ABC Entertainment Communication Intern, Spring 2025

About the Role & Program

ABC Entertainment develops and produces compelling programming and some of the most successful talked-about series on television today! The ABC Entertainment Publicity department is responsible for handling all communication efforts for ABC Primetime, Daytime and Late-Night programming. As the ABC Entertainment Publicity intern, you would assist the department in all areas.

What You Will Do

• Support numerous leaders and project work across the ABC Entertainment Publicity team.
• Build and maintain schedules and press lists; assist in writing press releases, loglines and bios
• Curate and disseminate information to team, including daily press headlines tracking
• Send materials to press
• Support team at publicity and related events
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and publicity strategy meetings
• Collaborate on social media efforts

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Excellent writing, verbal and interpersonal communication skills working with colleagues across departments at all levels
• Hardworking, proactive, eager to learn and willing to take initiative
• Strong attention to detail, well organized, with positive relationship building skills
• Ability to take direction from multiple partners, balance projects, prioritize tasks while working in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-based environment.
• Knowledgeable about social media
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Previous media/PR internship experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs; Google Docs

Education

• 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
• A student studying in their senior year or a recent graduate within 6 months of graduation date

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

• 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
• The approximate dates of this internship are January 2025 through June 2025
• Availability to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship. Schedule is 9am-6pm PT, Monday – Friday, in the Burbank office four days per week, and may include some nights/weekends.
• Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Burbank, CA area
• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

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