industrial engineering Opportunities

Allied-THA is currently seeking Communication and Public Relations majors interested in a career in the entertainment industry. Interns working with Allied would be responsible for maintaining the flow of publicity breaks, extensive research for word-of-mouth screening campaigns, working with local media groups (radio, television, newspapers, and online outlets) to pitch features and stories to gain publicity for upcoming film releases, assisting Publicists in order to execute efficient promotions and garner publicity on all accounts, and creating grassroots programs through researching specific target audiences and creating partnerships with various organizations, retailers and appropriate third party partners. Interested students should send a cover letter and resume to Margo Baetens at MBaetens@Alliedtha.com. More information about Allied can be found at www.alliedtha.com. Allied-THA is a full service, integrated marketing firm focused on the entertainment industry and consumer brands, specializing in delivering targeted programs on a local, regional or national basis. The firm has 22 offices in the U.S. and Canada making it the largest privately held company of its kind in North America. Allied has a management team of creative, advertising, publicity and promotions specialists with a great depth of knowledge and industry experience from the entertainment, media and consumer brand industries. Some of our current clients include the theatrical and home entertainment divisions of companies including 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Studio, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, Sony and Universal, as well as television outlets such as TBS and TNT. Additionally, Allied has recently worked with consumer clients such as AMC Theatres, Comcast, Mattel and W Hotels. The company has developed a successful live theatre division that has worked on major theatrical shows including Mamma Mia!, Legally Blonde, Billy Elliot, Wicked and Hairspray, as well as spearheaded grand openings and other promotional/media activities for venues.

Travel Industry Sales - Training, Development & Operations Internship

Company Overview:
Since its opening in 1971, the Walt Disney World ® Resort near Orlando, FL has grown to feature four theme parks the Magic Kingdom ® Park, Epcot ®, Disneys Hollywood Studios ®, and Disneys Animal Kingdom ® Theme Park. In addition, more than 20 themed resort hotels, two water parks, and the Downtown Disney® Area, a daytime and nighttime entertainment complex, are part of the Walt Disney World Resort.

Department Overview:
Travel Agency and National Accounts Sales department is responsible for managing the relationships with Disney Retail Travel Trade partners all Travel Agencies that sell Disney throughout the United States. The organization comprises of Field Sales, National Accounts Sales, Inside Sales and Business Integration teams that work in collaboration with Travel Industry Marketing to assist the Travel Agencies in their efforts to increase their Disney sales and position themselves as a seller of the Disney products. Travel Agency and National Accounts Sales support all Domestic Disney products, Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Adventures by Disney, and our newest resort, Aulani Resort and Spa.

Responsibilities

• Aid in developing communication tools for our inside and outside sales teams, including but not limited to reference guides, how-to tutorial sheets, PowerPoint/SharePoint presentations, webinars/webcasts, Agent Educational Programs, etc.
  
• Evaluate current external educational programs relating to sales strategy initiatives, in order to act as a support in the redesign process.
  
• Assist onboard training, by means of strategy development, as well as actual planning and execution for new hires within our department.
  
• Work collaboratively to design standard operating procedures, in order to streamline current and future processes.
  
• Partner with team to track and evaluate events, tradeshows, site inspections, and trainings.
  
• Create a needs assessment process to gauge client needs for education programs.
  
• Update evaluation tools (i.e. AEP surveys) in order to gather accurate feedback and determine usefulness of content and the accuracy of execution of content, in order to improve future external programs.
  
• Partner with marketing and business solutions teams to improve e-Learning approach, as well as other processes.
  
• Assist with migration of training content from our current platform to our Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Customer Relations Management) platform ? Collaborate with Distribution Planning and Marketing teams to revamp the library of training assets, including sales presentations, webinars, Standard Operation Procedures, training deck etc., which supports the Travel Industry Sales team.
  

Basic Qualifications These are the minimum qualifications you need to be considered for this position:

• Currently enrolled in a college or university as a Graduate Student (MA, MS, MBA, PhD, or DEd)
  
• Currently majoring in Business, Marketing, Training & Development, Sales, Communications, Human Resources, Organization Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Learning Development, or similar majors
  
• Proven experience and strong understanding of sales
  
• Demonstrated professional writing skills
  
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skills
  
• Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills
  
• Demonstrated ability as a team player
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior participation in the Disney College Program
  
• Prior experience with Training systems
  
• Prior experience with Training Design
  
• Technical background
  

Additional InformationInternship Eligibility:

• Must be enrolled in a U. S. college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship
  
• Not have already completed two consecutive (spring/fall) College or Professional Internship Programs
  
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
  
• Must provide full work availability
  
• Must provide own transportation to/from work
  
• Current Active Disney cast members must meet Professional Internship transfer guidelines (for Walt Disney World cast members this is no more than four points and one reprimand in the last six months; for Disneyland cast members this is six months of consecutive service and a performance record clear of any disciplinary issues (warnings, suspensions, etc.) for at least six months)

Program Length:
The approximate dates of this internship are June 2013 through January 2014. Interns must be fully available for the duration of the internship.

