About the Role & Program
The Disney Entertainment Research, Insights, and Analytics team is looking for a motivated television enthusiast who enjoys using data to tell stories. You will be part of a team that uses data and analytics to give executives insights for their decisions. The internship centers on hands-on work with real data, sharing findings with departments across Disney Entertainment and other parts of The Walt Disney Company.
This is a full-time, six-month internship in Burbank, CA running from January 2027 to June 2027.
What You Will Do
A dedicated team will make sure you are well trained, have the access and tools you need, and gain the experience to pursue a future career in data and analytics in the television industry. You will:
- Gain hands-on experience reporting on key television industry trends and program viewership
- Learn Nielsen and other software and business intelligence tools to report on program performance
- Build your technical skills in Excel, Looker, Alteryx, Tableau, and more
- Discuss the changing television landscape with experienced industry professionals
- Work with U.S. and Global Streaming data to put streaming performance in context
- Help create and maintain ratings reports, analyses, and presentations
- Use internal and external analytics tools, SQL, and scripting languages to access and analyze multivariate data
Required Qualifications & Skills
- A passion for all forms of television content
- Proficiency in Excel, including lookups, arrays, and logic formulas
- Proficiency with PowerPoint and Outlook
- Experience or knowledge of SQL and cloud-based data warehouses
- Outstanding communication skills across written, oral, presentation, and storytelling
- Curiosity and a drive to solve problems and answer difficult questions
- Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and juggle multiple projects
- Highly organized and detail oriented
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Looker, Tableau, Alteryx, or other BI technologies
- Presentation graphics skills a plus (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
- Experience working with large files and datasets
Education
- Junior or senior year preferred
- Major or coursework in Information Systems, Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related field is preferred
Additional Information
- Must be available to work Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, for the full internship
- Able to maintain a consistent, reliable work schedule
- Responsible for your own housing in the Burbank, CA area for the internship
- Able to get reliable transportation to and from work in the Burbank, CA area
The pay rate for this role in Burbank, CA is $23.00 per hour. Select benefits may be offered depending on the level and position, such as medical and financial benefits.