Internship Start Date: Rolling
Internship Duration: 4-6 months
Time/Days Required: 12-15 hrs/week min
Workplace Requirements: Remote
Nomadica Films, a leading independent production company with teams in Seattle, LA, and NY, develops and produces unscripted series and films for TV networks and streaming platforms including Netflix, Disney+, Peacock and Warner Bros Discovery. Our work has been nominated for Emmy, IDA and Critics Choice Awards, and screened at festivals like Berlinale and Tribeca. Most recently, Netflix premiered our docuseries Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure which peaked as a top 5 title for the streamer across all unscripted and scripted TV.
In an era of disposable programs, Nomadica has burnished a reputation in the industry for intimate storytelling, cinematic visuals and for evolving well-worn content genres that break the traditional paradigm. Since its inception in 2016, Nomadica has produced acclaimed and award-winning global series and documentary specials for partners such as Netflix, Disney, Discovery and National Geographic.
Cutting its teeth as an in-demand show running pod for some of the most ambitious series in unscripted TV (including Discovery’s The Last Alaskans and Nat Geo’s Inside Combat Rescue), Nomadica launched its banner by teaming with Vox Media’s popular platform The Dodo and producing Dodo Heroes, Animal Planet’s first ever globally launched series. The series drew 40 million viewers worldwide while earning a Critics Choice nomination. Nomadica spun off three series from Dodo Heroes: Izzy’s Koala World, the first ever live-action kids series for Netflix; Disney’s Roman to the Rescue; and The Wizard of Paws, currently in its seventh season for BYUtv.
Nomadica’s recent Netflix limited series Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure chronicles the controversial 10-year treasure hunt engineered by mercurial art dealer Forrest Fenn that drew more than 300,000 searchers to the Rockies in pursuit of a hidden chest of gold. In 2023, Nomadica won the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best Documentary Feature award for Between the Rains, a coming-of-age story set in climate-ravaged Kenya.
Part-Time Unpaid Internship
Nomadica is seeking students interested in documentary production and branded video marketing to join our team as an unpaid intern (only students actively enrolled in programs seeking college credit) [Yale students should review relevant practicum options: https://ocs.yale.edu/prac471]. We are looking for someone savvy in all forms of social media, with strong writing skills, and a mindset for both branded and documentary content development. This is a great opportunity to learn about how documentary TV and film projects are developed and sold and build your own marketing strategies as new projects are commissioned and released.
The right candidate will have a passion for documentary and unscripted TV and is excited by the opportunity to collaborate on program development, production, and social media marketing.
Tasks might include:
• Ideating and researching unscripted TV formats
• Scripting and video editing development reels
• Writing and designing pitch decks
• Creating with AI tools
• Creating content for our social media and website
• Brainstorming marketing strategies
• Research and writing for documentary grants
Qualifications:
• Enrollment at an accredited institution pursuing a major in a relevant field (Communications, Film, Marketing, Broadcast Journalism, etc.)
• Basic video and photo editing experience
• Strong writing skills
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
**This is a fully remote position for currently enrolled students only. Must be able to receive college credit. Please email us a resume and cover letter to jobs@nomadicafilms.com — tell us a bit about yourself, your TV/doc interests, career goals, etc. Applications not submitted correctly will not be considered.
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