Research & Analytics Intern, Summer 2025

About the Role & Program:

Disney Entertainment includes the company’s full portfolio of entertainment media and content businesses globally, including motion picture film studios, television divisions, and streaming!

For the Disney Studio, Corporate, and Streaming insights team, the entertainment consumer is at the heart of everything we do. We are charged with finding the best methods to understand our customers’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors across a constantly evolving entertainment marketplace. We are five teams spanning Studio film and series, Disney+ brand and bundle, Digital/Social analytics, and Enterprise Strategic Insights focused on the Disney brands. We do this in pursuit of making our films series, streaming services, and brands the best they can be, and shaping marketing campaigns around the world. As part of our team you will join a dynamic group of professionals who love movies and TV series, and are passionate about bringing the consumer voice into Disney decision making.

Ready to play a meaningful role in consumer insights and analysis? Join our team as a research & analytics intern! If selected for this role, you will report to the Senior Manager, Franchise Insights.

This internship is a full-time commitment in the Burbank, CA area from  May/ June 2025 – August/September 2025.

What You Will Do:

• Have one project that spans across all 5 teams during your internship, analyzing and synthesizing data from the teams to form a cohesive narrative

• Play a key role in supporting the team across research projects being conducted including but not limited to screenings, focus groups, ad testing, exit polling, tracking, and positioning studies

• Assist with quantitative and qualitative research projects focusing on movies and TV series released in theaters, on Disney+, Star, and Hulu

• Contribute to strategic work focused on our Disney+ subscribers, and the larger Disney brand

• Contribute to social analytics projects that could focus on a specific movie campaign, or a larger event for the company like ComicCon or D23

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Data-driven with a strong curiosity, a desire to learn, and a passion for market research

• Ability to run multiple projects and workflows in a fast-paced work environment

• Strong strategic critical thinking, attention to detail, and analytical skills

• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects

• Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate across various teams

• Able to make independent decisions in the handling of sensitive and confidential information while exercising good judgment and discretion

• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel, capable of quickly producing summary tables, pivot tables, vlookup/index fields, and visualization(s) with various types of data

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Previous internship and/or work experience in an analytical field, preferably in entertainment market research and analytics

• Experience with SPSS, SQL, Tableau, Marketsight

Education:

• Undergraduate students in their senior year pursuing a bachelor's degree in a social science analytical field, business, or related field.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.  Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants:  You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information:

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

• Fully available from Monday through Friday, 9am - 6pm PST for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week

• Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Burbank, CA area

• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work