Housing:
A limited amount of company-sponsored housing is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Application Deadline:
The deadline to apply for this internship is March 8, 2013.

Recommendation Print This Role Description:
Strong candidates may be invited to complete a phone interview. We strongly encourage applicants to print a copy of this role description so they can refer to it in the event they are selected for a phone interview. Note that this role description will not be accessible once the posting is closed on March 8, 2013.

Attention International Students:
If you are currently studying in the United States on an F-1 or J-1 Visa and do not have a Social Security number, please contact our office at 407-828-1736 PRIOR to applying.

DocuHome® is looking for a qualified intern to join our marketing and media team. You will gain hands on experience with the development and execution of a social media marketing strategy. Join an early stage company and obtain an experience that is unrivaled by any class you will ever take. Plus, work side by side with "World Class" designers to make your work stand out! DocuHome® is the most comprehensive, easy to use home inventory product and service on the market today. DocuHome has been featured on CBS News, ABC News, AOL Real Estate, and many other business and consumer publications as one of the smartest new technologies to come on the market. Visit... http://docuhome.com You will work directly with the founding team, a team of experienced technology entrepreneurs and top notch MBAs, and will get exposure to what it takes to build a startup, so good communication skills are required. Let's see how smart you are. ***PLEASE NOTE: Rock star interns will also have the opportunity to transition into regular full-time roles.

This co-op position will work with both Core Engineering and Marketing. Minimum academic standing of Junior. Minimum GPA of 3.0. POSITION SUMMARY Assist with special event planning for Product Marketing, Technology Management Group (TMG) and Core Engineering activities, including meetings, technology shows, industry events, and town halls. Assist with maintaining the corporate library by performing document control of engineering documents, technical reference materials, and maintenance control including shelving of new and disposal of aging specifications, periodicals, and other library media. Assist with the design and implementation of Graphics, Video and Multimedia products for Internal or External Product Marketing related projects (i.e., Industry Trade Shows, Customer Presentations, Engineering Policy Initiatives, or Product Marketing Projects, etc.).

We are a performing arts theatre currently looking for a sound board operator.

The Disney.com team is looking for an intern to support the creation and migration of websites to our new responsive design platform. The intern will work as part of a cross-functional, agile development team to deliver our magical content to all users across all devices. Passionate & qualified candidates should apply online.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scripts to migrate data from legacy systems to new relational data management system driving Disney.com.
  
• Work directly with Disney.com engineering to minimize the amount of manual data migration.

Basic Qualifications

• Highly detail-oriented with solid organizational skills
  
• Has the potential to understand and work with an object-oriented data model
  
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a dynamic, fast-paced, demanding environment
  
• Ability to adapt to and work with evolving functionalities in tools
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  
  
• Fully qualified candidates must be available to work for 6 months beginning in January 2013.
  
• Candidates must be able to provide their own housing and transportation in the Glendale (Los Angeles) area.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Ruby, Rails, MongoDB, C, Java and Transact-SQL a plus
  
• Full Availability preferred, but open to part time interns that have the ability to work 20+ hours / week

Additional Information This position is with the legal entity Disney Interactive

COMPANY OVERVIEW -- Disney Interactive, the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company, creates immersive, connected, interactive experiences across console, online, mobile and social network platforms to entertain and inform audiences around the globe. Disney Interactive mission is to deliver Disney content to fans, whenever and wherever they want it, through numerous interactive media platforms. Disney Interactive operates five global product groups:

Disney Core Games produces console and handheld video games for the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation®Portable, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment systems, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and the personal computer.

Disney Interactive Media produces Disney.com and a portfolio of leading lifestyle websites for families, including Family.com

Disney Interactive Worlds develops online virtual worlds, providing connected game-play experiences for children around the globe

Disney Mobile Games brings the best of Disney content to the mobile web, smart phone applications, and mobile games; in addition, Disney Interactive manages a Disney-branded mobile phone service in Japan in association with Softbank

Disney Social Games produces best-in-class content for the rapidly growing platform of casual games on emerging platforms and social networks such as Facebook and MySpace.

