The top ten entertainment industry internships of the week present a diverse list of opportunities. At the top of the list is the chance to work with the executives for New Line Cinema’s Theatrical Creative Team. Other highlights include a paid casting internship with Fox Broadcasting and an internship with the Warner Music Group that will provide interns with hands on experience in multiple different departments.

1. Philadelphia Union Internship – Event Operations Team
   The Philadelphia Union, a Major League Soccer team, has an internship opportunity for an individual to be involved in all aspects of game and event operations, including communications and marketing.
2. G4 Internship – Interactive Team
   G4 is looking for interns who love video games and have experience with social networking and blogging. To be considered you must submit a link to your Facebook or Twitter page along with your resume.
3. E! Internship – Online Team
   Popular entertainment cable network E! is seeking qualified interns to research and write for eonline.com, along with working on E!’s social networking pages. Strong computer skills and an interest in reporting on the entertainment industry are a must.
4. NBC Universal Internship – Graphic Arts, Digital Media and Editorial Team
   NBC Universal has an opening in New York for an intern who is interested in all aspects of the digital presentation of entertainment, including graphics and online production. The selected intern may also be responsible for writing editorials for iVillage.com.
5. Sony Music Entertainment Internship – U.S. Latin Team
   Sony Music’s Latin division has openings for interns in several different departments. Interns will gain hands on experience in the music industry by writing reports, conducting research and taking on special projects.
6. New Line Cinema Internship – Theatrical Creative Executive Team (Requisition #128794BR)
   New Line is offering an opportunity for a Film, English or Communication Major to work directly for their Creative Executives. The selected intern will read screenplays and give feedback on them, along with handling script requests and maintaining a database of available creative talent.
7. Fox Broadcasting Channel Internship – Casting Team
   Fox Broadcasting has a paid internship opportunity for individuals who are interested in the casting aspect of the entertainment industry. The successful intern must have strong data entry skills.
8. SiriusXM Internship – Public Relations Team
   SiriusXM is seeking one intern to join their Public Relations team. The selected intern will assist all staff members with media relations, along with creating press materials and monitoring programming for promotional opportunities.
9. WGN TV Internship – Creative Services Production Team
   WGN is looking for a creative individual to assist them with the production of TV, radio and print advertisements. The selected intern will work closely with producers and will also log and dub tapes.
10. Warner Music Group Internship – California Team
    Warner Music Group has openings for interns in their California office. The selected interns will gain hands on experience working in every department, and will also have the opportunity to apply for entry level positions after the completion of their internship.

Students looking for a leg up in the entertainment industry need look no further than this week’s diverse selection of the top ten entertainment industry internships. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, which is the group behind the Emmy Awards, is offering the opportunity of the week for individuals with an interest in all aspects of the television industry. Other top picks include the long term, paid Ad Sales internship being offered by Sony Pictures Television and Sirius XM Radio’s summer internship program.

1. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Internship Program – Music Team
   The Academy’s annual summer internship program helps to place qualified interns in 30 different disciplines, including Music, Costume Design, Cinematography and Editing, with a major television studio. The music internship is open to applicants who can provide five original compositions, along with successfully completing the rest of the application process.
2. Viacom International Media Networks Internship – Production Team
   MTVN Latin America is looking for bilingual interns who have a strong desire to learn all aspects of producing international television. They currently have openings on multiple teams, including Production, Talent Relations, Human Resources and Creative.
3. Sony Pictures Television Long Term Internship – Ad Sales Research Team
   Sony Pictures Television has a long term, paid internship opportunity in New York, NY, for a qualified applicant who has the desire to develop a marketing career within the entertainment industry. The selected intern will be responsible for conducting research about competitors, along with creating presentations.
4. Focus Features Internship – Distribution Team
   Focus Features is a division of NBC Universal Pictures, and has handled the production and distribution of several successful art house films, including Brokeback Mountain. Spring internships are available at Focus Features on several different teams, including Distribution, Acquisitions, Publicity and Post Production. The selected interns will receive hands on experience in the business side of the movie industry.
5. Warner Bros. Entertainment Group Internship – Theatrical Production Finance Team (Requisition #128561BR)
   Warner Bros. is seeking an intern who has a passion for finances and music to join their Theatrical Production Finance Team. The selected candidate will work directly with music professionals on all legal and financial aspects of soundtrack creation.
6. Oakland Athletics Internship – Diamond Vision Team
   The Oakland Athletics are looking for qualified interns to join their Diamond Vision team. Interns will be responsible for assisting with live field productions, including creating scoreboard messages, keeping score, videotape editing and equipment setup.
7. G4 Internship – X-Play Team
   G4’s popular gaming program, X-Play, has an opening for interns who have an interest in video games and television production. The selected interns will play video games for the game capture lab and will also assist the production team with general duties.
8. SiriusXM Radio Internship – Broadcast Engineering Team
   SiriusXM has a summer internship program, based out of Washington, D.C., with openings in several departments, including Broadcast Engineering, Web Design, Talent Relations, Promotions and Talk Programming. Qualified applicants must have an interest in broadcast engineering, or any other aspect of radio production, and will not only receive hands on experience, but will also be looked at by management for possible future job openings.
9. WGN Internship – News Writing Team
   WGN is seeking an intern with a degree in journalism to assist their news writing team. The successful candidate will have strong writing skills and will learn, and assist with, all of the tasks associated with being a television news writer.
10. ESPN Internship – Digital Media Fantasy Games Team
    ESPN has an opening for a sports enthusiast who is also working towards a degree in Computer Science. The intern will develop scripts and templates, and will also assist the department by maintaining on-going games.

This week’s top ten entertainment industry internships reveals that 2012 is off to a good start, filled with a strong and diverse list of opportunities. The internship of the week is the Time Warner College Associates Program, which has openings in multiple different departments across the country. Other highlights include a chance for artists to join G4’s Creative Services team and an opening in ESPN’s Productions Operations department.