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Commercial Strategy & Operations Intern Review

at NBCUniversal

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations, Data Analysis

London

Review Submitted: May 2026

Overall Rating

4.5 /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 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
As a Universal Pictures International Commercial Strategy Intern, I assist in establishing business strategies with key cinema clients to deliver the studio’s fair share of box office revenues. I collect and report on performance metrics and analyze the impact on Universal’s various trading practices. I work across EMEA, APAC and LATAM to address international, regional and local commercial concerns. Involves Data-driven work,and experience with Excel and PowerPoint, Statistics and experience with programming languages (SQL / Python)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, not particularly client facing but a lot of internal responsibility.
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?
Yes. PowerBI, Excel, SQL, Python, Data Analysis
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?
4/5
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?
Quite a lot, especially from my manager.
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Incredibly friendly and everyone is supportive and willing to help. Its not high pressure but allows you to develop at your own pace.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
A lot! I learned a lot and I think it was a perfect fit for my background and interest.
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
To be interested or develop interest in films/news or the company in general, rather than have a narrow interest only within the niche of their role.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at NBCUniversal
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
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