Disney Entertainment Strategic Communications Intern, Summer/Fall 2025

About the Role & Program:

Are you eager to be a part of a groundbreaking team and embrace an innovative culture? Join Disney Entertainment Television (DET), the television production division of The Walt Disney Company, as a motivated Strategic Communications Intern! This role offers a broad spectrum of communication experiences encompassing corporate, internal, and visual communications, as well as involvement in media relations and more! This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Burbank, CA area from June 2025-January 2026.

What You Will Do:

Along with mentorship from our dedicated team, we will provide our intern with comprehensive guidance, access to necessary tools, and invaluable experience for a future career in television communication. Your responsibilities will include:

• Shadowing team members across various departments on a rotational basis.
• Assisting in organizing meeting agendas.
• Taking and distributing detailed meeting notes.
• Updating and leading tracking grids for event assets.
• Collaborating with Corporate Communications to coordinate and monitor executive awards and lists.
• Participating in Internal Communications "CONNECT" events for employees and potentially press events (which might occasionally involve evenings and weekends).
• Contributing to other large-scale internal executive "All Staff" meetings.
• Occasionally supporting video shoots and satellite media tours as required.
• Aiding in writing and planning articles for the internal newsletter.
• Media monitoring and crafting industry news summaries
• Maintaining corporate lists and materials including but not limited to executive bios and boilerplates.

 Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Curiosity and a strong desire to learn.
• Experience in crafting presentation materials.
• Proficiency in Canva, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Teams) and Keynote and the ability to quickly adapt to new software.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Previous experience in the entertainment industry
• Hands on experience in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, or similar
• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in media studies, Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or related fields.

Education:

• Junior or Senior year preferred
• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in media studies, Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or related fields.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

• Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information:

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

• Fully available from Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week

• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the Burbank, CA area

• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

• The approximate dates of this internship are June 2025 – January 2026.

Requested Documents

• Candidate must provide a link to a portfolio of work samples on resume (if applicable, please include a password in the section indicated in the application

Print This Role Description: Strong candidates may be invited to complete a phone interview. We strongly encourage applicants to print a copy of this role description, so they can refer to it in the event they are selected for a phone interview. Note that this role description will not be accessible once the posting is closed.

The pay rate for this role in California is $22.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.