Creative Artists Agency Internship 2027–2028: Deadlines & How to Apply

Last updated: November 2026

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) runs one U.S. internship application for five areas, and for summer 2027 it has already closed. Per CAA's summer 2027 application, posted in October 2026, the window ran from October 5 to October 30, 2026, and the internships page now says the summer 2027 application has closed. What's still open is CAA ICON, CAA's stadium and arena consulting division: on November 10, 2026, CAA's own Workday board listed 7 paid U.S. intern roles for summer 2027, paying $19.84 to $33.00 an hour depending on the track. In plain words: if you want the main agency program, you apply in October 2027 and intern in summer 2028; if you fit an ICON track, you can apply now and intern in summer 2027.

Quick Facts

The row that matters most: the main CAA application for summer 2027 closed on October 30, 2026, while the CAA ICON roles for summer 2027 are open now.

Externships are short, remote programs where you finish a real project for a real company, most often in 8 weeks at 5 to 10 hours a week. The Beats by Dre Creative Advertising Strategy Externship practices the brand pitch work CAA's marketing and partnerships teams ask interns for, and the Attronica Financial Planning & Analysis and Private Company Valuation Externship builds the modeling behind CAA ICON's strategic advisory track. Explore all Externships.

What Is a Creative Artists Agency Internship?

A Creative Artists Agency internship is a paid summer program at CAA, the Los Angeles talent agency founded in 1975 that calls itself "the leading entertainment and sports agency." This guide covers Creative Artists Agency, not the Colonial Athletic Association or the Canadian Automobile Association. The main CAA Internship Program takes one U.S. application for five areas: Motion Pictures, Television, Theatre, Creators and Entertainment; CAA Sports; CAA Music and Comedy Touring; Entertainment Marketing; and Corporate (finance, HR, communications, technology, community and impact). CAA Sports has its own CAA Sports internship guide. Separately, CAA ICON, which each of its job postings describes as a division of CAA, hires summer interns for venue project management, strategic advisory and sports data analytics. CAA doesn't publish how many interns it takes.

When Do Creative Artists Agency Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

The main program opens once a year in October and stays open for under four weeks. Archived copies of CAA's internships page show the summer 2025 window ran October 14 to November 8, 2024, and the summer 2026 window ran October 14 to November 7, 2025. For summer 2027 it ran October 5 to October 30, 2026, per CAA's summer 2027 application, about 8 months before the June 14, 2027 start. So we expect the summer 2028 window in early to mid October 2027, with low to medium confidence, because the 2026 window opened 9 days earlier than the year before. CAA ICON posts separately: its summer 2027 roles went up between October 19 and November 5, 2026 (dates from CAA's Workday system, which may sit slightly before public posting), about 6 to 7 months before the May 17, 2027 start.

How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

The main program has a hard close date, not a rolling pool. Over three cycles the window ran 25 to 26 days: October 14 to November 8, 2024; October 14 to November 7, 2025; and October 5 to October 30, 2026 (per CAA's summer 2027 application). There's one application per cycle, and CAA asks you to submit it only once, so a late or rushed form can't be fixed. The date also moves: in 2026 it opened 9 days earlier than in 2025. Check the internships page from late September 2027 and submit in the first week. For CAA ICON, the postings give no deadline, so treat each role as open only until it fills.

Which Creative Artists Agency Internship Programs Should You Target?

CAA's internships fall into two programs with different calendars. The table lists the five main areas and the three CAA ICON tracks, in CAA's own words.

MBA students have separate groups listed in the summer 2027 application: Strategic Client Advisory, Talent Business Ventures and Strategic Development. For athlete representation and sports marketing, see our CAA Sports internship guide. ICON roles are listed on the CAA ICON careers page.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

The main program's rules come from CAA's internships page and its summer 2027 application. The CAA ICON rules come from the live ICON postings.

• Student status: main program, current university students; CAA ICON, juniors, seniors or graduate students (the Data Analytics role asks for juniors or seniors).

• Graduation date: main program, December 2027 to June 2028 for the class CAA recruited this fall; CAA ICON, spring, summer or winter 2027 or spring or summer 2028.

• GPA: main program, not published; CAA ICON, "a minimum GPA of 3.0 is strongly preferred."

• Hours and location: 40 hours a week in person for the main program; full time in person for ICON.

• Work authorization: neither program sponsors visas. Anyone who needs sponsorship now or in the future isn't eligible.

• Housing: main-program interns arrange their own transportation and housing; CAA ICON offers a housing stipend to interns who aren't local.

Is the GPA a Hard Cutoff?

For CAA ICON, no: the postings say a 3.0 is "strongly preferred," not required. The main program doesn't publish a GPA rule at all. The hard limits are the graduation window and sponsorship. If you graduate after June 2028, the next main window in October 2027 is likely not yours yet, so the summer after is the one to plan for. ICON majors are specific: construction management, engineering or business for Owner's Representative; finance, accounting, business or sports management for Strategic Advisory; data analytics, statistics, math, computer science or economics for Data Analytics.

