Register Your Interest - CNBC Business Development & Distribution Placement

Register Your Interest - CNBC Business Development & Distribution Placement

Programme Essentials

To join one of our 12-month Internships you must meet one of the following criteria:

1. Currently be an undergraduate studying at University and returning to full time education in Autumn 2027
2. Looking for employment after completing A-Levels or equivalent course or an Apprenticeship

In addition, you must be eligible to work in the UK without restriction for the duration of the internship from Monday 29th June 2026 – Friday 23rd July 2027

We strongly advise that you do not apply to more than 1 Internship role to ensure that you are considered for the Internship that you are most interested in and that your skills are aligned to

What will I be doing?

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support the Team in identifying opportunities to grow CNBC’s distribution and business development revenues.
• Research and synthesize quantitative and qualitative market data to identify and evaluate new business/ partnership opportunities.
• Prepare financial and strategic analysis on competitors and markets.
• Updating presentation decks with case studies and updates.
• Work directly with the Distribution Analyst and internal stakeholders to manage operations for clip licensing, broadcast and content delivery.
• Support CNBC’s Clip Licensing business; work directly with the Distribution Analyst, APAC to manage all aspects of clip licensing, from the clipping of the guest interviews to the daily maintenance of the e-commerce clip licensing website, CNBC Mediahub.
• With the support of a third-party developer, ensure that CNBC MediaHub meets clip licensing’s business needs, is kept up-to-date, while considering further developments.
• Provide administrative support to both EMEA and APAC teams, such as maintaining sales records, recording subscriber reports and maintaining the affiliates database.
• Provide basic account management support to existing partners and affiliates.
• Support affiliate marketing for the APAC and EMEA regions.

What will I learn from this opportunity?

The BD & Distribution Intern plays a pivotal role in supporting CNBC International’s distribution and business development business, and will learn how to strategically build and monetise CNBC’s arsenal of intellectual property. You will be exposed to a broad range of functions, such as in-house partnerships, new business acquisition, market research and analysis, account management support and affiliate marketing. You will also work with the wider Commercial team to support crucial day-to-day content operations across broadcast and clip licensing.

What do I need to bring to the role?

• University undergraduates majoring in business administration, finance, entrepreneurship or equivalent, or media law.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact professionally with both internal and external stakeholders at varying levels.
• Strong organizational skills and possesses an ability to multitask, ability to prioritize a variety of tasks while operating under tight deadlines.
• Pro-active learner who takes initiative.
• Keen interests in media and entertainment industry.

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.

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