Disney Live Entertainment Costuming Production Workroom Intern, Spring 2025

About the Role & Program

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of teamwork, Disney Live Entertainment builds, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations! Our diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle…and a dash of pixie dust!

This is a full-time 6-month internship (dates are January 11th, 2025, through June 7th, 2025).

What You Will Do

The Costume Production department is responsible for facilitating the manufacturing and maintenance of operational and entertainment costumes across The Walt Disney Company. At Disney, you will partner with Entertainment and Costuming Operations to ensure costume quality and design is consistently maintained.

• Interface daily with the Workroom Teams, Costumers, Buyers, Designers, and varying levels of management within the Costuming organization
• Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to draping, drafting, patterning, CAD/CAM process, costume construction, fittings, size charts and alterations
• Attend possible meetings
• Observe and assist with fittings

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Proven knowledge of fabrics with an understanding of their relation to design and construction techniques
• Experience in the Theater, Film or Apparel Industry
• Willingness to learn and work with many different methods of construction that are unique to Creative Costuming
• Proven planning and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Computer proficiency is strongly encouraged as well as willingness to learn various programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well with cross-functional teams and vendors

Education:

• Currently enrolled as a senior or as a graduate student, pursuing a degree in Costume Design Production, Costuming, Clothing, or related field
• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all the below requirements:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess unrestricted work authorization
• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program
• Be compliant with appearance guidelines
• Available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship
• Able to provide own housing in the Orlando, FL area and have reliable transportation to/from work (We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida-based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities; for more information,