Job Number: R50028261
Brand: FOX Entertainment
Sub Brand: TMZ
Job Type: Editorial, News, Production, Digital
Location Type: Onsite
Experience Level: Intern
Location: Los Angeles, California
Job Posting Date: March 12, 2025
TMZ is the leading source for celebrity and entertainment news. We’re looking for energetic, motivated students with a passion for celebrity news to join our Summer Internship Program. As an Intern at TMZ, you will be exposed to the many facets of newsgathering, TV production, and digital content creation. Our interns are hands-on and directly contribute to the production process at TMZ. You’ll have an opportunity to learn from senior staff and will participate in informative speaker sessions developed specifically for our internship program. This is a chance for the right person to gain broad exposure and grow within a leading entertainment news organization.
TMZ is currently interviewing students for our internship program for Summer 2025: June 2025 – August 2025. This is a paid program. Please see below for required criteria – Summer 2025 Interns must meet all 5 criteria below for consideration:
Please review the current available jobs below, select your top two choices when submitting your resume for consideration, and send to jobs@tmz.com.
TMZ NEWS Assignment Desk / Research - Interns in this department will work with the assignment desk staff. Interns will assist with organizational projects, research, calling sources (with prior approval), and other general news-gathering duties.
TMZ SPORTS Assignment Desk / Research - Interns in this department will work with the sports news staff & TMZ Sports show staff. Interns will assist with organizational projects, research, calling sources (with prior approval), and other general sports news-gathering duties.
TooFab.com Assignment Desk / Research - Interns in this department will work with the TooFab.com production staff. Interns will assist with organizational projects, filing, research, calling sources (with prior approval), interviews (with prior approval), creating galleries and other general news gathering duties. Must have an interest in celebrity lifestyle news.
Social Media Department – Interns in this department will work with our social media team to create original content for TMZ and partner brands. Duties will include editing video, performing research for social media use and assisting camera shoots. Must be proficient in Adobe Premiere.
Podcasts Department - Interns in this department will assist the Podcast Producer and Associate Producer with editing and producing clips for various social media platforms. Experience in Adobe Premiere and Audition, a plus.
TMZ Clips and Clearance Department - Interns in this department will work with the TMZ Clearance team. Interns will research clip and photo assets for stories, assist in keeping track of TMZ’s extensive asset database, and shadow Clearance Producers on TMZ on TV, TMZ Sports, TMZ Live, and TMZ Specials. Interns will also assist with gathering assets and making sure they are licensed and credited properly.
TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $17.28 per hour.