Publicity & Creative Services Intern - Universal Pictures

This role will assist the Universal Pictures NZ marketing team across all facets of the business but will primarily include Publicity, Social and Creative Services, with some administration support. We have a big line up of films in 2027 including How to Train Your Dragon 2, The Mummy 2, Shrek 5, A Minecraft Movie Squared, The Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum– each of which requires their own unique strategy and campaign, and your role will be assisting in delivering best in class marketing campaigns across our entire film slate.
General/Team Support:
Report into the Publicity, Partnerships & Social Manager
Supports the wider team as required
Reception duties 1-2 days per week
Admin Duties:
Attend weekly WIPs
Actively contribute to campaign ideas and brainstorms
Attend film screenings as required
Assist in pulling together presentations for both internal and head-office stakeholders
First drafts of creative copy pointers and social co-op
Proof-reading documents
Undertake any research needed for a campaign
General administrative assistance as required
Assist with Publicity PO raising in SAP and budget updates
Raise all Creative Services POs in SAP and budget updates
Publicity:
Chasing and collating proof of partnership activity, in-market advertising, social coverage, and reviews from critics, media, and influencers
Compile post-campaign wrap reports; writing an overview and adding POPs
Assist in collation and organization of PR/Influencer send-outs
Assist with Preview Screening/Premiere planning and execution including event support as required
Assist with Junket preparations for approved outlets on a film-by-film basis
Assist with populating our owned channel social calendars
Brainstorm bespoke social content for use across owned social channels
Perform ongoing Universal NZ Website and Social checks
Social Calendar approvals/maintenance and checks with Digital Agency
Manage and run monthly giveaways across Meta
Creative Services:
Downloading and organising film trailers for viewing sessions, and assisting in creative selection
Update film ratings on AV assets in ClearCap and perform minor AV and print edits
Release day checks across exhibitor websites and social channels
Exhib POPs collection
Basic Requirements:
Proficient in MS PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Excel
Adobe Photoshop, CapCut and Canva experience would be advantageous
Understanding of all social media platforms
Excellent attention to detail
Well organized with great prioritization skills
Ability to take initiative and work independently
Excellent communication and a great team player
Creative
Desired Characteristics:
Passionate about the film & movies
Background in creative and/or a marketing-based discipline.
This part-time internship requires a 9-month commitment from March 2027 to December 2027.
To be eligible, you must be enrolled in your studies for the full duration of the internship. As part of your application, please include a cover letter outlining:
Your expected graduation month and year
Why you are interested in joining NBCUniversal
What strengths, skills or experiences you would bring to the role
The cover letter is a required component of the application and will be considered as part of the selection process.

Employment type
Intern

Work arrangement
Hybrid