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Disney is hiring experts to spearhead its NFT ambitions

Stephen Jones   

Disney is hiring experts to spearhead its NFT ambitions
  • Disney is advertising for roles related to NFTs on its website, a hint of bigger future involvement.

  • The firm is advertising for roles across the Walt Disney Group, including Hulu and ESPN.

Disney is looking for an expert to help beef up its NFT capabilities.

The firm is advertising for a $4 to work in its Digital Experiences team, who will "lead Disney's efforts in the NFT space" including managing key partners and monitoring the evolution of the sector.

The job description lists that candidates must have "passion for digital and NFT categories" as well as a minimum of five years of licensing or business development experience.

NFTs — short for $4 — are $4, it can technically cover music or AI but has increasingly been touted for its potential to sell digital art.

Former CEO Bob Iger has described the opportunity for Disney in NFTs as "extraordinary". In January, $4 that he predicts the technology will explode, as people collect them "like baseball cards".

Knowledge of NFTs is also required in a number of other roles currently advertised on The Walt Disney Company's Careers $4.

A posting for a $4 for Disney's Hulu Streaming platform requires someone to "focus on how Hulu as a brand can break through into other spaces outside of streaming."

It lists music, gaming, NFTs, crypto and metaverse as examples.

Another two vacancies have much broader job specifications, but mention NFTs as part of the role.

Disney Music Group $4 a director of sales and digital marketing to lead it's "efforts for emerging technologies", while ESPN is looking for a $4 to work in business development.

A strong understanding of new technologies in the industry including NFT's, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology are listed among the preferred qualifications.

The potential of the NFT market — $4 — has drawn increased attention from more traditional investors and big name companies.

Disney, $4, is the latest of a number of companies, including $4, hiring to expand into the space.

In June Disney signed a $4 with digital collectibles company Veve to sell NFTs based on the Marvel franchise.

The company has not yet responded to Insider's request for comment about the vacancies.

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