Marvel and Lucasfilm Product Design (Hardlines) Intern, Spring 2027

Location: Glendale, California, United States. Full-time onsite internship from January 11, 2027 through June 4, 2027, Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:30 PM Pacific Time, 40 hours per week. Candidates must provide their own housing in the Glendale area and reliable transportation.

Salary: $23.00 per hour.

Company

Disney Consumer Products develops toys, apparel, books, games, collectibles, and other products based on Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, 20th Century Studios, and National Geographic properties.

What you will do

• Research toy trends, competitor products, product innovation, and market dynamics.
• Brainstorm and conceptualize new toy, collectible, and souvenir ideas.
• Create sketches, drawings, prototypes, product concept decks, and inspiration boards.
• Participate in design reviews, line reviews, licensee meetings, sample reviews, and executive share-outs.
• Support products throughout development from concept through production approval.
• Collaborate with Commercialization, Legal, Brand Integrity, Franchise, Studio, and Brand Assurance teams.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing a degree, with at least one class taken at the time of application.
• Possess unrestricted work authorization in the United States.
• Be at least 18 years old and meet the Disney internship eligibility requirements.
• Be pursuing Toy Design, Product Design, or Industrial Design; senior-year students are preferred.
• Have knowledge of toy categories such as figures, playsets, and vehicles, plus understanding of raw materials, plastic molding, textiles, deco applications, and label art.
• Demonstrate strong sketching, storytelling, concept creation, product design, communication, and collaboration skills; proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop is required.

Nice to have

• Coursework or experience in Graphic Design.
• Keynote or PowerPoint skills for creating presentation decks.
• 3D CAD skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Six-month, full-time internship with independent assignments, project ownership, and regular meetings with the Product Design Manager.
• Exposure to Marvel, hirify.global, Star Wars, and other Disney consumer product franchises.
• Collaboration with licensees and cross-functional teams throughout the product development process.
• Selected medical, financial, and other benefits may be provided depending on the position and compensation package.
• Alignment with Disney appearance guidelines is required.

Hiring process

• A portfolio review is required.
• Include a portfolio link and writing samples directly on the résumé; applications without them will not be considered complete.