Internships

Internships provide resume-building, hands-on experience and put students in an environment where they can apply what has been learned in the classroom.  The Los Angeles program has a database of over 800 available listings in 38 industry-related areas.  Feedback and referrals from prior interns are available at the Pendleton Center.

All internship classes are graded on a pass/fail basis.

Requirements

Students attending the Los Angeles in the fall and springs semesters are required to register for a 6 credit internship. For each credit hour, students must work 60 hours for a total of 360 hours for the semester.

Summer students have the option of registering for 3, 4 or 5 credits For each credit hour, students must work 60 hours.
3-credit internship = 180 hours
4-credit internship = 240 hours
5-credit internship = 300 hours

Advisors

Each student will be assigned to a faculty member who will assist him/her with their internship search and serve as his/her advisor throughout the semesters. Students meet with their advisor periodically to discuss their progress. Advisors are readily available to help students with any issues or concerns that might arise at their internship.

Internship Database

ICLA's internship database is available to students in the Los Angeles program as a starting place for finding an internship. Students choose from a variety of search options such as company name, category or job type. The database is updated frequently, be the ICLA staff relies on the students to forward any changes they know about or encounter during their own search or during their internships.
Students are requested to email any changes they are aware of, such as new contact names or new site phone numbers, to laprogram@ithaca.edu.

Other Internship Resources on the Web

Entertainmentcareers.net
This website, which is updated daily, lists internships in the major fields of communications. Be sure to click on "Internships" on the top of the home page.

mandy.com
Mandy.com lists film production and development internships.

• Under "USA" click on "California-South"
• Under "Jobs" click on "Click here to view production-jobs"

Los Angeles Craigslist

• Under "jobs" click on "tv/film/video"
• On the second line, click on "central la" or "SF valley"
• Check box "internship" and hit "SEARCH"
• You can also type the word "television" or "film" into the search engine.

Prospective Internship Companies

Companies can have their internship opportunities added to the Los Angeles Internship Database online by using our Internship Listing Form, or can contact the Ithaca LA Program Office for more information. Also, please visit the Companies page on this website.