Associate Writer - Disney Television Animation

About This Role And Our Studio Disney Television Animation (DTVA) has over forty years of legacy as a top producer of kids & family entertainment. Our work is integral to The Walt Disney Company, bringing Disney-branded characters and stories to families’ homes across the globe. DTVA creates both long-form and short-form content spanning traditional 2D, rig-based 2D, CG (preschool), CG (premium), and stop-motion. We create shows in a broad range of unique and innovative styles, and we aim to match the right talent with the right production in terms of skill and artistic style. By submitting an application for this Associate Writer job posting, you may be considered for any Associate Writer positions that arise until the expiration date provided. Applications for this job posting will expire on October 1, 2026. In this entry level position, the Associate Writer will have an opportunity to work closely with our experienced creators, showrunners, story editors, and staff writers, with exposure to story and character development, structure, and theme while building new tools essential for excelling in a professional writer’s room. What You Will Do The Associate Writer has many responsibilities, including supporting the Story Editor and Writers, along with the Producer/Line Producer, ensuring support as it relates to proper formatting of scripts, reports, archiving, and prep for the Casting and Music department. The opportunity of writing a script(s) from premise through record/locked script will be determined by the Series Creative Leadership. Associate Writers will have duties and responsibilities in addition to their opportunity in the writers’ room. Some of these include, but are not limited to: - Work with Story Editor, track and maintain critical information for the writer’s room with detail and accuracy, such as: episode ideas, continuity documents, timelines, joke pitches, discarded story ideas, unused characters, etc. - Take clear, organized, and e