Disney Consumer Products Retail Location Planning Intern, Spring 2025
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PAID TIME OFF
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TUITION ASSISTANCE
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WEEKLY PAY
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Job Summary:
About the Role & Program
As an intern in Location Planning, you'll build leadership skills, and gain valuable experience in communication & critical thinking. As a liaison between the onstage Operations teams and the Merchandise teams, you will develop a strong understanding of how we create memorable moments through products. We work together to craft the strategy for locations to tell a story through products, creating memories for our Guests to relive when they are home with the merchandise that they purchased. This exciting internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Orlando, FL area from January 2025 to June 2025.
What You Will Do
You will support the Area Location Planning team in defining the short-term and long-term strategic direction for the merchandise shops under your responsibility. Strategies are defined using guest data, product strategies, operational feedback, and financial data. Join the team that focuses on the big picture and creates the vision for new opportunities!
On any given day, you might:
- Analyze and interpret business reports, assess key performance indicators, and think critically about how to improve sales and guest experiences
- Collaborate with teams to ensure alignment on store openings, closings, and renovations
- Provide strategic feedback to Merchandise Strategy & Merchandise Planning teams to help shape product offerings and strategies
- Communicate and create positive relationships with Operations teams for the implementation of merchandise strategies
- Collaborate with Product Strategy and Visual Presentation to adapt merchandise offerings for quarterly updates and seasonal events, ensuring they align with guest expectations
- Review upcoming product strategies, select items for each merchandise shop, and create floor plans & product flow calendars in collaboration with Visual Presentation
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 1+ years of experience focused on leading strategic development, concept development, business development, and financial management
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of merchandise planning, merchandise financials, forecasting, and trend analysis while focusing on big-picture vision
- Excellent relationship, partnership, coaching, and mentoring skills
- Experience setting priorities and meeting established timelines
Preferred Qualifications
- Basic knowledge of Financial Planning Software
Education
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) before participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months at the time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Currently enrolled senior, or graduated within the past six months majoring in Business, Finance, Retail/Merchandise, Math, or a closely related field
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
- At least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
- May not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Program
Additional Information
- Must be in compliance with The Disney Look appearance guidelines while at work
- The approximate dates of this internship are January 2025 - June 2025
- Full availability is required to work full-time hours (approximately 40 per week) for the duration of the internship, including possible evenings and weekends if necessary
- Being able to provide one's own housing and reliable transportation to/from work is required
- Limited housing opportunities may be available for Florida-based Disney Interns through American Campus Communities, for more information click here
- Strong candidates may be invited to complete a phone interview. We highly encourage applicants to print a copy of this role description for reference if they are selected to move forward in the interview process. This information will not be accessible once the posting is closed.
About Disney Experiences:
Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.
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 Global Product Dev & Creative, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.
Disney Global Product Dev & Creative 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.
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