The strategic communications and B.F.A. acting double major was chosen to participate in the media and entertainment company’s 10-week paid fellowship in New York City.
Last fall, Weaver attended an Elon-sponsored career fair, where he conducted a Skype interview with an NBC representative. A few weeks later, he received an invitation to apply to the fellowship program.
“In February I received an email informing me I had made it to the next round,” Weaver recalled. “I subsequently completed a virtual interview, in which instead of speaking to a person, I answered questions shown on the screen. My answers were reviewed by NBC employees at a later time.”
Weaver and other fellowship participants will be placed in a department that mirrors their career interests. As a part of the experience, NBCUniversal will offer professional development opportunities, including workshops, meetings with executive speakers and industry panelists, and networking events.
“I’m interested in participating in the program because I am excited for the opportunity to work for a company with a dedication to diversity like NBC,” Weaver said.
Weaver believes that his participation in the program could benefit his future career endeavors.
“Ultimately, I would like to be a showrunner, with the ability to write and act in my own shows,” Weaver explained. “NBCUniversal would be a great place for me to start a career, and I’m excited that this program could lead to that.”
Weaver is active in several on-campus organizations, including “Newsbreakers,” “Elon Tonight” and Lambda Pi Eta, the communications honor society. Additionally, he is involved with Weird Enough Productions, a company he founded with a group of fellow Elon students dedicated to positive media representation for people of color.
By Cassidy Stratton ’16