The Walt Disney Company is a leader in entertainment and theme park innovation, and they are seeking a Project Coordination Intern to support various projects at Walt Disney Imagineering. The intern will coordinate project quality, schedule, and scope while ensuring effective communication and collaboration among teams throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Coordinate the quality, schedule and scope of Company projects by ensuring streamlined communication, product movement and process flow from concept design through implementation and closeout
Work with the creative team on the day-to-day needs of experience design projects
Manage a definable scope of work with the guidance of senior team leaders
Monitor meetings and other communications and provide updates as vital in order to ensure accurate integration and to resolve issues in a timely manner
Partner with various teams to create physical and digital presentations throughout a project’s life cycle
Coordinate mockups and vendor liaison issues
Connect with more senior level Project Coordinators, Producers, Show Managers, Project Managers, and team Leads relative to status updates of schedule progress, design inputs required, completion of design achievements, metrics on earned value, etc
Work on a self-contained and defined project
Coordinate and integrate project information with internal and external organizations including project team, creative and design studios, operations, municipalities, vendors, and contractors
Conduct research in support of creative development including (but not limited to) historical content, artwork, imagery, architectural reference
Qualification
Required
Computer proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, Photoshop, and Illustrator
Ability to edit video clips within a presentation is vital
Understanding of creative development/process and workflow for sophisticated projects
Ability to integrate collaboration within the project team
Appreciation for an integrated design and production experience with multiple teams
Valid driver's license
Currently enrolled as a Junior or higher attending an accredited college/university earning a degree in theater, environmental design, or other entertainment or business-related fields
Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship
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
Able to provide reliable transportation to/from work
Must be fully available for the duration of the internship
Preferred
Minimum 1-year related project management experience
Benefits
We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities.
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
