Lionsgate Internship 2027–2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply

Last updated: August 2026

Lionsgate's studio business runs on a content library of more than 18,000 film and TV titles, and in May 2025 it spun off from Starz into a standalone public company at an enterprise value of roughly $4.6 billion. That newly independent studio runs a paid, 10-week Summer Internship Program across film, television, marketing, distribution, and corporate tracks, making it one of the most sought-after entry points in independent Hollywood. Here is everything you need to know to land a seat in the Summer 2027 cohort.

Quick Facts

Lionsgate runs a structured, paid 10-week Summer internship across many departments, based primarily in Santa Monica with Toronto postings via Lionsgate Canada. It is cohort-based, not rolling: applications for Summer 2027 are expected to open ~late January 2027 with a deadline ~mid-to-late February 2027. Posted pay ranges from $18 to $27 per hour depending on track.

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What Is a Lionsgate Internship?

The Lionsgate Internship Program is a structured, paid 10-week summer experience run by Lionsgate Studios Corp., the film and TV studio that separated from Starz in May 2025 to become a standalone public company. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Santa Monica, Lionsgate is one of the largest independent studios in Hollywood, with a library of more than 18,000 film and TV titles and CEO Jon Feltheimer at the helm. Interns are placed across a wide range of departments, from Motion Picture Group production and development to television, creative advertising, acquisitions, inclusive content, and corporate development. The work is real: development interns read scripts and write coverage, inclusive-content interns research the competitive TV and film landscape, and corporate-development interns support M&A analysis and build senior-management presentations. The program is cohort-based, starts together at a fixed June orientation, and is based primarily in Santa Monica, with a parallel set of Lionsgate Canada postings in Toronto.

When Do Lionsgate Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

Lionsgate has not yet published its Summer 2027 dates, but the cycle is highly predictable because the program is cohort-based rather than rolling. The page title and series stay evergreen at "2027–2028," but the live target right now is the Summer 2027 cohort, which you apply to during the winter of 2026–2027. Projecting from the documented Summer 2026 cycle (postings opened late January 2026, the Corporate Development role listed a February 13 deadline, and the Inclusive Content posting expired February 16), applications for summer 2027 are expected to open ~late January 2027 and close ~mid-to-late February 2027. Interviews typically run February through April, offers land in spring, and the cohort starts at a June orientation. The build window is now: confirm exact 2027 dates at jobs.lionsgate.com/content/Internships starting Fall 2026, and use the months before then to build coverage-writing, research, and marketing evidence.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

Because Lionsgate runs a cohort-based program with a single deadline, the application window itself is short, and the real risk is that individual department postings close as they fill before the posted deadline arrives. In the Summer 2026 cycle, postings opened in late January and the earliest deadlines landed by mid-February, roughly a two-to-three-week window. Applying in week one does three things. First, it gets your resume in front of recruiters before the most popular tracks (Production & Development, Creative Advertising) fill their interview slates. Second, it leaves time to complete the pre-recorded video interview promptly, which keeps you moving while recruiters are still actively scheduling. Third, because you may also be considered for departments not listed, an early, well-targeted application signals genuine passion for the content area, the single trait that recurs across every reviewed job description and Reddit thread. Treat ~late January 2027 as the date to be ready for, not the date to start preparing.

Which Lionsgate Internship Programs Should You Target?

Lionsgate runs one unified internship program that places interns across many departments, so the real choice is which track to target. The tracks below are drawn from documented and recent Lionsgate intern postings; the program page also notes candidates may be considered for departments not listed, so applying to your top one or two and staying flexible is the winning approach.

See live openings at jobs.lionsgate.com/content/Internships. Pay and creative judgment both climb toward the corporate and development tracks: the Corporate Development role (MBA-targeted) posted the highest rate at $27/hr, while creative and development tracks lean hardest on coverage-writing and a genuine, demonstrable passion for film and TV.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

Lionsgate publishes clear eligibility criteria across its intern job descriptions and program page. The core requirements:

• Enrollment: Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university, pursuing an Associate, Bachelor's, or Graduate degree.

