Intern, Film Development - Summer 2026

Job Type

Part-time, Internship

Description

Position Title: Intern, Film Development - Summer 2026

Location: Burbank, CA

Reporting To: Director, Film Development

Application Window: March 2, 2026 - March 21, 2026

Program Dates: June 8, 2026 - August 14, 2026

Hourly Pay Range: $17.00 - $19.50

Little Schmidt Productions is a creative studio working across film, television, and digital storytelling. We develop audience-focused concepts, campaigns, and narrative experiences designed to connect strong ideas with culture, craft, and commercial impact.

Our film development team works closely with writers, producers, and creative partners to shape projects from early concept through structured development. We focus on strong narrative foundations, compelling characters, and projects that combine creative ambition with clear audience engagement.

Our internship programme offers practical exposure to a professional studio environment where emerging talent can contribute to development workflows while gaining hands-on experience in research, story evaluation, script materials, and internal development coordination.

Summary

We are looking for a Film Development Intern to support story research, project evaluation, creative references, and development coordination. This role is ideal for someone with strong reading and analytical skills, a passion for film storytelling, and curiosity about how projects move from early ideas to structured development.

This internship provides exposure to the creative and editorial process behind film development, including research, story analysis, internal discussions, and project tracking. The successful candidate will support working documents, references, development materials, and creative coordination while gaining insight into how film projects are evaluated and shaped within a studio environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with research into story worlds, themes, genres, audience trends, and comparable film projects.
• Support the preparation of development notes, reading summaries, and internal story reference materials.
• Help organise scripts, treatments, notes, submissions, and related development documents.
• Contribute to gathering creative references across film, television, literature, and cultural sources.
• Assist with preparing development decks, concept materials, and internal presentation documents.
• Attend development meetings and help capture notes, ideas, and follow-up actions.
• Support coordination across active development projects by maintaining organised and updated working materials.
• Help track project details, deadlines, and creative priorities across multiple development assignments.
• Assist with reviewing story materials from a narrative, audience, and structural perspective.
• Provide general support to the film development team during active project cycles.

Requirements

• Strong interest in film, storytelling, screenwriting, and narrative development.
• Excellent reading comprehension, writing, and analytical skills.
• Strong organisational ability and attention to detail.
• Comfort working with scripts, development notes, research materials, and creative references.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a collaborative environment.
• Strong critical thinking and awareness of story structure, tone, and character development.
• Confidence working both independently and collaboratively within a studio team.
• Professional approach to communication, preparation, and follow-through.
• Interest in the creative and business process behind film development.
• Familiarity with screenwriting formats, script coverage, or development workflows is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous academic, internship, or personal project experience related to film development, screenwriting, or story analysis.
• Strong familiarity with contemporary and classic film storytelling across multiple genres.
• Ability to translate reading notes and research into clear, concise working documents.
• Interest in long-form narrative storytelling and film project development.

More Information

Little Schmidt Productions is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and welcomes applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. We believe strong storytelling is strengthened by diverse perspectives, creative voices, and collaborative thinking.

We are committed to maintaining a professional, respectful, and collaborative workplace where individuals are encouraged to contribute ideas, develop skills, and work as part of a high-performing creative team.