CUNY Cultural Corps
Areas: Communication and Marketing, Education & Public Programs, Development & Fundraising, Curatorial & Exhibitions, Production Management
The CUNY Cultural Corps assigns students to paid internships at NYC-area cultural institutions. There are separate programs for the Fall and Spring semesters. Students must be available to work 15 hours a week, and they will earn $20 an hour. Usually the deadline is at the end of September for Spring semester internships. Information and the application can be found here: program link
ANA Educational Foundation MADE Internship Program
Areas: advertising and marketing at a wide variety of well-established companies
This program focuses on marketing and advertising summer internships for undergraduate juniors and seniors, and it takes one application and submits it for consideration to a large number of internship programs at different companies. The application process usually opens around September, with an early deadline in October and a late deadline in January: program link
CUNY Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program
Areas: NYC Government, Public Affairs
This program offers internships to students who are interested in government and other public affairs kinds of positions. There are a variety of programs in NYC and in NY State. For more information, see this link: program link
NBC Universal
Areas: NBC News, Digital media, Television production, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Social media, Peacock/streaming, Sports, Entertainment
NBC has summer and academic year internships. Some are in NYC, and others are in California and Texas. They seem to almost entirely be in-person, paid, and mostly 20 hours a week for about three months. Keep checking for new postings–scroll down and click on “view open positions” to see current openings: program link
Warner Brothers Discovery
Areas: CNN Communications, CNN Digital Editorial, CNN News, Documentary, Social Media, HBO/streaming communications, Food Network/HGTV editorial, Business development and sponsorships
Warner Brothers Discovery has internships in NYC and many global locations. Summer internships are likely to be advertised in February or March. Keep checking for new postings: program link
In addition to various internship postings, Warner Brothers offers regular internships during Fall, Spring, and Summer under the umbrella of the Global Intern Early Talent Program. There are different application deadlines depending on the term: program link
Paramount Internship Program
Areas: Communications/PR, Marketing, Advertising, Production, Research, CBS News, Programming, Digital/media, Creative, Publicity
Paramount offers mostly summer internships. Check their site in the spring–click on “View Openings” to see current listings:
program link
Disney/ABC News Internship Program
Areas: Audience research, News-viewership analysis, Presentation development, Media research, Audience behavior, Digital/streaming audiences
Search for internships here: Disney careers link
Condé Nast Internship Program
Areas: Vogue editorial, Vogue Runway, Architectural Digest social media, Allure/Self social media, Editorial production, Content planning, Digital strategy, Commerce, Revenue marketing
There was an internship program offered in summer 2026, and the deadline to apply was January 2, 2026. Check at the link below toward the end of 2026:
careers link
Vox Media Summer Internship Program
Areas: Editorial, Digital journalism, Podcasts, Advertising, Brand partnerships, Audience development, Digital content
Vox has a summer internship program that it advertises in the spring, usually between April and May. Internships tend to last about 12 weeks, require about 30-40 hours of work a week, and are generally paid, at about $15 an hour. Internships should be posted on the job board: careers link
Ogilvy Summer Internship
Areas: Brand strategy, Account management, Creative, Advertising, Digital, Communications, Client work. Professional development
Ogilvy, a PR and advertising company, offers 10-week paid summer internships. Applications usually open in November, with the deadline usually in early January. Check site for details: careers link
Edelman Summer Internship
Areas: Public relations, Corporate communications, Brand communications, Social media, Digital, Influencer/creator marketing, Media relations, Strategy, Financial communications, Health communications
In 2026, Edelman offered 10-week summer internships. Applications tend to open in late January or early February, with deadlines in March. Career website: careers link
Weber Shandwick
Areas: Consumer PR, Media relations, Corporate communications, Crisis communications, Social media, Influencer marketing, Video, Graphic design, Corporate affairs
Weber Shandwick is a PR and communications firm that offers spring and summer internships. Internships are usually posted in the fall for spring internships, and in the spring for summer internships: careers link
IRTS Summer Fellowship Program
Areas: Television, Radio, Streaming, Digital media, Advertising, Media sales, Production, Communications
IRTS stands for International Radio and Television Society. This is usually a 9-week internship with some professional development and networking built in. This is a paid internship, but you would need to be willing to live in a dorm with other interns, away from your family. Applications usually open in mid December and are due in mid January: summer internship link
AMC Networks Summer Internships
Areas: Television, Streaming, Entertainment, Marketing, Communications, Digital media, Production
AMC Networks has paid 35-hour-a-week 10-week-long summer internships (generally for juniors and seniors) in NYC and LA. Usually openings are posted in September or October, with deadlines in January: https://amcn.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/amcnetworks/jobs
NYC Government
Areas: Social media, Public communications, Content creation, Video, Photography, Public relations, Branding, Digital communications
Most agencies and departments in NYC government offer summer internships, though most are not relevant to Communication & Media. Internships are paid, full-time, and last up to 13 weeks. Listings are most often posted in February: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/employment/internship-and-fellowships-summer-internship-program.page
Hachette Book Group
Areas: editorial, marketing, communications, publicity, finance, rights, contracts, audio, production, and sales
These are hybrid (and in limited cases, fully remote) 10-week full-time summer internships, and there also appear to be some Fall and possibly Spring internships. Summer internship listings are posted on the company’s job site in February, but there may be some internships posted year round. Scroll down to the very bottom of this page to find job listings, including internships: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/about/careers/