• Year in school: Rising juniors through recent grads, where recent grads must be within 6 months of the internship start date.

• Graduate students: Eligible, and some tracks are degree-gated (Corporate Development explicitly targets MBA students).

• International students: Eligible only if they can provide documentation to legally work in the United States; no intern visa sponsorship is stated.

• Availability: Must be available for the entire 10-week program and attend the June orientation.

• GPA: No GPA cutoff is published in any reviewed posting or on the program page.

Does Lionsgate Care More About GPA or Passion for Film?

Passion, demonstrably. No reviewed posting or the program page states a GPA cutoff, but the job descriptions repeatedly emphasize a strong academic background in film, media, communications, or a related field alongside a genuine, provable love of the content. For creative and development tracks, being a "voracious reader" is a recurring bar, and coverage-writing ability is effectively expected. The "rising junior through recent grad" window is strict (recent grads must be within 6 months of the start date), and Canadian applicants can pursue the Lionsgate Canada postings in Toronto under the same program framework. The most competitive candidates pair the academic background with concrete proof of engagement: script coverage samples, festival tracking, audience-trend research, or marketing work they have actually produced.

What Skills Does Lionsgate Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

Reading three real Lionsgate intern job descriptions in full (Production & Development, Inclusive Content, and Corporate Development) shows a consistent picture: excellent oral and written communication appears in every one, and it is followed closely by organization, self-motivation, and research and analytical ability. The exact mix shifts by track. Coverage and reading and creative judgment dominate the development tracks, while Excel and PowerPoint proficiency and financial analysis dominate the corporate and finance tracks. Across all of them, recruiters are screening for someone who can juggle multiple projects, communicate clearly in writing, and show real, specific enthusiasm for entertainment.

How Is Demand for Media & Entertainment Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

And every skill in that chart maps to a remote Externship where you finish a real project before Lionsgate's window opens.

How close is the overlap? The Beats by Dre project is exactly the audience-and-competitive research an Inclusive Content or development intern does day to day, the TikTok project builds the creative-marketing story the Creative Advertising track wants, and the BeReal project shows the self-starting ownership every Lionsgate JD screens for.

What Is the Lionsgate Application and Interview Process Like?

Lionsgate's intern hiring process is behavioral and fit-focused, not technical: there is no coding or aptitude test. Here is the sequence, drawn from the program page, posted job descriptions, and community interview reports:

1. Watch the portal. The Lionsgate internships page is expected to open for summer 2027 around late January 2027. Set alerts starting Fall 2026 and check often.

2. Prepare a 1-page resume (PDF preferred). A cover letter is optional. Tailor the resume to the specific track, foregrounding coverage, research, or marketing work as relevant.

3. Apply to your preferred department(s). You may also be considered for departments not listed. Apply early in the window, because postings can close as they fill.

4. Pre-recorded video interview. A HireVue-style on-demand round with recruiters: typically 5 to 8 behavioral questions with roughly 30 seconds to prepare and up to about 3 minutes to record each answer. Expect questions on motivation, future goals, and handling conflicting deadlines.

5. Live video interviews. Rounds with team members and the hiring supervisor focused on department fit, role-specific knowledge, and genuine passion for the content area.

6. Offer. Accept and confirm your availability for the full 10-week program and the June orientation.

Two things to note. First, the interview is almost entirely behavioral and passion-driven: Glassdoor rates the Lionsgate interview experience about 66% positive with a moderate difficulty of roughly 2.76 out of 5. Second, the pre-recorded round trips up unprepared candidates, so practice concise, specific answers about why you want that exact team. Total time from application to offer typically spans February through spring.

What Students on Reddit Say

Three community threads give a first-hand look at breaking into Lionsgate and studio internships, all paraphrased.

How Do You Stand Out for a Lionsgate Internship?

