Social Media Marketing Strategy Intern, Spring 2027
The Walt Disney Company
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Job summary
The Walt Disney Company in Glendale, CA is offering a six-month, full-time Social Media Marketing Strategy Intern role within Disney Experiences. You will report to the Manager, Social Media Marketing Strategy and help lift Disney’s consumer products story through creative social campaigns.
You will ideate, capture, and edit content for targeted audiences, build engagement across platforms, and contribute to influencer gifting opportunities as part of a collaborative marketing team.
Qualifications
- Enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communications, PR, Design, or related field.
- Age 18+ and unrestricted work authorization.
- Electronic online portfolio or social media link required on resume.
Responsibilities
- Ideate content concepts for Disney products on social platforms and analyze performance.
- Capture and edit content, producing multiple deliverables weekly.
- Build a community for social platform handles, engaging with content and followers.
- Develop social media plans/calendars with the team.
- Develop influencer lists for gifting opportunities tied to Disney products.
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Job description
Job ID 10160419 Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Oct. 22, 2026
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) brings the magic of Disney’s beloved stories, franchises, and characters to families and fans around the world. From toys to apparel, books to games, our global marketing organization has a profound impact on The Walt Disney Company and the global markets in which we operate. With a portfolio of renowned franchises including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, 20th Century Fox, National Geographic, and Star Wars, we are a worldwide industry and category leader delivering innovative products that entertain and inspire!
If selected for this role, you will report to the Manager, Social Media Marketing Strategy.
This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Glendale, California area from January 2027 to June 2027.
What You Will Do:
Are you a content creator? Are you someone who spends most of their time scrolling, capturing, and editing content? Do you have a passion to learn how to do this professionally?
As a Social Media Marketing Strategy Intern with Disney’s Consumer Products Marketing Team, you will produce innovative and conceptual social media ideas to support Disney’s consumer products business on audience targeted social accounts, including parent-focused and young adults. You will participate in ideation sessions with the marketing teams. You will have the opportunity to show your creative thinking skills and social media savvy while working across a range of social platforms. You will get the chance to show off your creative skills, assembling content for our socials firsthand!
On any given day you might:
- Ideate content concepts for Disney products on social platforms and analyze performance
- Capture and edit content, producing multiple deliverables weekly
- Build a community for social platform handles, engaging with content, and connecting with followers, and provide generational knowledge into Gen Z trends and ways of thinking
- Be an active participant and work with the team to develop social media plans/calendars
- Work to develop influencer lists for gifting opportunities tied to our products
Please apply if you have/are:
- Actively engaged on a wide array of social media platforms with knowledge of content formats, functionality, and the latest trends
- Experience in content creation
- Ability to improve social content formats creatively
- Partnership and relationship skills
- Experience with TikTok as a user and creator
- Creatively minded with the ability to inspire creative teams
It would also be great if you have/are familiar with:
- Experience and proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop and Illustrator
- Previous experience with social marketing entertainment brands or experiences
- Previous work experience in marketing strategy, consumer packaged goods, advertising agency, and/or brand management
Education
- Junior or Senior year preferred
- Pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communications, PR, Design, or related field
- An electronic online portfolio or social media link is required as part of this application process. This must be included as a URL link on your resume; any other submissions will not be considered. It can be your own social media channel link
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at the time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization.
Additional Information
- This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Glendale, California area from January 2027 until June 2027.
- Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship.
- Fully available Monday through Friday for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week.
- Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program.
- Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work.
About the Role & Program
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) brings the magic of Disney’s beloved stories, franchises, and characters to families and fans around the world. From toys to apparel, books to games, our global marketing organization has a profound impact on The Walt Disney Company and the global markets in which we operate. With a portfolio of renowned franchises including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, 20th Century Fox, National Geographic, and Star Wars, we are a worldwide industry and category leader delivering innovative products that entertain and inspire!
If selected for this role, you will report to the Manager, Social Media Marketing Strategy.
This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Glendale, California area from January 2027 to June 2027.
What You Will Do:
Are you a content creator? Are you someone who spends most of their time scrolling, capturing, and editing content? Do you have a passion to learn how to do this professionally?
As a Social Media Marketing Strategy Intern with Disney’s Consumer Products Marketing Team, you will produce innovative and conceptual social media ideas to support Disney’s consumer products business on audience targeted social accounts, including parent-focused and young adults. You will participate in ideation sessions with the marketing teams. You will have the opportunity to show your creative thinking skills and social media savvy while working across a range of social platforms. You will get the chance to show off your creative skills, assembling content for our socials firsthand!
On any given day you might:
- Ideate content concepts for Disney products on social platforms and analyze performance
- Capture and edit content, producing multiple deliverables weekly
- Build a community for social platform handles, engaging with content, and connecting with followers, and provide generational knowledge into Gen Z trends and ways of thinking
- Be an active participant and work with the team to develop social media plans/calendars
- Work to develop influencer lists for gifting opportunities tied to our products
Please apply if you have/are:
- Actively engaged on a wide array of social media platforms with knowledge of content formats, functionality, and the latest trends
- Experience in content creation
- Ability to improve social content formats creatively
- Partnership and relationship skills
- Experience with TikTok as a user and creator
- Creatively minded with the ability to inspire creative teams
It would also be great if you have/are familiar with:
- Experience and proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop and Illustrator
- Previous experience with social marketing entertainment brands or experiences
- Previous work experience in marketing strategy, consumer packaged goods, advertising agency, and/or brand management
Education
- Junior or Senior year preferred
- Pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communications, PR, Design, or related field
Materials Required
- An electronic online portfolio or social media link is required as part of this application process. This must be included as a URL link on your resume; any other submissions will not be considered. It can be your own social media channel link
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at the time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization.
Additional Information
- This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Glendale, California area from January 2027 until June 2027.
- Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship.
- Fully available Monday through Friday for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week.
- Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program.
- Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work.
The pay rate for this role in Glendale, CA is $23.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.
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 Consumer Products, Inc., which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.
Disney Consumer Products, 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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The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
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