Disney Advertising Sports Brand Solutions Intern, Summer 2023

Job Summary

Disney Advertising Sales is responsible for advertising sales and integrated marketing for The Walt Disney Company’s entertainment and sports offerings through linear, digital, social, addressable and radio businesses. This includes ABC, ABC News, Disney Channels Worldwide, ESPN Networks, Freeform, Disney Digital, FX Networks, National Geographic Networks, Hulu, and its eight ABC-owned local stations. Disney Advertising Sales (or DAS) works with media agencies and consumer brands to sell advertising via a “one-stop shop” approach across TV, digital and radio platforms representing all of the Disney brands.

The Sports Brand Solutions team is responsible for developing revenue-driving, multiplatform opportunities that connect client brands with ESPN and sports fans across the Disney Advertising Sales portfolio. Each SBS team is assigned to various sports and properties and are expected to be experts in those areas. We build internal relationships with our counterparts throughout the company to have a strong understanding of our assigned sports/properties and then take that knowledge to help shape into sellable advertising opportunities that hit the Key Performance Indicator’s (KPI’s) our clients are looking for. We also maintain strong external relationships with our league partners, media clients and other external agencies that help enable and fulfill our best-in-class sports sponsorship offerings.

A Day in the Life:

• Own assignments that may influence present/future coursework and/or career development objectives
• Participation in weekly and other recurring team and departmental meetings
• Experience a networking opportunity with leaders of all levels and departments
• Contribute to daily workflow as appropriate, including RFP ideation and organizational trainings

Responsibilities:

You will...

• Work through and understand the request for proposal process
• Grasp the complete structure of the department and how SBS is integrated within the structure of Disney Advertising Sales and the Walt Disney Company
• Participate in at least five overviews with other departments than Sports Marketing (e.g. FMI, PCS, Programming, Sales, Creative Works, etc.)
• Work through and understand the pre-season sport/property deck creation

What You Bring to the Role:

• Eager to contribute and take on new challenges where appropriate
• Strong communication skills
• Willing to invest time and effort for the return of a truly unique internship experience
• Inquisitive

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mentally agile, able to work on multiple concurrent projects
• Comfortable working in a high-performing team environment

Required Education:

• Currently enrolled as a junior or higher or must have graduated within the past 6 months from an accredited college/university, earning a degree in Marketing, Advertising, Sales, or related

The pay rate for this internship in New York, NY is $21.20 per hour.

Internship Eligibility:

• Must be enrolled in a college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship
• Interns will work :40 hours per week and need to provide full availability throughout the internship.
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
• Housing & Transportation: This internship will be located in New York, NY and interns must be able to provide their own housing and reliable transportation to and from work
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
• Program Dates: The approximate dates are May/June – August/September 2023. The length of this internship is approximately 12 weeks.
• Must be at least 18 years of age