All five product groups work together to create a variety of connected, multi-platform entertainment experiences.

Description The purpose of this department is to provide engineering and operational support for the enterprise network, which includes voice and data.   The scope of this job is to provide initial response support for incoming calls, network administration functions, network monitoring, and ticket management   The position will be responsible for
1. Troubleshooting/Problem Resolution - The Network Operation Center provides enterprise break fix services for enterprise servers and the enterprise network infrastructure.
2. Monitoring - The NOC is responsible for monitoring the health of the Enterprise Network. This includes monitoring the entire Allstate Network 24x7, including LAN/WAN resources, and Novell and NT Servers.

Qualifications The required skills are:
1. Problem Solving (Beginner - has general understanding/knowledge) 2. Communication Skills (Beginner - has general understanding/knowledge)   Experience Required:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Must have completed 2 to 3 classes in the Computer Technology curriculum
• Must have a GPA of 3.00 or higher (or equivalent) overall and in major

Computer Proficiency: MS Office

Education:   Preferred candidates will have completed sophomore year and currently be enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree Program   Major preference:
Computer Technology (or equivalent)

Engineering Internship

Company Overview:
Since its opening in 1971, the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, FL has grown to feature four theme parks the Magic Kingdom ® Park, Epcot ®, Disneys Hollywood Studios ®, and Disneys Animal Kingdom ® Theme Park. In addition, more than 20 themed resort hotels, two water parks, and the Downtown Disney® Area, a daytime and nighttime entertainment complex, are part of the Walt Disney World Resort.



By applying to this posting, you will be considered for all roles listed below. In order to be considered, you must upload a copy of your resume and include expected graduation date (month/year) and cumulative GPA from your current school transcript (please, no rounding).

Department Overviews:

Design & Engineering

• Architecture and Facilities Engineering Intern
  Walt Disney World Architecture & Facilities Engineering division provides strategic and project support for Walt Disney World facilities. They support the Integrated Facilities Planning process developing scopes and budgets. They are responsible for the design of this portfolio of projects for Walt Disney World parks, resorts, water parks, roadways and back-of-house facilities. In addition, they provide design support to the Engineering Services routine requests. In-house subject matter experts include Architecture; Landscape Architecture; Civil/Structural Engineering; and Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Engineering. Each group provides discipline specific support through innovative design solutions and permit assistance on single and multi-discipline projects. Intern responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:


• Research of existing conditions/documentation and data collection
  
• Conceptual design through bid & construct document preparation
  
• Field observations during construction



• Ride & Show Engineering - Advanced Technology, Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Intern
  Walt Disney World Ride & Show Engineering division is responsible for designing, supervising the fabrication and testing of enhancements and new designs for ride vehicles and systems at the Walt Disney World Resort. Ride Engineering consists of both Mechanical Engineers focused on Machine Design and Electrical Engineers focused on Control Systems.



• Software Engineering Intern
  Walt Disney World Scientific Systems division is responsible for providing software services for ride, show and other process control systems being developed and installed in the Disney parks. These services may include assisting with: software development; problem resolution; system operational enhancement; system reliability improvement and obsolescence planning. This individual will have limited responsibilities for providing these services.

Responsibilities

Facility Asset Management

• Project and Construction Management Intern
  Facility Asset Management provides construction project management services and long-term facility planning for the Walt Disney World Resort. Their focus is to maintain the parks, attractions, rides, resorts, roads, retail shops and restaurants while preserving the overall show quality of the Walt Disney World Resort. Their world class project management staff manages all aspects of construction projects including design development, contractor bid and award, field management and close-out. Day-to-day responsibilities include the development of project scopes, schedule preparation and budget planning for a variety of projects. FAM hires interns majoring in Architecture, Engineering and Building Construction areas of study. Intern responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:


• Assist in the planning, coordination and execution of projects as directed by team leader using Primavera project planning software
  
• Provide on-site review, inspections and reports of work in progress
  
• Provide data analysis and recommendations
  
• Review submittals for specification compliance and maintain submittal logs
  
• Process all relevant project correspondence
  
• Coordinate scheduled field activities with all affected parties
  

Engineering Services/Business Integration & Planning/Central Shops/Environmental

• Global Engineering Parks and Resorts Intern
  Engineering Services provides a wide variety of maintenance and repair services for the operating and support teams within the four theme parks and resorts areas. The area is divided into several components which range from park attractions to resort facilities with each area having different responsibilities and technical expertise. Business Integration & Planning interns perform as internal business consultants to global clients within The Walt Disney Company which focuses on continuously improving people processes and business systems. These areas typically hire Electrical, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering majors.



