Film Strategy Intern Review

Item: Film Strategy Intern at NBCUniversal
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at NBCUniversal

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Management

London

Review Submitted: May 2026

Overall Rating

4.7 /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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

1/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I am part of the Strategic Planning, Reporting & Analytics team that provides insight and analysis on box office performance, dating strategy, and film industry trends that helps to inform the decision-making of Senior Management in Universal Pictures International theatrical releases. 
My tasks include:
- Monitor box office for in-release Universal titles
- Regularly track and assess performance of competitive titles, identifying trends and communicating highlights to executives
- Collate and issue key industry news updates to the business on a daily basis
- Support the Analysts in analysis projects that offer strategic insight to Senior Management
- Act as a point of contact for all territory offices, issuing information requests and tracking their interaction with systems
- Contribute to data validation processes that highlight errors in the systems
- Contribute to processes that highlight risk and opportunity on releases
- Collate Pre/Opening Weekend Reports and liaise with all territory teams across International
- Help prepare Distribution slides for Filmmaker and Regional Conference presentations 
- Work on numerous ad-hoc projects throughout the year that offer insight and value for analysis and release strategies

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, analyst-level responsibilities.

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?

I have developed both my existing skills and learned new ones, including prioritization, time-management, as well as hard skills like excel, power BI, SQL.

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?

Lots of support and guidance, first from the previous intern during the 3-week handover period, then throughout the internship from my manager and wider team.