Summer Intern - Disney Theatrical Group Education & Audience Engagement

This is a Full Time Paid Internship


About the Role & Program

Disney Theatrical Group (DTG) is among the world's most successful commercial theatre enterprises, producing and licensing live entertainment productions and events around the globe. Its nine Broadway titles, including the current Broadway productions of The Lion King and Aladdin have been seen by over 160 million theatergoers worldwide! We also deliver live shows through its license to Feld Entertainment , producer of Disney on Ice and Marvel Universe Live! Additionally, we license full-length, junior, and kids adapted titles for regional, school and community theatre productions.

DTG is committed to providing the highest quality career training and development for the widest, most diverse group throughout their career trajectory. We encourage applications from individuals whose backgrounds are currently underrepresented in the field of theater administration, inclusive of race, ethnicity, class, gender identity or expression, disability, and sexual orientation.

The Education and Audience Engagement department is part of an extensive field of arts-education in New York City. You will gain hands on experience in all of our educational programs (Disney Musicals in Schools, workshops, talkbacks, audience engagement initiatives, etc.), and will understand how and why a major commercial producer supports the community in this capacity! If selected for this role, you will report to the Education & Audience Engagement Coordinator.

What You Will Do

The intern will learn the systems and pedagogies through which DTG achieves its education & engagement goals, and will gain an understanding of how educational programming is built to fulfill a mission of a theatrical organization!
• Directly support the administration of the Disney Musicals In Schools New York City culminating events, school performance visits, and wrap-up archival and assessment projects.
• Build an inventory and coordinate department assets and materials used in the administration, implementation, and documentation of the Disney Musicals in Schools program.
• Shadow and support the Teaching and Learning business by attending meetings, workshops, talkbacks, and on-and-offsite audience engagement events.
• Contribute to printed and digital content (including engagement materials, applications, and teacher-facing materials) and assist in standardizing the format and look of outward facing administrative and programmatic documents related to DTG's education programs.

Required Qualifications and Skills
• A curiosity about a career in administering or leading educational programs and experiences for a cultural organization
• Outstanding organizational skills with an attention to detail
• Passionate dedication to arts education
• A collaborative spirit
• A self-starting personality
• An openness to interact with stakeholders of all ages in a friendly and professional manner

Education

• On course to receive or currently holding a bachelor's degree or equivalent academic experience in Educational Theatre or a related field (Arts Education, Applied Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Theatre, Education, etc.), OR transferable work or volunteer experience.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
• Must 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 Professional Internship
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
• Position is located in New York City, NY

Additional Information

• The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through August 2024
• Must be able to work 40 hrs per week, Monday through Friday, 9am - 6pm EST onsite
• Must have housing and reliable transportation to/from work

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.