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ESPN UX Design Intern, Summer 2026

Job ID 10135430 Location San Francisco, California, United States / Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Oct. 29, 2025
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Job Summary:

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product and Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

  • Building the future of Disney’s Sports and Entertainment ESPN business: UX Designers are designing and building the experiences that will power ESPN’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses.
  • Reach, Scale & Impact: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – ESPN DTC, ESPN+, Fantasy, ESPN digital products and much more. 
  • Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Product Design: The ESPN Design team thinks beyond what is possible today. They discover, disrupt, and chart a course to where our fans and consumers will be next. Design brings the Disney magic to life by building digital customer experiences via the entire portfolio of both consumer-facing products and internal products and tooling. This includes Sports, Entertainment, News, Streaming and Enterprise Products and Experiences.

ESPN designers are creative problem solvers who looks to collaborate inclusively throughout our design process and evolve the way ESPN operates. We expect an intern to contribute design iteration to ongoing project workstreams, with in-depth knowledge about the latest design trends and technologies.

In this role you will play a pivotal part in shaping the next generation of ESPN’s digital products and will shape how sports fans worldwide follow live games, consume stats and scores and engage with sports.

You don’t have to be a superfan, a jock, or a stats nerd, but you should be strongly motivated by a desire to explore the intersections of design, technology, community, and sports fandom.

What You Will Do:

  • Contribute to the design of app and web experiences for consumer-facing products
  • Collaborate with a diverse set of partners
  • Work closely with teammates to produce design solutions using sketches, wireframes, and high-fidelity mock-ups.
  • Present design work for feedback.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

  • Have experience designing experiences and user flows
  • Understand user-centered design principles and best practices
  • Are a self-motivated, problem solver
  • Are hungry for innovation, eager to challenge the status quo
  • Have an interest in and aptitude for learning new technologies and design skills
  • Have a strong work ethic, are reliable, adaptable, and work well with others
  • Have knowledge of design tools such as Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite

Education:

  • Currently enrolled undergraduate student in an accredited college/university, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in UX/UI, Design, Art, Human Interface, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:  

  • Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program AND returning to school the semester/quarter following the internship OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
  • Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants:  You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.  
  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Possess unrestricted work authorization 

Additional Information:

  • Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
  • Fully available from M-F, 40 hours each week for the entire program duration: May/June - August/September 2026 (12 weeks)
  • Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program
  • Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

The pay rate for this role in San Francisco, CA and Glendale, CA is $38 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.

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About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide-ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love.

Disney’s ability to marry world-class technology with one-of-a-kind creativity makes us unique. It is at the heart of our past, present, and future. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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