Who we are

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your new role

This role will give you a unique opportunity to join the Global Production Management Team which is at the heart of the organisation’s commissioned content, overseeing the lifecycle of some of the content that we commission across our Warner Bros. Discovery networks and platforms.

This role will consist of one year working with WBD's London-based EMEA Production Management Department (PMD) Team and our coordinators who support payments and deliveries of unscripted local productions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to observe a variety of roles as well as gain practical experience in multiple areas including TV commissioning, production, broadcast (publication) and media data analytics.

Your role accountabilities

Assisting the team in devising and maintaining central systems for tracking and reviewing the status of programmes and providing information to support negotiations with third party producers.
Supporting the delivery and payment processes – tracking deliverables and releasing payments to third party producers.
Navigating and inputting data onto internal project management systems such as DEAL - our one stop shop for programming statuses – maintaining global standards in our processes.
Supporting data analysis, through dashboards and presentations.
Engage with EMEA PMD Directors and Production Managers, Project Managers, Executive Producers, Contract Assistants, and third-party production company representatives as required.
Lead or contribute towards Key PMD initiatives or practices rolled out internationally (e.g., aligning processes such as budget template, status tracking, timely deliverables to support global day and date publication of content on Discovery+).
You will have access to global partners within the Global Production Finance team and Content Supply Chain (Content & Production Operations team in UK, EMEA and US).

Qualifications & experience

You must be a recent university graduate, having graduated no earlier than July 2022.  
Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
Interest in project management and/ or business.
Confident in asking questions – able to tactfully ask for information and remind people of deadlines.
Intermediate Microsoft, Google or equivalent office package skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meeting tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
Enjoy learning new systems and comfortable with managing data and information.
Genuine desire to pursue a career in the media, a passion for both programme content as well as the management side of TV Production (the processes and controls required to support).
Speaking a foreign language may be beneficial, together with interest, knowledge and interest in other international cultures and ways of working.

The internship

Salary: £27,000
Contract Length: 12 months
Start Date: Likely to be 9th September 2024
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!

Next steps

Stage 1: Submit your CV by Sunday 17th March (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 24th March.
Stage 3: Pre-recorded video interviews via HireVue will be sent out, to be completed in April.
Stage 4: Assessment Centres & Interviews will take place May-June.

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.

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, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

Production Management Graduate Intern