Careers in Entertainment

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in entertainment? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Do you want to get into the entertainment industry? You don’t have to be a performer to get in. Here are a few jobs you might consider as a recent grad:

Promotions: Promote events by a performer and communicate with the public
Critic: Blog, review, or write about an entertainer’s releases or events
Agent: Scout out new talent and sign them on. Okay, you probably need more experience to become an agent, but you could certainly report to one.
Technical: Lighting, mixing, wardrobe, makeup, film and video editing, stage managing, cameras, stage design…
Administrative and Operations: Keep an entertainment company running smoothly with the standard human resources, finance, IT, and administrative departments

If you’re interested in a specific area of entertainment, you may want to check out our guides for television, movies, or music as well.

While you don’t necessarily need a degree for all of these roles, competition is fierce for entertainment jobs, so it could give you an edge. A degree is required for most administrative positions.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Entertainment

Victorious - Victorious is a Santa Monica, CA based startup that is “motivated by the challenge of powering and uniting the world’s most creative communities.”

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Job Title	Location
Business & Career Coach	Melbourne, FL
Communications Manager - DC	United States
Front End Web Developer	Newark, TX
PHP/MySQL Developers: 12 REASONS why programmers love to work for us	Boston, MA
Technical Operations Specialist: Brokerage Systems	Greenwich, CT

See all 23 job postings

Zambelli Fireworks - Zambelli Fireworks is a New Castle, PA company that offers an experience that “can be seen in the faces of the spectators and heard in the oohs and ahs of the crowd.”

See the complete Zambelli Fireworks profile

No current job openings.

SheKnows - SheKnows is a Scottsdale, AZ based “women’s lifestyle media platform” that “allows brands to distribute authentic content and integrated advertising at scale.”

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Job Title	Location
Managing Editor	New York, NY
Video Shooter & Editor	New York, NY
Deputy Editor	New York, NY
Social Media Manager, StyleCaster.com	New York, NY
Programmatic Sales Specialist	Scottsdale, AZ

See all 16 job postings

American Film Institute - AFI is an L.A. non-profit that aims "to preserve the history of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers.”

See the complete American Film Institute profile

Job Title	Location
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Trail Skills Training Intern	Asheville, NC
Management Intern	Tempe, AZ
Digital Media Assistant	Arlington, VA
Research Collections and Services Librarian (Humanities Research Services)	New York, NY
Student Affairs Officer II	Los Angeles, CA

See all 99 job postings

UpOut - UpOut is a San Francisco, CA based company that “is changing how locals discover unique events in their city.”

See the complete UpOut profile

Job Title	Location
UpOut Marketing Intern (accepting students)	San Francisco, CA
Writing & Content Marketing Internship	San Francisco, CA
Merchant Relations Account Executive	San Francisco, CA
Backend Machine Learning Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Backend Machine Learning Engineer	Francisco, IN

See all 5 job postings

TuneIn - TuneIn is a Palo Alto, CA based company that “enables people to discover, follow, and listen to what’s most important to them — from sports, to news, to music, to talk.”

See the complete TuneIn profile

Job Title	Location
Media Supervisor, Digital – LA	Los Angeles, CA
VP, Marketing	San Francisco, CA
Account Executive, Sales (LA, NYC or Chicago)	New York, NY
Director of Digital Engagement	Springfield, VA
National Account Executive	New York, NY

See all 11 job postings

TiqIQ - TiqIQ is based in New York, NY, and they aim “to make buying event tickets more transparent, efficient, and simpler.”

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Job Title	Location
Search Engine Marketing Specialist	New York, NY
Senior Search Engine Marketing Specialist	New York, NY

See all 2 job postings

Fullscreen - Fullscreen is a LA based agency aiming to build “the first media company for the connected generation—together, right at the intersection of tech and entertainment.”

See the complete Fullscreen profile

Job Title	Location
Associate, Influencer+ Ad Solutions	Los Angeles, CA
Merchandise Intern (Dallas)	Dallas, TX
Event Coordinator Intern	Dallas, TX
Clip Licensing Intern	Los Angeles, CA
Channel Management Intern, Channel+	Los Angeles, CA

See all 44 job postings

Sundance Institue - Sundance Institue is a Park City, UT based non-profit “dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences in film and theatre.”

