Creative Talent Development & Inclusion Intern, Spring 2026

About the Role & Program

Are you looking to learn about creative talent pipelining? The Creative Talent Development & Inclusion (CTDI) team serves as a talent resource for executives and show producers across Disney Entertainment Television (DET). Through our services and programs, we connect writers, producers, directors, and crew at all levels to opportunities on DET series. If you’re looking to intern for a team that uses a strategic and design thinking approach to solving gaps in the talent pipeline for TV series, then this role might be for you!

This is a full-time internship, and the approximate dates of this internship are from January 2026 through June 2026. If selected for this internship, you will report directly to the Senior Manager of CTDI. 

What You Will Do

• Maintain up-to-date records of talent (writers, producers, and directors) the department tracks

• Provide support for referral service, which CTDI provides for DET executives and producers seeking curated recommendations of creative talent for their consideration

• Read scripts and reviewing other material

• Assist with departmental projects and events

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Curiosity, for television and the entertainment industry as a whole and for optimizing technology and supporting new process and design

• Strong attention to detail

• Experience working with confidential and privileged information

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Possess a passion for accuracy, drive for building new processes, and use tools that are yet-to-be explored; while maintaining a balance between the details and the larger picture

• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working as an intern in an office environment

• Prior experience working in or with non-profit organizations

• Experience with Airtable or other database management platforms, and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Education

• Senior year preferred

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 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

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

• The approximate dates of this internship are January 2026 through June 2026

• Fully available from Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm PT for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week

• Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Burbank, California area

• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

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The pay rate for this role in California is $22.50 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.