The Data/Graphics team at NBC News is responsible for explaining the news through visualizations and data analysis.
We build interactives, charts, maps, illustrations, graphics and more to tell the news in a compelling and thoughtful way. See our recent work: https://www.nbcnews.com/datagraphics
The intern should be interested in data visualizations and be an avid news reader. They should have an interest in data journalism and will help find stories that we could be telling in a new and visual way. They will also help create charts, maps and graphics for breaking news stories and for reported features.
Note that this internship is only available to students actively enrolled in a degree-granting program throughout the entirety of the summer internship.
Candidates currently on any student or exchange visa (e.g. F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1) are not eligible to apply unless they will be able to change or adjust to another status that grants work authorization without NBCUniversal sponsorship.
The internship is full-time, paid ($25 / hour), and interns are required to be in the office at 30 Rock in Midtown Manhattan as much as their schedule involves work on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays. A laptop will be provided. The term runs June 2 – August 8, 2025.
The intern will learn and come away with a basic understanding of:
- The command line
- Basic HTML
- Adobe Illustrator
- How to clean and analyze datasets (via Jupyter notebooks or other tools)
- How to organize a spreadsheet and Excel / Google Sheets
- POSSIBLY: Knowledge of accessibility / d3 / QGIS / JavaScript / CSS / Git / CSVkit
Please apply here https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/NBCUniversal3/77b62d48-b888-4502-aa59-e495ae5748ce-nbcu-news-group-technology-internships-summer-2025 and also email your resume to datagraphics.interns@nbcuni.com – please also note in your email that you've applied at the link.