About the Role & Program
ABC Localish is a media brand dedicated to celebrating cities and cultures across America. We create feel-good shows for ABC and Hulu streaming platforms, branded video content for our Disney partners including ESPN, National Geographic, and Disney Channel, as well as stories for our ABC TV stations.
The Localish Network reaches over 17 million TV subscribers and a network of over 30 million followers on social.
What You Will Do
The ABC Localish Digital & eCommerce Intern calls for a university-level talent who is interested in growing and applying their existing knowledge of content production to support our creative and e-commerce initiatives. The individual will be involved in all parts of our content production process uplifting our local communities with an emphasis on our eCommerce content verticals. This candidate’s day-to-day will include brainstorming ideas, writing ecommerce service journalism articles, shooting/editing live content and digital stories for distribution across multiple digital and broadcast endpoints.
This person should aspire to find unique stories and content opportunities that can resonate with our audiences and should have strong written communication skills that speak to different communities across America.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Ability to independently produce, shoot and edit short form stories, plus if in the commerce space
- Strong AP writing skills with some knowledge of e-commerce service journalism trends that can drive sales across platforms
- Understanding of social platforms including distribution and analysis
- Assist in original storytelling research for content ideation
- Some experience with content management systems and HTML
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all the below requirements:
- 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 time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
Additional Information
- Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
- The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through January 2025
- Must be fully available from Monday through Friday, for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week
- Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program in the New York, New York area
- Able to provide reliable transportation to/from work in the New York area
Print This Role Description: Strong candidates may be invited to complete a phone interview. We strongly encourage applicants to print a copy of this role description, so they can refer to it in the event they are selected for a phone interview. Note that this role description will not be accessible once the posting is closed.
The pay rate for this internship in New York is $21.70 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits (https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits).