media offering, reviewing, and considering my application for an Internship, I agree as follows: Applicant understands and expressly agrees that by assigning all right, title, and interest to the submission to Skydance Media: the submission will be the exclusive property of Skydance Media in perpetuity; and Skydance Media will have the exclusive right to use, reproduce, modify, exploit, assign, license or transfer any portion of the submission to any third party for any purpose and without compensation to Applicant. Upon submission, Applicant will have no further right to use, reproduce, distribute, or exploit in any manner the contents of the application without the express prior written consent of Skydance Media or its successors, assignees or licensees, as applicable, regardless of whether or not Skydance Media or any successor, assignee, or licensee uses the application submission for any purpose.