About the role#
This internship supports the DIRECTV for Business Product Development team. You will work on artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to create video solutions for the commercial market. This is a 10-week summer program based in our Clarksburg, Maryland office.
What you'll do#
- Build an AI-powered media intelligence platform that analyzes live and recorded video content.
- Work with video metadata, closed captions, speech-to-text transcripts, and machine learning models to identify topics and enable search across video streams.
- Support the full model development lifecycle, including data collection, preprocessing, feature selection, training, and validation.
- Prototype deep learning architectures using PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Develop data-processing pipelines and experiment with embeddings and semantic search.
- Build and benchmark baseline models like linear regression, decision trees, and support vector machines.
- Evaluate model performance using metrics such as accuracy, precision, and recall.
What you'll need#
- Current pursuit of a four-year undergraduate or advanced degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or Data Science.
- Proficiency in Python and its ML ecosystem, specifically NumPy and pandas.
- Ability to write reproducible training and evaluation scripts.
- Experience with Linux or Android.
- Full U.S. work authorization.
Location & details#
- Location: Clarksburg, MD.
- Modality: On-site (3-5 days per week).
- Term: Summer 2027 (10 weeks).
- Program Dates: June 7, 2027 to August 13, 2027 or June 14, 2027 to August 20, 2027.
- Compensation: $25 to $34 per hour, depending on academic status.
About DIRECTV
DIRECTV provides satellite and streaming television services to customers. The company offers live sports, reality television, and local programming. Founded in 1994, it maintains headquarters in El Segundo, California. The organization employs over 15,000 people across multiple office locations.
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