Spring Paid Intern - Media

This is a Part Time Paid Internship

About the Role & Program:

The Customer Acquisition team is tasked with driving new Disney+ subscriber growth. The team is responsible for the planning, execution and optimization of user acquisition and performance marketing campaigns. The ideal candidate has a passion for the digital media landscape and understands the intricacies and unique attributes of every step in the marketing funnel. The successful candidate will bring a highly analytical, creative, and flexible growth mindset to the role, which will be critical to delivering breakthrough thinking for this channel.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Paid Media Intern to join our in-house buying team supporting our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) marketing efforts. This role offers a hands-on opportunity to work with a team of media strategists and buyers who manage campaigns across digital channels including Paid Social, Programmatic Display/Video, Search, and Emerging Platforms. This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the New York, New York area from January 2026-June 2026.

The ideal candidate is curious about the digital media landscape, comfortable working with data, and eager to learn how large-scale campaigns are planned, executed, and optimized to drive measurable results.

As our intern you will gain:
• Hands-on experience executing paid media campaigns for a leading DTC brand.
• Exposure to platform-specific buying strategies and optimization tactics.
• Insight into the creative and analytical processes behind data-driven marketing.
• Mentorship from experienced media buyers and marketing leaders.

What You Will Do:
• Assist in the setup, trafficking, and quality assurance of digital media campaigns across various platforms (e.g., Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Programmatic DSPs, Search).
• Support campaign monitoring by pulling performance reports, checking pacing, and flagging optimization opportunities.
• Conduct competitive and market research to inform media planning and creative strategy.
• Help maintain campaign documentation including budgets, creative assets, and reporting dashboards.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Creative, Analytics, and Lifecycle Marketing to support integrated campaign execution.
• Stay informed on industry trends, platform updates, and emerging ad formats.

Required Qualifications & Skills
• Strong interest in paid media, digital marketing, and consumer acquisition strategies.
• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; familiarity with analytics tools is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple tasks.

Education:
• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications, or a related field.

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 posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship -
• Be at least 18 years of age -
• Possess unrestricted work authorization -
• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program

Additional Information
• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
• Able to be fully available from January 2026 through June 2026
• 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/have reliable transportation to/from work - in the New York, New York area

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