• Client Services and Manufacturing Planner Intern
  The Client Services Team provides project management for Walt Disney World Central Shops efforts, serving as the primary point of contact internally and externally on issues of cost, quality, schedule and communications. They partner effectively with internal estimating, planning, scheduling, finance and manufacturing disciplines as well as purchasing, engineering, and clients, to establish and achieve realistic commitments. The Manufacturing Planning Department is also a part of the Walt Disney World Central Shops organization. Central Shops builds the magic from ride vehicles to parade floats. The planning department receives various types of work requests and processes those requests into a working shop floor package with clearly defined scope for the manufacturing team, offering technical support and acquiring all required materials.

Basic QualificationsWorldwide Standards and Auditing

• Quality Engineering & Fire Protection Engineering Intern
  The Worldwide Standards and Auditing (WSA) Team provides strategic and project development for all Walt Disney Parks and Resort facilities. They provide direction and offer guidance for many stakeholder groups throughout the world. WSA is seeking Interns to be part of a team responsible for creating and maintaining a wide variety of attraction design control, safety, maintenance, inspection, training, quality assurance programs, collecting data for fire protection systems and performing condition surveys for the global attractions at the Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. They work directly with a diverse group of Engineers to research, develop and implement changes to these programs. They typically hire Architecture and Engineering majors. Intern responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:


• Support Engineers in design and selection of replacement components and systems, improving reliability and reducing total lifecycle costs
  
• Update drawings/designs in AutoCAD from redline markings
  
• Perform field condition surveys; incorporate data into drawing package
  
• Generate and review equipment specifications, initiate required procurement requisitions and fabrication orders
  
• Work with other disciplines and trades to build, test, install and commission control equipment, while
  meeting/exceeding national codes and standards
  
• Assist in troubleshooting and in the performance of Acceptance Test Procedures
  
• Performing special tasks and projects as assigned
  

These are the minimum qualifications required to be considered for the position:

• Junior, Senior or Graduate student status by arrival date
  
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelors Degree or Post Graduate degree at an accredited 4 year College or University
  
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (Note: Cumulative GPA stated on resume and application must match cumulative GPA of current institutions transcript. Please, no rounding.)
  
• Must possess a valid US drivers license
  
• Demonstrated/proven strong leadership, technical and interpersonal skills
  
• Must be a team player with strong written and verbal communications skills
  
• Self-starter with demonstrated initiative - able to handle multiple tasks and priorities
  
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office skills (esp. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
  
• Availability to work various shifts commensurate with project requirements
  

Preferred Qualifications

Speaks fluent Mandarin

Additional InformationInternship Eligibility:

• Must be enrolled in a U.S. college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship
• Not have already completed two consecutive (spring/fall) College or Professional Internship Programs
  
• Must be at least 18 years of age
  
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
  
• Must possess a valid US drivers license
  
• Must provide full work availability
  
• Must provide own transportation to/from work
  
• Current Active Disney cast members must meet Professional Internship transfer guidelines (for Walt Disney World cast members this is no more than four points and one reprimand in the last six months; for Disneyland cast members this is six months of consecutive service and a performance record clear of any disciplinary issues (warnings, suspensions, etc.) for at least six months)

Program Length:
The approximate dates of this internship are August 2013 to December 2013. Interns must be fully available for the duration of the internship.

Housing:
A limited amount of company-sponsored housing is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Application Deadline:
The deadline to apply for this internship is March 22, 2013.

Attention International Students:

If you are currently studying in the United States on an F-1 or J-1 Visa and do not have a Social Security number, please contact our office at 407-828-1736 PRIOR to applying.

Co-op is responsible for supporting engineers in research and completion of engineering orders. This includes authoring Engineering Orders, performing analysis, CAD work, and other engineering projects. Co-op must have strong mechanical background with aptitude for hands-on projects, and ability to communicate clearly and work well with others in a team environment.

Ideal candidate will be an engineering student interested in gaining one year of practical experience, rotating semesters, in support of aircraft maintenance engineering. The position is available beginning the Fall 2013 semester.

Co-op is responsible for supporting engineers in research and completion of engineering orders. This includes authoring Engineering Orders, performing analysis, CAD work, and other engineering projects. Co-op must have strong mechanical background with aptitude for hands-on projects, and ability to communicate clearly and work well with others in a team environment.

Ideal candidate will be an engineering student interested in gaining one year of practical experience, rotating semesters, in support of aircraft maintenance engineering. The position is available beginning the Summer 2013 semester.