Disney Live Entertainment Talent Casting Intern, Spring 2025

Job Posting Title:

Disney Live Entertainment Talent Casting Intern, Spring 2025

Req ID:

10101124

Job Description:

About the Role & Program

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over! Our diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle…and a dash of pixie dust! If selected to be a part of our Talent Casting team, you will report to the Manager of Talent Casting Strategies & Initiatives.

This is a full-time 6-month internship (dates are January 11th, 2025, through June 7th, 2025).

What You Will Do

In this role, you will offer vital administrative and logistical support, assisting with marketing, planning, and running auditions and external engagements. This includes:

• Supporting the execution of auditions for various roles, such as character performers, dancers, singers, and actors, and suggesting improvements to the candidate experience.
• Working with Casting Marketing to develop targeted strategies and innovative ways for promoting audition opportunities via social media.
• Evaluating online submissions and advising Casting Directors on whom to call back.
• Participating in the production of virtual workshops and learning sessions to engage the Disney Auditions audience.
• Applying creative sourcing methods to build talent pipelines and researching new markets to attract high-quality candidates for challenging roles like face characters and tumblers/gymnasts.

Through these efforts, you will help us streamline the audition process and improve the overall talent acquisition strategy.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and confidential information
• Experience in Entertainment (Vocal/Dance/Musical Theater)
• Ability to learn new software applications
• Strategic problem solver with creative problem-solving skills, strong oral/written communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

It would also be great if you have/are:

• Knowledge or exposure to performer contracts
• Understanding of the live performer experience
• Experience using systems such as Smartsheet, Airtable, etc.
• Former Disney performer, a plus

Education

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 at the time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

• Currently enrolled as a Junior, Senior, recent graduate, or graduate student
• Major or previous coursework in Musical Theater, Arts, Entertainment or Event Management, Communications, Marketing, or related major preferred

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
• Available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week)
• Able to provide own housing in the Orlando, FL area and have reliable transportation to/from work (We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida-based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities; for more information, click here)

Job Posting Segment:

Disney Live Entertainment

Job Posting Primary Business:

DNU-Costuming, Talent Casting, & Business Integration (WDI)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Other

Employment Type:

Full time

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