Fall 2022 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 Fall 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 Fall 2022: September 2022 – December 2022. This is a paid program. Please see below for required criteria – Fall 2022 Interns must meet all 5 criteria below for consideration:
- Be available for the entire internship session, as outlined above.
- Be available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, in the form of two or more 10-hour days per week.
- Be comfortable with a work shift which begins at 6:00AM.
- Have a demonstrated knowledge of the area(s) of interest as reflected in their field of study, course work and/or professional/internship experiences.
- 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.
TooFab.com Assignment Desk / Research - Interns in this department will work with the TooFab.com production staff. Interns will assist with organizational projects, filing, research, calling sources (with prior approval), interviews (with prior approval), creating galleries and other general news gathering duties. Must have an interest in celebrity lifestyle news.
Social Media Department – Interns in this department will work with our social media team to create original content for TMZ and partner brands. Duties will include editing video, performing research for social media use and assisting camera shoots. Must be proficient in Adobe Premiere.
Post-Production Department - Interns in this department will work with the Post-Production team. Duties include logging, creating back up files, show notes and learning various jobs within our post-production department.
Podcasts Department - Interns in this department will assist the Podcast Producer with editing and producing clips for various social media platforms. Experience in Adobe Premiere and Audition, a plus.
ABOUT TMZ
TMZ goes where stars work, live, and play and takes its audience into a world where the reality is even more fascinating than the hype. TMZ breaks the biggest stories in entertainment as only it can with accuracy, irreverent humor and youthful energy. TMZ connects with the public across its broadcast and digital platforms by providing a fresh, unvarnished, and honest take on celebrities and their real lives. The TMZ brand is the most trusted, the most talked about, and the highest quality entertainment news outlet in the world.
TMZ is a workplace that requires the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Requested accommodations/exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with law.
TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.