Disney Live Entertainment Costume Buying Intern, Summer/Fall 2025 Job at Walt Disney, Orlando, FL

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  • Walt Disney
  • Orlando, FL

Job Description

Job Summary:

About the Role & Program

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over! Our diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle, and a dash of pixie dust!

The Costume Buyer Department is responsible for researching and placing orders for fabrics, notions, and garments for operational/character costumes. Are you passionate about fabric/garment construction and textile sustainability? If so, replenishing and procuring fabrics/garments in this role is right for you. If selected as a Costume Buying intern, you will report to the Costume Buying Area Manager.

This is a full-time 6-month internship ( dates are June 14, 2025, through January 3, 2026).

What You Will Do

As Buyers, we partner with vendors to carry out timelines, handle production, and track deliveries. In this internship, duties include collaborating with the procurement team to source, develop, and acquire fabrics/garments for our cast members. Additionally, you will:

  • Research/source garments, accessories, fabrics, trims, and notions for operational, entertainment, and character costumes, ensuring detailed commodity-specific photo documentation
  • Process orders and supervise delivery dates using SAP for fabrics, trims, notions, and garments
  • Be responsible for warehouse inventory and complete withdrawal transactions as needed
  • Participate in local vendor visits, and local industry tradeshows and build garment bid packages for specific commodities

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Experienced in the Textiles and/or Apparel industry with an understanding of fabrics/garments and their relation to design and construction techniques
  • Solid understanding of international shipping processes and global sourcing
  • Computer proficiency in programs such as SAP, Yunique PLM, SharePoint, and Microsoft Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as a willingness to learn new programs
  • Confirmed planning and organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work well with cross-functional teams and vendors

Education

  • Currently enrolled as a junior or senior earning a degree in Merchandising, Textiles, Theater Stage Management or a related field

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

  • Be enrolled in an accredited college/university, taking at least one class at the 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
  • Be compliant with The Disney Look appearance guidelines
  • Fully available Sunday through Saturday, for the duration of the internship, 40 hours per week
  • Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
  • Possess a valid US driver’s license and have the ability to operate a company vehicle
  • Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
  • Able to provide own housing for the duration of internship program in Florida
    • We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities, for more information click here
The pay rate for this role in Orlando, FL is $18.75 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:

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Summer work, Internship, Local area, Sunday, Saturday,

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