Sales Intern (TV Distribution) Review
at NBCUniversal
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales
London
Review Submitted: May 2026
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
2/5
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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.
Using in-house database systems to produce reports listing available product across all programming including Feature Films, Scripted Series, Non-Scripted Series, Documentaries and TV/Film Specials including creating curated lists for clients upon request.
Regularly updating clients with product information & pro-actively gathering customer feedback.
Liaising with clients with respect to product queries.
Supporting Sales Administrator throughout deal admin lifecycle including inputting in internal systems & updating clients on deal updates/changes when required
Work closely with several internal departments including Marketing team to ensure client support & provision of marketing materials, Distribution team regarding supply of broadcast materials to clients, Finance team regarding payment & billing queries and Legal team to ensure contracts are signed.
Maintaining internal tracking documents for upcoming TV series to enable team focus on key Sales opportunities
Creation of presentation decks and ad-hoc analysis, liaising with Business Development, Marketing & Product teams as required
Assisting with ad-hoc office, diary and travel management as required
Ad hoc projects
Regularly updating clients with product information & pro-actively gathering customer feedback.
Liaising with clients with respect to product queries.
Supporting Sales Administrator throughout deal admin lifecycle including inputting in internal systems & updating clients on deal updates/changes when required
Work closely with several internal departments including Marketing team to ensure client support & provision of marketing materials, Distribution team regarding supply of broadcast materials to clients, Finance team regarding payment & billing queries and Legal team to ensure contracts are signed.
Maintaining internal tracking documents for upcoming TV series to enable team focus on key Sales opportunities
Creation of presentation decks and ad-hoc analysis, liaising with Business Development, Marketing & Product teams as required
Assisting with ad-hoc office, diary and travel management as required
Ad hoc projects
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I felt like the work I was doing was beneficial and helpful to the teams success
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?
Understanding of the work of a Sales team of a major film & TV studio, and the structure of the Film & TV Licensing deal negotiation process.
Understanding of the UK Media Market and insight into the needs of clients (channels & platforms) regarding content and rights acquisition.
Developed my Microsoft Skills and Presentation skills.
Understanding of the UK Media Market and insight into the needs of clients (channels & platforms) regarding content and rights acquisition.
Developed my Microsoft Skills and Presentation skills.
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?
I had weekly 1:1 with my Line manager and members on my team and always felt like I could ask questions within the wider team at any point which created a supportive environment .
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 really enjoyed my placement year at NBCU and having over 100 other interns in my cohort made the culture great
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 really enjoyed my placement. It was engaging, supportive, and gave me meaningful hands-on experience, which helped in the early stage of my career.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend NBCUniversal to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to NBCUniversal
Passionate about the content and open to learn and ask questions to make the most of your year.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at NBCUniversal
2/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