Three moves, all executable before the window opens. First, build demonstrable proof of your passion for the content, not just a claim of it: for creative and development tracks that means script coverage samples and being a genuine, voracious reader; for inclusive-content and corporate tracks it means real audience-trend or competitive research you can show. Second, target one or two specific departments and tailor your resume and pre-recorded answers to that exact team, because recruiters screen hard for role-specific knowledge and genuine enthusiasm for the content area, and a generic "I love movies" answer does not survive the video round. Third, network, since community consensus is that cold online applications to big studios often stall without a referral, so warm introductions and informational conversations with people in film and TV meaningfully raise your odds. Do all three during the Fall 2026 build window, and you arrive at the late-January 2027 opening ready to apply in week one.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

Lionsgate is one of several major studios recruiting film, TV, and media interns on roughly the same winter-to-summer calendar. If you are building an entertainment-internship list, these are the obvious neighbors to apply alongside it:

Our roundup of all Externships maps remote projects across film, marketing, research, and finance, so you can build finished, real-company work no matter which studio track you are chasing.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Lionsgate internship?

No. The Summer 2026 cohort is already underway (orientation was June 9, 2026, and the program runs through August 13, 2026), and its application window closed back in February 2026. The next opportunity is the Summer 2027 cohort, for which applications are expected to open ~late January 2027. Use the intervening months to build coverage, research, and marketing evidence.

When do Lionsgate internship applications open for Summer 2027?

The dates are not yet published. Based on the Summer 2026 cycle, applications for summer 2027 are expected to open ~late January 2027 with a deadline ~mid-to-late February 2027. The 2026 Corporate Development posting listed a February 13 deadline. Confirm exact dates at jobs.lionsgate.com/content/Internships starting Fall 2026.

How long is the Lionsgate internship and when does it run?

It is a 10-week program over the summer. The 2026 cohort ran June 9 to August 13, 2026, and Summer 2027 is expected to run ~early June to mid-August 2027. Interns must be available for the entire program and attend the June orientation.

Is the Lionsgate internship paid, and how much?

Yes, all internships are paid hourly, with pay varying by track. Posted rates range from $18/hour (Production & Development, 2025) to $19/hour (Inclusive Content, 2026) to $27/hour (Corporate Development / MBA, 2026). Aggregators peg the typical Lionsgate intern near $21/hour. No housing or relocation benefit is stated in reviewed postings.

Who is eligible for a Lionsgate internship?

Students actively enrolled at an accredited college or university (undergraduate or graduate), from rising juniors through recent grads who are within 6 months of the internship start date. Some tracks are degree-gated (Corporate Development targets MBA students). International students qualify only if they can provide documentation to legally work in the US. No GPA cutoff is published.

What is the Lionsgate interview process like?

There is no coding or aptitude test. The process is a pre-recorded, HireVue-style video interview with recruiters (typically 5 to 8 behavioral questions), followed by live video interviews with team members and the hiring supervisor. Questions center on motivation, career goals, handling conflicting deadlines, and genuine passion for the content area. Glassdoor rates the experience about 66% positive at a moderate difficulty.

Does the Lionsgate internship convert to a full-time job?

There is no guarantee. The official program page cites "numerous success stories" of interns moving into permanent roles but publishes no official conversion rate. Community signals are encouraging: Glassdoor's intern subset skews far more positive than the company-wide score, suggesting a strong pipeline experience.

Does Lionsgate sponsor visas for interns?

No intern visa sponsorship is stated in reviewed postings. International students are eligible only if they can provide documentation to legally work in the United States. If you need sponsorship, confirm directly with the recruiter before applying, and note that Canadian applicants can pursue the Lionsgate Canada postings in Toronto.

Lionsgate's Summer 2027 window is expected to open around late January 2027, and the candidates who get in are the ones who arrive with real, finished work to show. Spend the Fall 2026 build window wisely: a remote Externship turns your interest in film, marketing, or media into a completed, real-company project you can point at the moment applications open.