Television development & production (Scripted & Unscripted) internship
Closing date: 8th June 2026
Start date: 7th September 2026
Salary: £29,000 per annum
Contract: 3 months
Are you passionate about pursuing a career in the television industry and looking for your route into, or next step up, the TV ladder?
Avalon is a multi-award-winning talent management, television production and live promotion group with offices in London, Los Angeles and New York. Avalon, Artists Rights Group and The Agency together represent a diverse and distinctive roster of artists including actors, comedians, writers and directors, among them Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award-winners. You can find more information here.
Our core values help define our purpose and are at the essence of what we do and shape our culture. You can read about our values here.
Our 3-month paid internship will give you hands on experience across Avalon Television’s development and production. Our programming spans reality shows, documentaries, true crime, lifestyle series, drama and comedy-entertainment format
Responsibilities
Development
- Gain a broad overview of the development process
- Understand the approach to editorial/tone/style across different genres
- Contribute to group brainstorms and development meetings
- Assist with setting up client and broadcaster meetings
- Monitor upcoming client appearances/industry trends
- Learn about casting for un-scripted formats and reality TV shows
- Assist reading/filtering/breaking down unsolicited scripts
- Writing book reports and script reports
- Attend client/non-client performances
- Use social media to find potential on-screen contributors and new talent
- Undertake background research for new development projects and pitches
Production
- Shadow on active productions
- Gain understanding of the key roles within production
- Attend shoot days
- Gain experience of the post-production process
Knowledge, skills and experience
What we’re looking for:
- Keen interest in the development and production of all genres of scripted and unscripted TV, including reality shows, documentaries, true crime, lifestyle series, drama and comedy-entertainment format
- A confident, enthusiastic self-starter
- Hard working attitude with a strong attention to detail
Our internships are specifically designed as part of our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, and as such we encourage applications from individuals with no prior connections in the industry. We want to open the door to fresh, new, and diverse voices who might otherwise find it hard to break into the industry.
If you’ve got a genuine passion for TV development and production, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply
Please upload your CV and application question answers using the apply link which will direct you to our job page.
Don’t worry about sounding perfect — we’re not looking for polished essays or slick answers. We want to hear your authentic voice. Be yourself, and be honest. We’re looking for enthusiasm, originality, and potential.
A note on your application: We want you, not a bot.
As our internships are looking for genuine potential, we’ve already checked how AI answers our application questions, so please answer with your authentic voice, not a chatbot’s! Just be yourself; we’re much more interested in the person you are than how well you can prompt an AI.
We are always on the lookout for exceptional talent. Avalon is committed to creating a diverse environment and proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented groups. Regardless of your race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, or veteran status, you are welcome at Avalon.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.