Internships

  
 

The Ladder Program students work full time (minimum 455 hours over the course of 13 weeks) in the entertainment industry in addition to attending weekly classes, completing class assignments and participating in the Guest Speaker Series and class trips.

Students work with The Ladder Program to find their own internships. A few months before the start of the Fall Semester, each student meets personally with the Executive Director, Heidi Heller Banks, to discuss career aspirations and goals. Based on that conversation, the Executive Director and student create a list of target companies for the student to contact.  

More times than not, there is a The Ladder Program personal contact at the target company, making it much easier for the student to secure a highly desirable internship. In Hollywood, it is who you know! Being a part of The Ladder Program gives you privileged access to a far-reaching network of contacts.

The Ladder Program is based on each student successfully completing one internship. It is our belief that the student is best served by focusing on one work environment. In very rare situations, an intern has split their time in Los Angeles between two internships. Working two internships is only possible with prior written approval by the Executive Director.

A sample of previous internships that have been secured by Executive Director Heidi Heller Banks and former interns include the following companies:
 

Advertising/Publicity
Chasen & Company
Chiat Day
Bob Gail Special Events
Universal Marketing
Warner Bros. TV Marketing

Animation/New Media
WB Animation

Casting Directors
Mali Finn
Liberman/Patton Ulrich/Kritzer/Dawson

Music
Fox Music
Rhino Records

Film Studios
DreamWorks
Focus Features
Paramount Pictures
Universal Studios
Warner Bros.

Producers
Beacon Pictures
DiNovi Pictures
Larger Than Life Productions
Marc Platt Productions
Spyglass Entertainment
State Street Productions

Production
Dimension Sound
Panavision
Termite Art

Talent and Literary Agencies
Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
The Gersh Agency
International Creative Management (ICM)

Talent and Literary Management Companies
Evolution
The Firm
Industry Entertainment
Mosaic

Television Networks
ABC Sports
CBS
Comedy Central
MTV
UPN
WB

 
The above list is only a small sample of the companies that have internships. There is an endless list of careers in entertainment. Writer, director, and actor may be the best known, but are really a small segment of the industry. There are careers and internships for all interests, and run the gamut from A to Z.
 
Accounting, Animation, Acting, Advertising
Business Affairs
Casting, Corporate Planning, Children's Television
Development (TV and Film), Directing
Entertainment Law, Editing, Equipment Rental
Film Production, Foley, Financing
Gaming, Grip
Human Resources, Home Entertainment Sales & Marketing
Insurance and Completion Bonds, International Sales
Journalism (Print & Broadcast)
Kinetic Specialist (Animation)
Licensing, Location Scout 		 

Marketing, Management, Music Supervisor
Network Executive, News
Operations, Online Marketing
Publicity, Product Placement, Props, Post Production
Quality Control, Quark Designer
Research (Network & Studio)
Sound Design, Syndication Sales, Sports, Special Effects
Tech Support, Transportation, Trailer Editor
Underwriting, Union Rep
Visual Effects, Video Production
Web Development, Writing, Wardrobe, Wireless Services
X, Y, Z Okay, you've got us there!

 
The Ladder Program can help each student figure out where they best fit into the entertainment industry and how to get there.