About the Role & Program
The Walt Disney Company’s Corporate Communications department is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated intern for the digital team. The candidate must be comfortable with tight deadlines, be extremely detail oriented, highly organized, and able to multi-task and thrive in an exciting, fast-paced environment. Projects include working with D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, maintaining and uploading content to internal and external-facing corporate websites, and working on various UX/UI design projects ranging from HTML emails to full-scale website redesigns.
If selected for this role, you will report to the Manager of Digital Production. This is a full-time, assignment. The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through January 2025
What You Will Do
The Disney Corporate Creative Resources (DCCR) Digital Intern will play a big role in supporting the Digital team.
This role’s day-to-day tasks includes the following:
Working with the project management and Branding/Graphics teams to design event email communications and registration sites using Figma
Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to bring a UX, strategy, and visual design expertise to projects.
Iterate on designs based on client feedback, user research, usability testing, analytics, and other data.
Managing and preparing media assets and creating web pages through WordPress.
Creating and updating events on our internal Event Registration platform.
Working closely with development teams to bring digital products to life.
Designing and coding HTML emails and web pages
Involvement on all parts of the design process: from client meetings, user research, synthesizing, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Experience in using design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud
Strong knowledge of the UX design process and interested in working on all aspects of the product life cycle
Strong familiarity with the capabilities and limitations of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WordPress, responsive design, mobile web apps, native apps)
Familiarity with Content Management Systems (e.g., WordPress, etc.)
Ability to effectively problem-solve and ideate on possible design approaches
Ability to take concepts from low-fidelity sketches to high-fidelity mockups
Ability to clearly communicate your designs and give and receive constructive feedback, and iterate effectively
Familiarity with accessibility standards
Experience in HTML Web page or email creation
Basic knowledge of video encoding software
Proven ability to successfully prioritize and handle multiple tasks
Quick learner with ability to take direction, work under pressure and operate as part of a team
Excellent verbal and communication skills
An extreme attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
High sense of responsibility and confidentiality
Ability to deal effectively with people at all levels
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
Familiarity of The Walt Disney Company brand and its businesses
Preferred Qualifications
Experience and interest in visual design, user experience, human-centered design, or design thinking
Strong interest in all aspects of the design process
Education
- A junior, senior, or recent graduate pursuing a bachelor’s degree in web technology, UX design, human-computer interaction, psychology, or related field
Preferred Education
- Focus or concentration on design thinking, user experience, human-centered design, or human factors
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
You must provide a link to your online portfolio in order to be considered for this opportunity.
The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 – January 2025.
Candidate must be available to work full time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship
Provide your own housing and transportation in the Glendale, CA area
Must 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 OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship
Be at least 18 years of age
Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College program.
Possess unrestricted work authorization
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 $35 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.
Job ID: 10086062
Location: Glendale,California
Job Posting Company: The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)
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