Location: BMI Nashville

Duration: Summer 2026 / June 1 – July 30, 2026

Department: AV Operations

Work Environment: This position is a hybrid role with expectations for 3 days onsite and 1 day remote.

POSITION SUMMARY: This internship supports efforts to improve the accuracy of cue sheet data by identifying sound effects that are incorrectly listed as musical works. The intern will research production music libraries and assist with data clean-up and classification activities.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Review cue sheet entries to help distinguish sound effects from musical works.
Research select production music libraries to identify sound effects and commonly used keywords.
Document findings and assist with updating records in internal systems.
Regular attendance.
Other duties as assigned.
Support our BMI Core Values and cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion.

POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education: Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university as an undergraduate student. Must return to school in the Fall of 2026. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.

Skills and Abilities:

Strong attention to detail
Basic research skills
Ability to organize and document findings clearly
Comfort working with spreadsheets or data lists
Interest in music, sound effects, or media content
Preferred areas of study or interests: Music business, music industry, music technology, information management, data analytics, library science

Why Join Us?

BMI is the nation’s largest performing rights organization, representing more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers and music publishers, and a repertoire of over 25 million musical works.

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

All applicants will receive equal opportunity for employment without regard of race, color, sex, religion, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran’s or marital status, disability, or any other cultural factor.

Celebrating over 80 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, BMI® is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in over 25 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year.

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AV Operations Internship