Product Design and Development Intern Review
at The Walt Disney Company
Placement (10 Months+)
Product Design
London
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
4.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Develop products with licensees using an online approval page. Helping the wider team with their developments as well, attending meetings and communicating with licensees and other commercial teams to develop products.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Product development interns get given a lot of responsibility, you get to manage licensees yourself with the help of your manager. You are a key part to the team.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed Photoshop and Illustrator skills, developed soft skills. There is a development programme which helps develop business skills.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Received a lot of support and guidance from both managers, senior manages and through the intern development programme as well.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Super friendly and helpful, people are always curious of what you do and share what they work on. Everything is very collaborative and wins are celebrated.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Enjoyed it greatly, I think this is one of the best opportunities for starting your career as there is so much to learn and you are given a lot of responsibility.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at The Walt Disney Company
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend The Walt Disney Company to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to The Walt Disney Company
It may be a bit slow in the beginning as the team won't give you as much responsibility as you need to learn the fundamentals, but be willing to learn and be proactive to make as much out of the placement as possible. Once you grasp the basics, you'll get lots of fun projects.
