Equity & Inclusion Internship: ATL- Spring 2024
Equity & Inclusion Internship: ATL - Spring 2024
Application Deadline: Monday, October 23rd
Your New Role
We have multiple Equity & Inclusion internship opportunities available. By applying to this posting, you will be considered for all internship opportunities within this area. These internships will be located in the ATL area. The selected interns will be expected to join us in the office on a regular cadence based on the intern managers in office schedule.
This could include, but is not limited to:
- DEI Workforce & Strategy Intern: ATL - Spring 2024
- Warner Bros. Discovery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Intern- CNN & WBD Sports: ATL - Spring 2024
Your Role Accountabilities
- Helping identify opportunities to engage underserved audiences and storytellers.
- Updating and maintaining calendar with key dates and priorities.
- Assist with the creation and editing of written content for press releases, social media, presentations, and marketing materials.
- Monitor trends, stories and other administrative tasks.
- Using social media to tell an engaging, cohesive story through any visual medium (newsletters, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube video, etc.).
- Assisting with organizing and building special events for press, influencers and employees.
- Work with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team to support team projects, initiatives, events.
- Partner with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Senior Manager and team members to drive existing goals &
initiatives. - Provide support to internal stakeholders.
- Actively participate in all meetings and pitch ideas as they have them.
- Maintain the organization of employee participation and programming assets as it relates to upcoming
diversity journalism conventions. - Partner with internal communications to draft and send monthly newsletters for internal mentorship
and development programs. - At the end of the semester, our intern will have gained various experiences related to interdepartmental collaboration
Qualifications & Experience
- Experience in Microsoft Office.
- Attention to detail, excellent writing and oral communications skills.
- Ability to think creatively and strategically.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be a strong team player, enjoy working collaboratively and willing to take direction.
- Well-versed in social media and digitally savvy.
- A background in marketing, journalism and/or content creation, and an understanding of storytelling across platforms.
- Essentials needed for the positions that are similar across the above roles (these do not all have to apply to every single role)
- Must be actively enrolled in a U.S. accredited college or university degree program for the full duration of the internship (proof of enrollment required)
- Must be a rising Junior, Senior or Graduate Student (18 years or older)
- Must be in academic good standing (3.0 or above GPA)
- Warner Bros. Discovery will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from Warner Bros. Discovery now or in the future in order to retain their authorization to work in the United States.
The Nice To Haves
- Speaks fluent Spanish (native speaker) with strong written and verbal communication skills
About Our Internship Program
WBD's Internship Program is designed to nurture students professionally and personally. We attract the country’s boldest and brightest students for paid, for-credit, real-world internship experiences in the entertainment, tech, sports, news and media industries. We offer career-defining opportunities to learn valuable skills that will help you prepare for a successful future.
Ready to learn more? Here’s what we offer:
- Hands-on work with passionate, talented team members in your field
- Mentorship from some of the industry’s kindest and most passionate entertainment veterans
- Engaging events including professional development seminars, panels with recruiters and former interns, intern-exclusive events, and so much more
- Access to top-level executives and employees through our Speaker Series and Roundtables
- Incredible networking opportunities with industry-leading professionals and a robust intern alumni network
- A creative, collaborative, and inclusive company culture
What you can expect to take away from the semester:
- Opportunities to develop professionally and uncover skills you didn’t know you had
- The insider scoop on the entertainment industry and what happens behind the scenes
- Relationships that will go beyond your collegiate career
- Real-life experiences that will provide you with the confidence to delve into your next adventure
And finally, what to know before applying:
The duration of the program is 11 weeks
Program dates:
- Start Date: January 29th
- End Date: April 19th
Interns will be expected to work 16-24 hours per week in a hybrid capacity.
Our internships are paid opportunities with a competitive hourly wage. Credit is not required; however, we will provide the necessary documentation for school credit if desired. Relocation is not provided.
Interviewing will take place from October through mid-December. A WBD team member will contact you if your experiences and interests match an open internship position. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to give individual status updates.
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits…
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.