National Geographic Yellow Border Production Services & Post-Production Intern, Summer 2026

About the position

Join us for the opportunity to intern with Yellow Border Production Services & Post-Production at National Geographic! Our department is the in-house production and post-production team for National Geographic, providing services for US and International Programming, Social Media, and other internal needs. We create short and long form content to be distributed across our company's many platforms including YouTube, Hulu and the Nat Geo linear channels. Our team of Producers, Editors, Associate Producers, Production Coordinators and Production Managers, and Audio Engineers handle hundreds of projects a year. If you are interested in learning how our department develops, researches, produces, edits, and delivers all different types of content through the internal production process, then this might be the role for you. The approximate dates of this internship are May/June 2026 through August/September 2026. If selected for this role, you will report directly to the Director, Production for Yellow Border Production Services. A cover letter indicating your interest in the National Geographic Yellow Border Production Services & Post-Production Intern, Summer 2026 position is required in order to be considered for the opportunity.

Responsibilities

  • Independent research projects by Yellow Border Production Services & Post-Production relating to short form media creation.
  • Working closely with our Yellow Border Development team to brainstorm new program ideas from existing inventory.
  • Staying up to date on competitive non-fiction programming.
  • Creating papercuts, conforming scripts, supervising edit sessions, updating databases, pre-production prep, and edit prep.
  • Ensuring that raw footage meets the highest technical, creative standards for editing and audio post-production environment.
  • Assisting a diverse group of editors with varying creative the technical skills/styles to share
  • Working on a particular show /delivery or float to assorted projects to experience multiple shows process/deliveries.

Requirements

  • Experience in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Microsoft Teams, Canva and Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Must be detail-oriented and possess excellent verbal and written skills
  • Must have strong organizational skills and the ability to adapt to changing needs and priorities
  • Must possess the ability to handle multiple simultaneous projects with a professional demeanor and prioritize work while under pressure
  • Self-motivated and resourceful, with the ability to work with minimal supervision, exercise independent judgment, and be comfortable asking questions to supervisors
  • Familiarity with the Adobe Suite, specifically Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder, and Photoshop
  • Must possess the ability to balance multiple simultaneous projects with a professional demeanor and prioritize work while under pressure
  • Self-motivated and resourceful, with the ability to work with minimal direction and exercise independent judgment

Nice-to-haves

  • Interest in National Geographic and its mission
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm for non-fiction production, natural history, and science
  • Junior or Senior year preferred
  • Major or previous coursework in Communications, TV/Film, Cinema, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Advertising, Business Administration, or related major preferred
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