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No current job openings.

Whalerock Industries - Whalerock Industries, based in Santa Monica, CA, brings together the "best and brightest minds to create world-class content, spanning all mediums and screens.”

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Job Title	Location
Digital Media Intern	Santa Monica, CA
Digital Video Production Intern	Santa Monica, CA
TV/Film Development Intern	Santa Monica, CA
Assistant Editor	New York, NY
Editor- Humor and Entertainment	New York, NY

See all 28 job postings

Laika - Laika is a Hillsboro and Portland, OR based “animation company specializing in feature films, commercials and short films.”

See the complete Laika profile

Job Title	Location
RP CG Facial Animator	Hillsboro, OR
Freelance Reception Coordinator - Future	Hillsboro, OR
Jr. Photographer/Videographer	Hillsboro, OR
Editor	Hillsboro, OR
Production Accountant	Hillsboro, OR

See all 14 job postings

The Metropolitan Opera - The Metropolitan Opera in New York, NY is the largest classical music organization in North America, and it’s been around for just over 128 years.

See the complete The Metropolitan Opera profile

Job Title	Location
Project Management Intern	New York, NY
Media Intern	New York, NY
Client Services Intern	New York, NY
Creative Strategy Intern	New York, NY
Design Intern	New York, NY

See all 140 job postings

Townsquare Media - Townsquare Media is a Greenwich, CT based "company that owns and operates radio, digital and live event properties in 66 small to mid-sized markets across the country.”

See the complete Townsquare Media profile

Job Title	Location
Townsquare Events Street Team - Internship	New York, NY
Afternoon Drive Producer/Production Assistant/Back-up On-Air Talent - Albany, NY	Albany, NY
Sales Assistant - Lafayette, LA	Lafayette, LA
Associate TMT (Investment Banking Division)	New York, NY
Copywriter - Dallas, TX	Dallas, TX

See all 149 job postings

Pocket Gems - Pocket Gems is a San Francisco, CA based company that “develops free-to-play mobile games that are ridiculously fun.”

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Job Title	Location
Software Engineer, Intern - Mobile, Backend & Tools	San Francisco, CA
Story Writer (Contract)	San Francisco, CA
Performance Marketing Associate	San Francisco, CA
Data Analyst	San Francisco, CA
Character Concept Artist	San Francisco, CA

See all 24 job postings

F# - F# is a New York, NY based company that "connects brands to consumers through the power of music in purposeful ads.”

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Job Title	Location
Entrepreneurial Intern	New York, NY
Product Design Intern	San Diego, CA
Lead Software Architect	Abbott Park, IL
Senior Treatment Manager	Madison, WI
Software Developer R&D	Lake County, IL

See all 119 job postings

Bedrocket Media Ventures - Bedrocket Media Ventures is a New York, NY based company "leading a revolution in creating networks and programming that people love, delivered through the cloud.”

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Job Title	Location
Product Manager	New York, NY
Branded Ent Sales Exec - NY	New York, NY
Manager of Branded Sales	New York, NY
Software Developer- Front End	New York, NY
Branded Ent Sales Exec - LA	West LA, CA

See all 10 job postings

Entertainment Cruises - Entertainment Cruises is a company with “26 vessels serving eight cities with six unique cruise products.”

See the complete Entertainment Cruises profile

Job Title	Location
INTERN - FLIGHT OPERATIONS	Las Vegas, NV
Hotel General Manager	Tampa, FL
Marketing Intern	New York, NY
Youth Staff (and Youth Staff Intern)	United States
Group Coordinator	United States

See all 324 job postings

Trailer Park - Trailer Park is a Hollywood, CA based full-service entertainment marketing agency that serves “a broad spectrum of clients."

