Job Posting Title:

Data Science Intern, Summer 2026

Req ID:

10135439

Job Description:

About the Role & Program

Join the Content Understanding Data Science team within Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer business as a summer intern. You will work with a group of senior data scientists to fine-tune pre-trained models developing Multi-Modal ML models to extract meaningful metadata from video, image, audio, artwork, and text that could be used in numerous downstream applications such as segmentation, forecasting, targeting, and recommendation. These applications can drive significant impacts in Content Programming, Curation, Marketing, and Ads.  

You will learn skills in ML, NLP, and work with state-of-the-art LLM models, building stakeholder relationships, and executive communication. This opportunity will require close collaboration with Content, Data Engineering, Product and other data scientists. 

What You Will Do

Build pipelines based on video, audio, text, artwork data and get the data ready for modeling.

Fine-tune multi-modal foundational models 

Collaborate with data engineers to ensure the accuracy and quality of data 

Work with cutting-edge LLM models to extract meaningful metadata 

Present the methods and outputs effectively using data visualization tools or oral presentations. 

Required Qualifications & Skills

Solid Python programming skills 

Exceptional curiosity, and a drive to learn new tools and work with new models 

Strong ability to build relationships with teammates, business partners, and technical colleagues.

Hands-on experience with PyTorch/TensorFlow

Hands-on experience with modern LLM APIs and familiarity with AI orchestration tools such as Huggingface, Langchain, Google ADK or similar and MCPs 

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

Familiarity with fine-tuning techniques like PEFT, LORA

Multimodal model experience (e.g., CLIP, ViTs),

Big-data or cloud experience   

Education

Currently enrolled as a Graduate level student pursuing a graduate degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics or related field. 

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all the requirements below:

Be enrolled in an accredited 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 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

The approximate dates of this position are May/June 2026 through August/September 2026

Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

Fully available from Monday-Friday for the duration of the position, 40 hours per week

The pay rate for this internship in California is $47 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

Job Posting Segment:

Direct to Consumer

Job Posting Primary Business:

DTC Analytics and Data Science

Primary Job Posting Category:

Technology Intern

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Santa Monica, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-01-14