DreamWorks Creative Intern Review
at NBCUniversal
Placement (10 Months+)
Graphic Design
london
Review Submitted: May 2025
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
graphic design - assisting in production of marketing materials, socials, video on demand materials, mix of digital and print
video editing - audio visual social assets, (not main task but) opportunity to edit promos/trailers
Involvement in production workflow- understanding what is quality, what is needed for on-air, assistance in small areas such as pulling videos to help the team check them
video editing - audio visual social assets, (not main task but) opportunity to edit promos/trailers
Involvement in production workflow- understanding what is quality, what is needed for on-air, assistance in small areas such as pulling videos to help the team check them
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I would say more than I expected in some areas while others were at a learning, touch-base level.
Creatively, I was very involved with our social pages essentially creating and ideating posts from scratch. I had a good mentor who would share with me the process to other marketing materials that I may not work directly on. Occasionally I would be given some heavier creative pieces to work on under guidance that had larger impact.
I would say I was also involved with a charity project team called MillionMakers which enabled me to be responsible for more projects and up-front work. I felt really empowered on both sides.
Creatively, I was very involved with our social pages essentially creating and ideating posts from scratch. I had a good mentor who would share with me the process to other marketing materials that I may not work directly on. Occasionally I would be given some heavier creative pieces to work on under guidance that had larger impact.
I would say I was also involved with a charity project team called MillionMakers which enabled me to be responsible for more projects and up-front work. I felt really empowered on both sides.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
adobe software skills- photoshop, illustrator, premiere pro, after effects. Both developed existing and learnt more.
production coordination and communication- deepened corporate and production-related communication skills. Learned to stretch creative ideas that align with our resources, timelines and brand needs.
Sounds minor, but really corporate communication and presentation- presentation skills, understanding of how to communicate what is needed to different teams
production coordination and communication- deepened corporate and production-related communication skills. Learned to stretch creative ideas that align with our resources, timelines and brand needs.
Sounds minor, but really corporate communication and presentation- presentation skills, understanding of how to communicate what is needed to different teams
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Loads. Both from my managers, the internship career guidance team, other mentors thanks to other employee resource groups I was involved in. Support came in the form of intern specific support- career, soft skills, bonding and having people to rely on. As well as skill wise- for me lots of support on practical skills, shortcuts and methods I could do to improve my work + develop my creative/visual eye.
Not only are the people who I worked with directly very nurturing in, others you meet in the company are generally very supportive and willing to assist/network.
Not only are the people who I worked with directly very nurturing in, others you meet in the company are generally very supportive and willing to assist/network.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I have genuinely only had a positive experience in this company. I know it sounds crazy and I was waiting for the catch too haha. But whether if it was in my team, the charity team I was part of and employee resource groups I was involved in, people were genuine and always seemed to have your and the project's best interests.
Yes there are disagreements and what not, but I feel like this environment holds people who know how to manage them maturely and just genuinely and still produce quality.
Yes there are disagreements and what not, but I feel like this environment holds people who know how to manage them maturely and just genuinely and still produce quality.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I think this is genuinely one of the best possible places you could have a placement year at as a creative in a corporate environment. It hit the spot in all areas - developmentally, workload wise, opportunities, networking, and culturally- there is a fairly international environment; likely more than you would get elsewhere.
Reminder that no place is perfect, but this place is really up there on the very good end.
Reminder that no place is perfect, but this place is really up there on the very good end.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at NBCUniversal
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend NBCUniversal to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to NBCUniversal
1. Pack your CV with truthful keywords. Whatever is in your job description, try and match accordingly to what you have done (e.g. "Created social media posts" vs "Produced social assets". Same thing, stronger keywords
2. be genuine in your interviews- don't overuse AI on cover letters/CVs/interviews, anything, they can tell and it doesn't help your case. Truthful language > professional-sounding. They know you're a student/fresh grad, so make your case in a genuine manner with that angle
3. practice!! Especially for video interviews. Yes it helps to know things like the STAR method. But point 3 is nothing without point 2!
2. be genuine in your interviews- don't overuse AI on cover letters/CVs/interviews, anything, they can tell and it doesn't help your case. Truthful language > professional-sounding. They know you're a student/fresh grad, so make your case in a genuine manner with that angle
3. practice!! Especially for video interviews. Yes it helps to know things like the STAR method. But point 3 is nothing without point 2!
