Photography Intern – Sony Pictures

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns and Trainees offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that builds on your experience and develops your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Spring Internship is from January 12, 19 or 26, 2026 through April 24th, 2026 (start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules) and all candidates must be able to work 10-29 hours/week, in person in the specified office location. This position is ideal for a student enrolled in an accredited college or university interested in continuing their education through professional experience.

The SPT photo team falls within SPT Creative Marketing. We oversee end-to-end production for all episodic, gallery and event photography, partnering with the shows’ network or streaming service. This includes working closely with show production, hiring photographers, managing large volumes of file deliveries, editing and retouching approved photography assets, and much more!
We service a growing group of internal Sony Pictures Entertainment partners and projects including but not limited to, Sales & Distribution, Brand & Digital Marketing, Game Show Division (Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!), Sony Global Marketing, Publicity, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ingesting and QCing photography
• Adding metadata to photos in DF Studio
• Creating wide edits of photography (reviewing large volumes of photos and selecting the best images)
• Additional work as the Photo Director sees fit

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of photo management systems, plus an aptitude for learning new programs
• Proficiency using Photoshop and/or Lightroom, and the Microsoft office suite is a plus
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to take initiative, and can quickly adapt to changing mandates and priorities
• Passion for photography and the entertainment industry

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS:

• Background in photo editing and organization

The anticipated base salary for this position is $19/hour. This role may also qualify for comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.