CNN Content Strategy Internships: NYC - Fall 2026

About the role

CNN Content Strategy Internships: NYC - Fall 2026
Application Deadline: On or before Friday, August 21st
*Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!

Responsibilities

• Provide support to linear and nonlinear programming and scheduling
• Researching and tracking the competitive landscape on a weekly basis
• Auditing external listings and platforms
• Updating databases and documents with internal program information
• Aiding in updating and checking program listings
• Managing inventory across Airtable, tracking documents, and maintaining content trackers
• Aiding in evaluating content for potential acquisitions
• Aiding with data cleanup and slide building on PowerPoint for content analysis project
• Ad-hoc research projects
• Attending content planning meetings

Qualifications & Experience

• Passionate about news/media/film/tv
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) and Adobe
• Extensive film/tv and/or news knowledge
• Strong curiosity for content planning and scheduling process
• Knowledge of CNN Content
• Great communication skills
• Enthusiastic team player
• Savvy with streaming platforms
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Self-motivated, ability to multi-task, and a positive attitude
• Able to function well in a fast-paced, high volume environment and to follow through on given tasks
• Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program for the full duration of the internship (proof of enrollment required)
• Must be a rising Junior or Senior Undergraduate student (18 years or older)
• Must be in academic good standing (3.0 or above GPA)
• A transcript will be required to verify your GPA if an offer is extended.

The Nice to Haves

• Experience with Airtable, Scenechronize, and Smartsheet

What To Know Before Applying

• The duration of the program is 10 weeks
• Program dates: Start Date: October 12th, End Date: December 18th
• Interns will be expected to work 16-24 hours per week in a hybrid capacity
• Our internships are paid opportunities with a competitive hourly wage
• Credit is not required; however, we will provide the necessary documentation for school credit if desired
• Relocation is not provided
• Interviewing will take place from early August through mid-September
• A WBD team member will contact you if your experiences and interests match an open internship position
• Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to give individual status updates

About Our Internship Program

• WBD's Internship Program is designed to nurture students professionally and personally
• We attract the country’s boldest and brightest students for paid, for-credit, real-world internship experiences in the entertainment, tech, sports, news and media industries
• We offer career-defining opportunities to learn valuable skills that will help you prepare for a successful future

How We Get Things Done

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.