Project Management Intern, Spring 2025

Job ID 10100624 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Sep. 26, 2024

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"I didn't think it was possible that something I did for fun - telling sports stories through stats - could become my job until I came here."

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Program

Would you like to gain a deeper understanding of project management at Disney? Then this opportunity is for you! The Disney Gift Card Services team is a group of hardworking and passionate individuals who build, launch, and maintain gift card products and promotions. As an intern on this team, you will learn how gift cards support the guest experience and company business initiatives. If selected for this role, you will be led by the Program Development Manager.

This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Lake Buena Vista, FL area from January 2025 - June 2025.

What You Will Do

The intern will partner with technology, finance, and business groups to perform various sustainment and project management activities related to all integration and platform efforts. If you are an adaptable, resourceful, strategic problem solver looking to diversify your project management skills, apply today!

On any given day, you might:

Compile requirements and craft user stories for program and platform improvements
Communicate project achievements to key partners
Perform user acceptance testing and coordinate user access to various systems
Build and maintain documentation and assist in training efforts
Analyze metrics to tell stories depicting product performances and user experiences

Required Qualifications & Skills

Upbeat self-starter who takes initiative - able to balance multiple tasks and priorities
Ability to influence and establish relationships with internal and external partners at various levels
Strong interpersonal communicator with the ability to adapt styles for technical and non-technical partners and work with confidential information
Proficiency in the full array of Microsoft applications (including Teams, PowerPoint, Excel)
A basic understanding of technical topics and an awareness of user interface/experience design trends and strategies

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with project management processes and software, agile methodologies
Engagement and familiarity with payment and digital consumer experiences
Knowledge of crafting process flows and diagrams

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 (6) months majoring in business, project management, information technology, or a closely related field

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

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.

Additional Information

The approximate dates of this internship are January 2025 – June 2025
Must be fully available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship
Able to provide own housing and reliable transportation to/from work
Housing - We provide limited housing opportunities 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, so they can refer to it in the event they are selected to move forward in the interview process. Note that this role description will not be accessible once the posting is closed.

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About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney 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.

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 Gift Card Services, Inc., which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Disney Gift Card Services, Inc. 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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