ABC Affiliate Relations Intern, Summer 2026
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10136586 Emplacement Burbank, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise Disney Platform Distribution Date de publication 05/01/2026Résumé du poste:
About the Role & Program:
Within Platform Distribution, ABC Television’s Affiliate Relations department builds and maintains strong business relationships with ABC-affiliated TV stations and their ownership groups to support market leading performance for ABC Network programming. The team collaborates closely with a broad number of departments within The Walt Disney Company, including ABC News, ABC Entertainment, ESPN, Network Operations, Marketing / Promotion, and Research, among others to support the Company’s goals.
This internship opportunity involves providing support to four key teams of the Affiliate Relations department. Some projects include, helping to create fall launch sales / marketing initiatives, monitoring station activity, prepping new season programming materials, and tracking industry trends. This internship will help provide a basic knowledge of the television landscape (including key programming areas of entertainment, news and sports) and the Network / Affiliate business model.
What You Will Do:
- Form strong internal Network relationships to ensure complete understanding of ABC’s business objectives and distribution goals.
- Learn appropriate tools to connect with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Microsoft Teams), and support database management (i.e. Salesforce)
- Assist with maximizing day-to-day distribution of network programming and negotiating optimal makegoods in the event of local program preemption.
- Track and record the clearances for Network programming across all Dayparts in SharePoint/Clearance System for Ratings and Network Sales.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience with and demonstration of strong organizational, presentation, shared database management and record-keeping skills
- Strong interest in the media business, with a particular focus on television and programming to support communication with clients
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and outstanding professional demeanor
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) in previous work assignments.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Work or education experience in entertainment
- Industry knowledge in media
- An understanding of contract review and interpretation
Education:
- Junior or Senior year preferred
- Major or previous coursework in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Advertising, Business Administration, or other related major preferred
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
Additional Information:
- Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship, June 2026 – August 2026.
- Fully available from Monday – Friday for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week
- Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the Burbank, CA area.
The pay rate for this role in California is $22.50 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
Sur Disney Platform Distribution:
Disney Platform Distribution gère tous les efforts de vente de médias tiers pour la distribution, les opérations commerciales liées à l’affiliation pour tous les services directs au consommateur et les réseaux de médias linéaires de la société, ainsi que les accords de vente de contenu pour Disney Entertainment et ESPN.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Disney Content Sales LLC , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Disney Platform Distribution.
Disney Content Sales LLC est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.