Grad Intern, TV Production Finance - Fall 2026

Description

Position Title: Grad Intern, TV Production Finance - Fall 2026
Location: Burbank, CA
Reporting to: EVP, Head of Production Finance
Program Dates: September 14, 2026 - November 20, 2026
Hourly Pay Rate: $18.90

About the Role

Legendary Entertainment is a leading media company with film, television, and digital divisions. This internship offers hands-on experience in a dynamic, innovative environment within the entertainment industry.

Responsibilities

• Map historical TV budget structures, chart-of-account categories, and production assumptions to support AI-assisted budgeting workflows.
• Build and maintain structured data files used for budget normalization, account mapping, assumptions tracking, and variance review.
• Support incentive research and documentation by using department-developed AI tools to gather, organize, and summarize production incentive requirements, jurisdictional rules, qualifying spend considerations, filing timelines, and related reference materials, subject to Production Finance review.
• Test AI prompts, spreadsheet models, and workflow prototypes, then document outputs, limitations, exceptions, and recommended human review controls.
• Prepare concise summaries and process notes that translate technical findings into practical recommendations for the Production Finance team.
• Support Production Finance project coordination and data organization as needed, with emphasis on analytical and process-improvement work.

Requirements

• Graduate student preferred, ideally pursuing finance, accounting, business analytics, information systems, data analytics, or a related field.
• Must meet Legendary internship eligibility requirements, including current college/university enrollment or recent graduate status.
• A GPA of 3.5 or above is highly preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization.
• Strong Excel skills required; familiarity with PowerPoint and general Microsoft Office applications required.
• Interest in television production finance, budgeting, production incentives, financial systems, AI tools, and data-driven process improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to document assumptions and escalate questions appropriately.

Qualifications

• Must meet Legendary internship eligibility requirements, including current college/university enrollment or recent graduate status.
• A GPA of 3.5 or above is highly preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization.

Skills

• Strong Excel skills.
• Familiarity with PowerPoint and general Microsoft Office applications.
• Interest in television production finance, budgeting, production incentives, financial systems, AI tools, and data-driven process improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Hands-on experience in a dynamic, innovative environment within the entertainment industry.
• Part-time, paid internship with a flexible schedule to accommodate academic commitments.
• Guest speaker events with industry experts.
• Networking opportunities with professionals and fellow interns.
• Exclusive perks such as company outings, team-building activities, and access to film and media screenings.

Pay

$18.90 hourly rate.

Schedule

Up to 29 hours per week with a flexible schedule to accommodate academic commitments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Legendary Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. Legendary Entertainment does not discriminate in employment with regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, martial status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service or any other characteristic protected by law.