Disney Live Entertainment Character Content Writing Intern, Spring 2025

Job ID 10101125 Location Kissimmee, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney Imagineering Date posted Oct. 14, 2024

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Job Summary:

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! 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!

The Character Programs and Development team researches, compiles, and writes content to build Disney Character Foundation Materials for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm walk-around Characters in a way that is authentic to their story. If selected to be part of the team, you will report to the Character Training Manager.

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

What You Will Do

At Disney, you will help the team develop and maintain training materials that end users will use as points of reference and to train others. The team also collaborates and supports Character Programs & Development and the Writing Team. We are responsible for developing emerging technology and supplying products, training material, and documentation to sites around the world. Additionally, you will:

Participate in brainstorming sessions regarding live entertainment performer training programs, events, and projects
Craft in-depth character-related materials, including story summaries and Character motivation, dialogue, and physicality, while under the mentorship of the Character Content Writers
Proofread and self-edit drafted materials

Required Qualifications & Skills

Strong oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
Experience writing family-friendly stories, dialogue, plays, or other entertainment content
Passionate about the Disney brand
Able to keep confidentiality when dealing with source content
Proficiency in Microsoft Word

Preferred Qualifications

It would also be great if you have/are:

Bi-lingual Spanish/English
Basic Photoshop knowledge
Understanding of the production process for developing live entertainment offerings

Required Materials

Portfolio in a PDF form that includes examples of your creative writing style

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 the time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

Currently enrolled as a Junior, Senior, recent graduate, or graduate student
Major or previous coursework in Theatre, Creative Writing, or related field

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of 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 Program
Available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week)
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, click here)

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About Walt Disney Imagineering:

Founded in 1952 as WED Enterprises to design and build the world’s first theme park — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is where imagination and creativity combine with cutting-edge technology to create unforgettable experiences. WDI is the creative force that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide. Imagineering’s unique strength comes from its diverse global team of creative and technical professionals, who build on Disney’s legacy of storytelling to pioneer new forms of entertainment. The Imagineers who practice this unique blend of art and science work in more than 100 disciplines to shepherd an idea all the way from “blue sky” concept phase to opening day.

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 Entertainment Productions, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Imagineering.

Disney Entertainment Productions 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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