What Skills Does Creative Artists Agency Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

The chart counts skills across the three CAA ICON postings we read in full (Owner's Representative, Strategic Advisory and Sports Data Analytics). All three ask for Microsoft Excel, attention to detail, clear writing and speaking, and working both alone and in a team. The analytics and advisory roles add quantitative analysis, with SQL, Python or R for data and financial modeling for advisory. The main agency program publishes no software list. Its summer 2027 application describes research on clients, trends and brands, pitch decks, sizzle reels, script coverage, tracking grids and a capstone pitch to agents.

How Is Demand for Marketing Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

Each skill below comes from CAA's own postings and maps to a remote Externship you can finish before the October 2027 window.

No open Externship teaches script coverage or construction management. These cover the pitch, research, finance and data work that runs through both CAA programs.

What Is the Creative Artists Agency Application and Interview Process Like?

CAA publishes the application rules; the interview steps come from applicants on Reddit.

1. One application per cycle. For the main program you submit a single Workday application in October, rank two cities and choose departments. CAA asks you to apply only once per cycle.

2. Recruiter call. Applicants describe a general recruiter call first. Those who applied in October report hearing back around late December or January.

3. Department interview. Next comes a first-round interview for a specific department or track, sometimes still with a recruiter.

4. Second round. Applicants describe a second interview, often with someone from the team, and offers following one to two weeks later.

5. Decision. Offers for summer 2026 started arriving in January, and one touring applicant was told to expect news in February.

6. CAA ICON. Apply to the specific city and track posting on CAA's Workday board. ICON publishes no interview format.

CAA links an interview advice page from its internships page. It publishes no acceptance rate.

What Students on Reddit Say

Applicants talk mostly about the interview rounds, the long wait and how hard the program is to land. These are lightly paraphrased from threads we read in full.

How Do You Stand Out for a Creative Artists Agency Internship?

First, know the work of CAA's clients. A CAA employee on Reddit advises naming projects with CAA clients attached when you're asked what you like, and the program ends with a pitch to agents. Second, choose cities and departments on purpose. You rank two cities, and the departments on offer vary by city and session. Third, don't put everything on one window. One applicant landed a CAA offer only after three years of trying, and another commenter credits a CAA internship with starting their career. If you study construction, finance or analytics, CAA ICON is a second, separate door that's open now. CAA doesn't publish an applicant count, class size or conversion rate, so there's no number to benchmark against.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

If you're targeting talent agencies and entertainment, these employers also hire summer interns:

Our media and entertainment internships guide compares more agencies, studios and networks.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Creative Artists Agency internship?

No. The summer 2026 class has finished, and the main application for summer 2027 also closed on October 30, 2026. What's still open is CAA ICON: 7 U.S. summer 2027 intern roles on CAA's Workday board as of November 10, 2026. For the main program, plan for the October 2027 window for summer 2028.

When do CAA internship applications open?

The main program opens once a year in October. It ran October 14 in 2024 and 2025 and October 5 in 2026, each time for about 25 days. We expect the summer 2028 window in early to mid October 2027. CAA ICON posted its summer 2027 roles from October 19 to November 5, 2026.

Is the CAA internship paid?

Yes. CAA says all its internships are paid. Per CAA's summer 2027 application, the main program paid $18.00 to $18.50 an hour base, set by location. CAA ICON pays $19.84 to $33.00 an hour for Owner's Representative and $19.84 to $26.00 for Strategic Advisory and Sports Data Analytics, plus a housing stipend for non-local interns.

Who can apply for a CAA internship?

For the main program, current university students graduating in the window CAA sets each year (December 2027 to June 2028 for the class recruited in 2026) who can work 40 hours a week in person. CAA ICON wants juniors, seniors or graduate students. Neither program sponsors visas, now or in the future.

Which departments can CAA interns work in?

The main program covers five areas: motion pictures, television, theatre, creators and entertainment; CAA Sports; music and comedy touring; entertainment marketing; and corporate functions such as finance, HR and technology. CAA ICON adds venue project management, strategic advisory and sports data analytics. Departments vary by city and session.

Where are CAA internships located?

Main-program interns work in person in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, Nashville or Jacksonville, and applicants rank two cities. CAA ICON's summer 2027 roles are in Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, San Jose and Washington, DC for Owner's Representative, and Denver for Strategic Advisory and Sports Data Analytics.

How long is the CAA internship?

The main program runs 8 weeks. Per CAA's summer 2027 application, that class runs June 14 to August 6, 2027, full time and in person. CAA ICON runs longer, from May 17 to August 6, 2027. Expect the summer 2028 main program to follow a similar mid-June to early-August pattern.

Does a CAA internship lead to a full-time job?

CAA doesn't publish a return-offer or conversion rate. The route it names for graduates is the Entry-Level Training Program, known as the CAA Mailroom, which is a separate post-graduation role. A CAA employee on Reddit says most of their mailroom colleagues had interned at a studio first.

If you fit a CAA ICON track, apply now; for the main program, mark early October 2027 and submit in the first week. While you wait, a remote Externship gives you a finished pitch, model or analysis to show a CAA recruiter.