Business Development Intern (Los Angeles) (Fall 23)

Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. The Dolby U internship program offers impactful, project-based work experience in a collaborative, creative environment where you work side by side with industry leaders. Amplify your insatiable curiosity by implementing real-world solutions that revolutionize how people communicate and how entertainment is created, delivered, and enjoyed worldwide. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits, not to mention a Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where, when, and how you do your best work. For any student seeking to gain invaluable expertise through meaningful, personal contributions, we invite you to join us in continuing to design a future where technology meets entertainment!

Dolby’s consumer entertainment and cinema businesses are bringing Dolby’s breakthrough technologies, powering the world’s top movies, TV shows, music, games, and live sports to more places around the world across a wider range of consumer experiences and devices.

Summary

The Consumer Entertainment Team is seeking the next generation of passionate individuals to assume an active role in driving excellence across Dolby’s digital touchpoints. This internship will focus on supporting a variety of projects and initiatives across the development and execution of Dolby’s content and distribution strategy that sees Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision proliferate across various content categories (film, tv, music, gaming, podcasts). For anyone seeking to gain invaluable expertise through meaningful, personal contributions, join us to design a future where technology meets entertainment.

The ideal candidate for this role follows the latest media trends and has an interest in the evolution of the entertainment industry. An interest in tv, movies, sports, music, and/or podcasts is preferred, but not a must. An openness to learn about Dolby technologies at a high-level is a must. The right person for this role must demonstrate an ability to think holistically, be detail-oriented and consider all aspects of the task or responsibility they’ve been given. Collaboration and communication skills are critical, as the team’s success is hinged on our ability to work with internal cross functional teams to achieve our goals.

This role will focus on:

• Build an understanding of Dolby’s technologies and how they apply to different categories in entertainment (specifically tv, music and podcasts) across devices.
• Analysis of entertainment and media market trends, news, and opportunities supporting the expansion of content in Dolby Atmos and/or Dolby Vision
• Assist in the development of sales enablement materials and internal market research presentations.
• Support pro-active internal communication between this group and global music teams, global podcast teams, commercial partnerships, and marketing.
• Drive specific projects and podcast creator-driven initiatives for Dolby Atmos Podcasts
• Track entertainment partners globally across streaming services, music, and podcasts
• Support entertainment industry events including virtual and in-person events
  

Qualifications

• Working toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Data Analytics, Communications, Marketing or a related field
• A willingness to learn about Dolby technologies.
• Ideal candidate has a passion for gaming, sports and/or podcasts who keeps their finger on the pulse of the latest trends and news
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to represent Dolby in a professional manner and interface at all levels both internally and externally.
• Ability to think and act strategically with good problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize work, and to work to deadlines.

We recognize that applying to internships can be a daunting process, especially if you have not had any previous internships, or if this is a new field of interest to you. Even if you do not have previous professional experience to meet the listed qualifications, we will consider relevant project, volunteer, and extracurricular experiences, and we encourage you to include them on your resume and apply.

ELIGIBILITY

Working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Data Analytics, Communications, Marketing or a related field; recent grads who are within 6 months of graduation are also eligible to apply. Must be available to work full-time Monday-Friday for 6 months between September 2023 – March 2024.

Start date for the internship is as follows:

• Monday, September 25, 2023
  

The San Francisco/Bay Area base hourly range for this internship position is $28-33/hr and can vary if outside of this location. Our hourly ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific hourly range and perks and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

Dolby will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Dolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, family status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.