See the complete Trailer Park profile

Job Title	Location
Class A CDL Truck Driver - NEW Pay Increase	Smyrna, TN
CDL Retail Fuel Hauler	Austin, TX
Delivery Driver - Sysco Metro New York (Jersey City, New Jersey)	Jersey City, NJ
Class A CDL Truck Driver - Yard Switcher - Smyrna TN	Nashville, TN
Local Class A CDL Truck Driver	St. Louis, MO

See all 1,925 job postings

National CineMedia - National CineMedia is the Centennial, CO based company behind much of the pre-feature entertainment and advertising that you see in movie theaters.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Intern - Woodland Hills, CA	Centennial, CO
Summer Intern - NY Office	New York, NY
National Research Analyst	New York, NY
Research Analyst	New York, NY
Account Director - Inside Sales	Centennial, CO

See all 24 job postings

Thuzio - Thuzio is a New York, NY based company that “provides an online platform that connects the public with professional athletes."

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	New York, NY
Member Services Associate	New York, NY
Sports Marketing - Account Executive	New York, NY
Account Executive (Club)	New York, NY
Event Manager	New York, NY

See all 5 job postings

Upper Deck - Upper Deck is a Carlsbad, CA based sports and entertainment collectibles company that manufactured the first premium baseball cards.

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Job Title	Location
Service Management Analyst Intern (Undergrad)	Bothell, WA
Intern – Digital Marketing	Redmond, WA
Technical Manager	Denmark, SC
Intern - Administrative	New York, NY
Drilling Training Specialist	Houston, TX

See all 52 job postings

Gupta Media - Gupta Media is a Cambridge, MA based online marketing agency that focuses on the entertainment and music industries.

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Job Title	Location
Looking for a talented and creative marketer (flexible internship)	New Brunswick, NJ
Marketing Assistant	Arlington, TX
Client Relationship Manager	Tampa, FL
Business Coordinator - CNN Medical- News Group Business Administration	Atlanta, GA
1016 UI Front end / UI developer with Angular JS	New York, NY

See all 8 job postings

DramaFever - DramaFever is a New York, NY based company that gives “you a better way to find and watch the best TV and movies from around the world.”

See the complete DramaFever profile

Job Title	Location
Account Manager	New York, NY
Content Assistant (Temporary)	New York, NY
User Acquisition & Business Development Associate (en Español)	New York, NY
Python / Django / Go (New York, NY)	New York, NY
Channel Customer Support Specialist	New York, NY

See all 15 job postings

Vivid Seats - Vivid Seats is a Chicago, IL based company that aims to “to reinvent the ticket purchasing experience.”

See the complete Vivid Seats profile

Job Title	Location
Vendor Relationship Manager	Chicago, IL
Customer Service Representative	Chicago, IL
Sales Associate	Chicago, IL
Pricing Analyst (Trading Experience Needed)	Chicago, IL
Product Analyst	Chicago, IL

See all 14 job postings

Silver Chalice - Silver Chalice is a Chicago, IL based company that “builds and operates a fast-growing portfolio of digital media businesses in sports and entertainment.”

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Job Title	Location
Production Assistant (PA)	Chicago, IL
Producer - Sports Network	Chicago, IL
Graphic / UI Designer	Boulder, CO
Graphic/UI Designer	Boulder, CO
Coordinating Producer	Chicago, IL

See all 17 job postings

IMAX - IMAX is the name of a high definition move format as well as a Mississauga, Ontario based company that owns the technology.

See the complete IMAX profile

Job Title	Location
Intern - Marketing	Irvine, CA
Intern - Linux System Administrator and IT Support	Irvine, CA
Intern - Web Programmer	Irvine, CA
Intern - Online Strategy / Web Analytics	Irvine, CA
Intern - Web Designer	Alexandria, VA

See all 107 job postings

Clear Channel Communications - Clear Channel Communications is a media behemoth. They own more than 850 radio stations and nearly 1 million outdoor advertising displays.

