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D23 Event Marketing Intern, Spring 2025
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10101360 Location Glendale, California, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Oct. 08, 2024Job Summary:
About the Role & Program
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club was established to bring Disney fans closer to the “magic” through one-of-a-kind experiences and special events, quarterly publications, exclusive online content, and opportunities to meet others who share the same affection for Disney, 365 days a year! Ready to get started?
The selected candidate will report to the Senior Manager, D23 Creative & Programming. We are looking for someone who will work full time between the approximate dates of January 2025 - June 2025.
What You Will Do
The D23 Event Marketing Intern will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to work directly with the team who produces and markets D23 events. You will have the outstanding opportunity to contribute to and understand:
- Communications: Assist in drafting and researching articles, event communications and recaps. Build presentations for both internal and external functions. Help in crafting, setting up, and fulfilling event surveys.
- Project Management: Coordinate team meetings and agendas, managing master event calendar, track production landmarks, and regularly update event documents based on team input.
- Event Support: From assisting with brainstorming and master planning to creating run-of-show documents, to on-site operations such as interacting with guests and coordinating select areas of operation (e.g., check-in.)
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Ability to work a flexible event schedule, including nights, weekends and holidays as needed.
- Knowledge and genuine interest in the full portfolio of The Walt Disney Company’s past, present and future including films, animation, television and theme parks.
- Capability to work on multiple projects in a positive, pro-active manner.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, organization and follow- through skills
- Attention to detail and ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
- Demonstrated success partnering with teams and working independently with minimal direction, prioritizing and meeting deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Extremely comfortable working in Google Suite, Keynote, designing quality, in-depth presentations.
- Present a professional business image of excellence through professional dress, written and oral presentations
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiar with D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, and deep knowledge of Disney’s history, brands, processes and culture
- Previously completed an internship within the entertainment industry or 1-3 years of experience working in hospitality, event planning, project/program management or marketing/membership
- Advanced writing and editing experience
- Knowledge of digital online tools such as WordPress
- Design, event, and production experience
Education
- 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.
- A junior, senior or recent graduate with a major or previous coursework in Event Hospitality Management, Communications, Marketing or a related field
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
Additional Information
- Candidate should be available to work full time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship
- Able to provide own housing and transportation to and from work in the Glendale, CA area
The pay rate for this internship based in California is $22 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits
About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.