Title – UX Design and Digital Prod Intern, Communications – Remote Summer 2021
Company – The Walt Disney Company
Team – Disney Corporate Creative Resources (DCCR)

Hours – 40hr/week (full time)
Pay – Paid position
Work Type – Remote Internship

Company Description – At The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching, and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

Position Overview – 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, maintain and upload 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge of video encoding software
• Experience in HTML Web page or email creation
• Strong familiarity with Content Management Systems (e.g., WordPress, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WordPress, responsive design, mobile web apps, native apps)
• Experience in using design tools such as Sketch, Figma, and Adobe Creative Cloud
• Familiarity with the UX design process and interested in working on all aspects of the product life cycle.
• 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
• 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

Responsibilities:

• Working with editorial and project management teams to update and manage content on multiple websites including D23.com, TheWaltDisneyCompany.com, and Newsreel
• Managing and preparing media assets and creating web pages through WordPress
• Designing and coding HTML emails and web pages
• Creating and updating events on our internal Event Registration platform
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to bring a UX, strategy, and visual design expertise to projects
• Involvement on all parts of the design process: from client meetings, user research, synthesizing, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design
• Iterate on designs based on client feedback, user research, usability testing, analytics, and other data.
• Working closely with development teams to bring digital products to life

Required Education:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university and taking at least one class, or be a recent graduate of an accredited college or university within the last eighteen (18) months at time of application, or be currently participating in the Disney College Program, Disney Culinary Program or Disney Professional Internship Program
• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree or graduated (within 18 months) with a major in computer science, web technology, UX design, human-computer interaction, psychology or related

Additional Information:

• Must have portfolio that showcase thoughtful, user-centered and intuitive design
• Candidate must be available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship 10-12 weeks starting in May/June.
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• This internship is a remote internship. The internship requires a working, reliable internet connection as well as a quiet, dedicated work space.

Apply: Please apply for the position here. Include your BDP in your resume and/or cover letter.