Disney Consumer Products Assistant Merchandiser Pin Trading Intern, Spring 2025

About the Role & Program

Reporting to the Sr Manager of Merchandising, this individual will work with creative and product design to ensure the highest quality, consumer-focused, trend-right product line that builds brand equity and meets financial targets. We deliver our diversity & inclusion goals through the right product and personal growth. This is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Orlando, FL area from January 2025 - June 2025

What You Will Do

• Perform the daily implementation of the product strategy for the Category
• Lead a project during the internship that leans into the pin-trading product strategy and/or pin-trading event
• Consumerist: Consumer-obsessed, constantly balancing the art and the science of merchandising to find opportunities, elevate the brand, and delight our consumer
• Assume responsibility for data integrity in systems and samples, as appropriate to the project
• Provide support for key achievement meetings with the development of presentation decks, briefs, recaps, and assembling input from key partners
• Attend cross-functional team meetings to assist with the input/output of communication
• Partner with Product Design and Sourcing to deliver seasonal product lines for vertical and wholesale business models that meet business objectives including sustainability goals

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Strategic problem solver with strong communication and organization skills to drive execution against a plan
• Able to build positive relationships across functions & departments, connecting with a diverse audience
• Flexible and adaptable while meeting critical timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize workload and concurrently balance multiple projects
• Passion for consumer and product trends!
• High level of attention to detail; proactive, with strong follow-through skills
• Positive demeanor, responsive to feedback, and able to adjust based on changing organizational priorities
• Ability to take initiative, and show a desire to learn new skills and processes

Preferred Qualifications

• School curriculum focused on product merchandising, building a product line for a category, or categories of business
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator and/or Photoshop

Education

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) before 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 senior, graduated within the past 6 months, or graduate-level student pursuing a degree in business, marketing, communications, entrepreneurship, or a related field

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the requirements below

• 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

Additional Information

• Must be in compliance with The Disney Look appearance guidelines
• The approximate dates of this internship are January 2025 - June 2025
• Full availability is required to work full-time hours (approximately 40 per week) for the duration of the internship, including possible evenings and weekends if necessary
• Being able to provide own housing and reliable transportation to/from work is required
• Limited housing opportunities may be available for Florida-based Disney Interns through American Campus Communities, for more information click here
• Strong candidates may be invited to complete a phone interview. We highly encourage applicants to print a copy of this role description for reference if they are selected to move forward in the interview process. This information will not be accessible once the posting is closed.