1. 1. KIMBERLY ERDMANN DS 601 SPRING 2015
2. 2. INTRODUCTION Kimberly Erdmann Textile and Fashion Spring 2015 Internship FIT
3. 3. ANIMAL KINGDOM ENTERTAINMENT COSTUMING Character Costume Builds Character Costume Cleaning Equity Performer Costume Maintenance Equity Performer Costume Pre-set Request and Confirm Costume Repairs
4. 4. INDIVIDUAL PROJECT COMPONENTS Reorganized Important Communication Board Outgoing Textile Services Developed Simple Categories Alphabetized Content Notice to Cast Members
5. 5. INDIVIDUAL PROJECT OUTCOME Increased Efficiency Fewer Mistakes/Misunderstandings Positive Reviews More Successful Inventory Project Assistance Requests
6. 6. MOST IMPORTANT LEARNING EXPERIENCES Employment Experience Unlike Others
7. 7. VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE Disney is the second largest user of uniforms in the world, behind the US Military
8. 8. VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE Positivity is important in every workplace
9. 9. VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE Jinx Ink is a miracle product
10. 10. VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE Costuming is incredibly important to the daily success of shows like Finding Nemo The Musical
11. 11. VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE The Disney Company is a leader for a reason
12. 12. REFLECTIONS Internships are labor intensive Important Relationships
13. 13. COMPANY CULTURE Large Company Contracting Reduce Costs
14. 14. SUPERVISORS Supervisor structure Coordinator Manager Area Manager
15. 15. HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED/GROWN PERSONALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THIS INTERNSHIP? Team work
16. 16. WAS THERE SOMETHING YOU STRUGGLED WITH DURING YOUR INTERNSHIP THAT YOU WORKED AT IMPROVING? HOW? There is no sitting, or being idle for shifts sometimes reaching 12 hours. I had to exert myself physically in order to do my job. There is little time for sleep and it is easy to become mentally exhausted
17. 17. UNIQUE Working for Disney is unlike any other company
18. 18. WHAT KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE TO THIS COMPANYS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM? Its important to understand the disposability of interns, but also not to get stuck on it If Disney were to organize or encourage more job shadowing, that would be appreciated This class, however, needs to be restructured
19. 19. RECOMMENDATIONS What advice would you give another intern looking to work with this company? Be ready to be a Team Player Be in good physical shape Focus on professionalism
20. 20. COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION Disney Entertainment Costuming Opportunities DisneyCareers.com