Disney Live Entertainment Creative Development & Inclusive Strategy Communication Intern

About the Role & Program

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, 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 the world over! This remarkably diverse and widespread team of entertainment professionals brings magical worlds to life through creative expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity…and a dash of pixie dust!

This is a full-time 6-month internship (dates are June 14, 2025, through January 3, 2026).

What You Will Do

The Role supports the work of the Disney Live Entertainment Global Inclusion Framework Team (DLE-GIFT). DLE-GIFT leverages strategic approaches to ENGAGE with DLE creative teams, to INSPIRE collaboration, and to INFLUENCE relevant content and storytelling for global audiences of DLE. We partner with colleagues of Walt Disney Imagineering, and Disney Consumer Products, to support the content relevancy needs of creative teams and partners across Disney Experiences.

• Provide overall communication and visual support for a variety of DLE-GIFT projects and priorities to meet DLE global business needs
• Undertake creative assignments including the design and production of newsletters, reports, summaries, or presentations, using various print, digital media, or communication platforms
• Assist or take the lead with the development of treatments, presentation boards, and digital presentations. Using visual and design skills for assignments, which include layout and graphic communications, photoshop, pitching concepts, and otherwise, fleshing out ideas relevant to GIFT projects
• Assist DLE-GIFT logistics and daily execution needs, with tasks such as crafting and maintaining schedules, note-taking, presentations, research, or documentation
• Contribute to the development or maintenance of systems for coordinating, tracking, and handling DLE GIFT work streams, data collection, research, and information sharing
• Support execution of DLE-GIFT relevancy consults, which may entail research, summaries, communication, and collaboration on projects with various internal and external partners
• Gain a deep understanding of the role of live entertainment in Parks and Resorts through benchmarking park experiences and content, or participating in customized learning sessions to become an integral member of the team

Required Qualifications & Skills

• A self-starting attitude, willingness to carry out responsibilities independently, and to explore new ways of working
• Curiosity about live entertainment and an instinct for thinking inclusively and seeing a world of diverse people, perspectives, and ways of expression
• A creative, strategic, solution-oriented attitude
• A diversity of work experiences and skills, which reflect a broad range of proficiencies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under strict and bold deadlines
• A passion for partnerships, and collaborations which may occur in innovative ways
• Ability to handle multiple projects, assignments, or partners and handle confidential information
• Demonstrated strength with Keynote, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Strong visual presentation, writing/positioning, and editing skills
• Well-versed in AP Style, grammar, and punctuation
• Ability to be flexible with work schedule, including days, nights, and holidays
• Flexibility to travel for work, which may include ground travel as a team member
• Proficient communicator, as may be required for presentations and reporting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using social media and video editing software
• Experience in theater, themed entertainment, communications, public relations, marketing, or event coordination, preferably outside of an educational program
• Current valid U.S. driver’s license: Operating a company vehicle may be part of this role
• Proficiency in Research tools and/or database management tools with the ability to organize multiple layers of documentation

Required Materials

• Portfolio (must submit a pdf file of your 10 (total) best examples of presentations, visual design & production, newsletter or media copy layout and editing, as well as a URL link on resume; no other submission formats considered)

Education

• Currently enrolled as a senior, or graduate student, earning a degree majoring in Communications, Digital Media, Design, Writing, Public Relations, or a related field