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Job Title	Location
Public Relations Manager	Guilford, CT
Senior SEO Strategist	New York, NY
NOC Analyst (3rd Shift)	Indianapolis, IN
Strategic Account Executive-Healthcare	Chicago, IL
Designer - Women's Sweaters	Seattle, WA

See all 5,672 job postings

Showtime - Showtime is a New York, NY based media company that offers premium cable/satellite programming, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
UX Web Designer	Irving, TX
Tax Analyst	Milwaukee, WI
Supervisor - Revenue Accounting	Milwaukee, WI
Marketing Internship	New York
Manager- Software Testing	Milwaukee, WI

See all 243 job postings

BUZZMEDIA - Pop culture is like a drug, and BUZZMEDIA is a dealer. They run more than 40 web properties, and they're hiring.

See the complete BUZZMEDIA profile

No current job openings.

Entercom - Entercom is one of the five largest radio companies in the U.S. and they have a ton of job openings for new and recent grads.

See the complete Entercom profile

Job Title	Location
Web Developer: AMP Contesting	Kennesaw, GA
Intern	Denver, CO
On Call Production Assistant	San Francisco, CA
103.7 KISS FM – Morning Show Intern	Milwaukee, WI
Creative Director	New York, NY

See all 103 job postings

Qcue - Qcue is an Austin, TX based company that helps teams maximize profits by dynamically pricing their tickets, and they have job openings.

See the complete Qcue profile

No current job openings.

The Marketing Arm - The Marketing Arm is a Dallas, TX based marketing agency that focuses on building brand experiences through promotions, and they're hiring.

See the complete The Marketing Arm profile

Job Title	Location
Accounting Specialist - External Reporting and Accounting Research	San Antonio, TX
Jr. Media Associate	New York, NY
Skin Therapist / Esthetician	Fairview Park, OH
Director of Product Management (Commercial Real Estate)	Jersey City, NJ
2015 Summer Internship	New York, NY

See all 1,552 job postings

Common Sense Media - Common Sense Media is a non-profit that helps parents stay informed about the media their kids are consuming, and they're hiring.

See the complete Common Sense Media profile

Job Title	Location
Software Engineer (Anti-Spam)	San Francisco, CA
Senior Manager, Digital Marketing	Modesto, CA
Operations Agent - Cold Chain – Life Sciences/ Logistics	Austin, TX
Fashion Merchandising Intern	Sandestin, FL
PR/Marketing Internship	New York, NY

See all 851 job postings

Super Sprowtz - Super Sprowtz is an NYC based company that has developed a cast of “vegetable super heroes” to “entertain and educate children about healthy eating habits.”

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No current job openings.

Bluefin Labs - Bluefin Labs is a Cambridge, MA based company that is using social media to deliver tv analytics, and they have some great opportunities available.

See the complete Bluefin Labs profile

No current job openings.

Spartz Media - Emerson Spartz founded Mugglenet when he was 12 and it's grown into Spartz Media, a Chicago based company that creates a new website each month.

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No current job openings.

Intergi - If you're interested in the video game media business, then Intergi would be a great place to work.

See the complete Intergi profile

No current job openings.

Sixthman - Sixthman is a pioneer in the “music theme cruise movement," and they're growing rapidly. Maybe you can land a job with them?

See the complete Sixthman profile

Job Title	Location
Account Executive, Membership Experience-Ticket Sales & Service	Phoenix, AZ
Computer Programmer (Contract)	Atlanta, GA

See all 2 job postings

C3 Presents - If you love standing up to cheer at live events, then you'll love a job with C3 Presents in Austin, TX.

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Job Title	Location
Project Managment Intern	Austin, TX
Sr. Business Analyst (Lead) w/ EBT experience neded in Austin, TX	Austin, TX
Pest Control Lic. Service Technician	Concord, CA
Contact Center Workforce Forecasting Analyst Dallas TX OR Auburn Hills, MI	Dallas, TX
Consultant, Curricular & Instructional Design	Vienna, VA

See all 28 job postings

Redbox - If you love those little red kiosks that rent DVDs for cheap, then you'll love a job at Redbox.

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Job Title	Location
Technical Architect Redbox	New York, NY
Specturm Internship for Summer Session - Strategy/Distribution	Culver City, CA
Summer Associate MBA Intern Program / Home Entertainment Business Development	Culver City, CA
Creative Director	Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Sr. Strategy Analyst (Marketing)	San Diego, CA

See all 101 job postings

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