Job Description

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!

If selected to be part of the team that writes live entertainment shows, events, and projects, you will report to the Manager of Creative Development Resources.

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

What You Will Do

Collaborate with and support the Creative Show Director and Writer Team by:

• Researching and compiling information to be used in the creative process and participating in brainstorming sessions
• Writing drafts, creative treatments, pitches, scripts, and other show-related materials while under the mentorship of the Show Writer or Show Director
• Crafting notes, editing, and proofreading show-related 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
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word

Preferred Qualifications

• Bi-lingual Spanish/English
• Understanding of the production process for developing live entertainment offerings or special events experience

Required Materials

Portfolio with samples of creative writing (submitted via URL link on resume; no other submission formats accepted)

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
• Be compliant with  The Disney Look appearance guidelines 
• 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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