Intern Spotlight: William Kim & Zaire Davis
Disney General Entertainment is excited to spotlight some of our amazing interns throughout 2022 as part of our ongoing Employee Spotlight series. Get to know these students who are putting in the time and hard work within our teams both in-person and virtually this semester.
ABC News, Specialized Units
William (Will) Kim – Production Intern
B.A., Economics
University of Chicago
What have you enjoyed about your Disney internship so far?
The diversity of experiences I have received working with people in the specialized units and all the cool things I’ve learned about the news industry.
What are you looking for next in your career? What type of role would you like to be in?
Eventually, I would like to be a producer. So, the role I would like next would be a production assistant or associate producer.
What is the best piece of advice you can share with other interns?
Be tenacious, be ambitious and always try your best.
Favorite Disney character, show, movie, franchise, park, or property? Why?
Disney World – it’s large and exciting!
Disney Television Animation (TVA)
Zaire Davis – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Intern
M.A., TV & Film
Savannah College of Art and Design
What have you enjoyed about your Disney internship so far?
I have enjoyed being able to learn at a company that defined many of my childhood memories.
What are you looking for next in your career? What type of role would you like to be in?
I would love to get into the production or writing space! Being able to shadow and learn from the folks in TVA made me realize that whatever I end up doing, I want to have fun while doing it!
How have your life experiences influenced how you define yourself and the impact you hope to make in the diversity and inclusion space?
Growing up, I assumed that dark-skinned black girls such as myself never got the guy or would ever be lead heroines. The shows that I watched were full of white faces, just like the rest of the Central Valley in Northern California where I grew up. I wanted to work in a space where I could further help ensure that all children get to see themselves on screen.
Quick! You’re stuck on a deserted island and can call on three Disney characters as your lifelines. Who do you pick?
Genie, Maleficent, and Hercules!
by Disney Career Recruitment