Content Planning & Programming Placement Intern, Warner Bros Discovery
HBO MAX EMEA
£27k
Office located in Chiswick Park, London
Entertainment company
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Entertainment company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£27k
Office located in Chiswick Park, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To take the world’s greatest possibilities and make them a reality - creating impact, inspiring imagination, and building connections.
Role
Who you are
- Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong organisational skills and a proactive, flexible approach, being ready to support the team on any task as needs arise
- You must be a current University student in your 2nd year of study, looking to spend your 3rd year on placement and graduating no earlier than July 2028
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
- Proactive, adaptable, and ready to support the team on any task as required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- A positive, proactive mindset and willingness to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
- Understanding of the entertainment or media industry and the EMEA market is advantageous
- Experience with Airtable or similar content tracking tools is advantageous
What the job involves
- We are looking for a highly motivated Intern to join the HBO Max EMEA Content Planning team. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about streaming, entertainment and content operations
- You’ll work closely with the planning team and cross-functional partners to ensure our content pipeline runs smoothly, supporting the team with essential tracking, documentation and presentation tasks
- Help maintain and share content release plans, ensuring accurate, clear and timely communication to all key stakeholders
- Update internal systems, trackers, and databases to ensure content slates, timelines, and operational information remain accurate and up to date
- Check and validate metadata across titles to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with internal guidelines
- Prepare and support the creation of high-quality PowerPoint presentations and other materials for meetings, newsletters, and stakeholder updates
- Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders, helping manage information flow across Content, Marketing, Operations, and Product teams
- Support the maintenance and enhancement of Airtable and other tracking systems
- Assist with ad-hoc research, data gathering, and cross-team requests as required
- Provide flexible, hands-on support to the team as priorities shift
- Contract Length: 12 months
- Start Date: 6th July 2026
- You will gain hands-on experience working on business-critical projects
- You will have access to personal and professional development courses, executive speakers’ series, special screenings and more
- You will be part of our Early Talent network of over 100 interns & apprentices, meaning you will have an important support network of other students, graduates and apprentices and plenty of opportunities to socialise!
Application process
- Stage 1: Submit your CV by Sunday 1st February (you will not be able to apply after this date)
- Stage 2: For eligible candidates, you will be invited to complete a written questionnaire in HireVue. The deadline for this is Sunday 8th February
- Stage 3: Pre-recorded video interview via HireVue will be sent out, to be completed in February
- Stage 4: Assessment Centres & Interviews will take place in April
- Due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide individual feedback, but if you are unsuccessful we will aim to let you know within 6 weeks of the closing date
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is an entertainment company formed from the 2022 merger of Warner Bros and Discovery. It is a leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing, and marketing of content, with Warner Bros alone boasting a huge library – more than 100,000 hours of programming – before the companies were joined. WBD’s portfolio includes Discovery Channel, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Discovery+, HBO Max, and franchises like “Batman” and “Harry Potter”.
Both of the company’s previous businesses have operated throughout the digitisation of the media space. David Zaslav, CEO of WBD, headed Discovery during its expansion into digital media, to make it a “content company” over a “cable company”. The recent focus for Warner Bros has been on next-gen distribution efforts, expanding the availability of its content across platforms and devices to reach the modern viewer. The new company has plans to migrate to one tech stack, which will require extensive retooling, as well as exploring cost-saving automation opportunities for its operations.
Since the merger, the new giant that is Warner Bros Discovery has had a shaky start, forcing the company to wind down operations and cut back on content, which included the very public scrapping of the “Batgirl” movie. However, it now seems the company may have been ahead of the curve, as a wider trend of cutbacks has been seen from peers in the space. This early move, combined with a hyper-focus on cash generation, seeks to establish WBD as an outperformer in an industry on the downturn.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
David Zaslav
(CEO & President)Spent 17 years at NBCUniversal including as President of NBC Cable LLC and NBC Media LLC.
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