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ABC News Digital Media Business Operations… at The Walt… · Burbank
InternshipOn-siteFull-timeBurbank, CA$47k–$47k/yr
Skills
strategic analysisfinancial modelingpowerpoint presentationsanalytical skillstableaupythonsqlproject managementprofessional agility
Job Description
Summary: The Walt Disney Company is a leading entertainment and media enterprise, and they are seeking a Digital Media Business Operations Intern for ABC News. This internship involves leading cross-functional projects to support strategic growth initiatives and participating in operational processes within the Digital Media Business Operations group.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to strategic analysis of new business opportunities with market analysis and financial modeling
- Perform competitive analysis and market analyses to help evaluate the performance of our products and services and to provide benchmarks
- Aid in the formation and streamlining of operational processes through development of slides and rules of the road documents, and then participate in meetings to help onboard and educate key stakeholders (e.g. launching a new eCommerce partner)
- Actively participate in brainstorms and work cross functionally with other stakeholders on the Digital News teams to develop bold and innovative ideas that drive audience growth and / or monetization
- Create first pass at agenda topics, meeting objectives and slides / materials for multiple weekly executive meetings and readouts
Required Qualifications:
- Strategic thinker & problem solver, naturally able to connect customer, business and product needs
- Professional agility – Proven ability to take initiative on new projects and drive complex, ambiguous issues to resolution
- Experience with preparation & delivery of executive-level presentations, as well as influencing senior leadership
- Demonstrated ability to build compelling/congruent PowerPoint presentations, which simplify complex analytics for executive audiences
- Strong analytical skills, including ability to process complex data sets and build financial and strategic models from scratch in Excel
- Excellent time and project management skills, with the ability to manage detail, work efficiently and communicate effectively to all levels and functions
- Candidates must submit a cover letter as part of their application
- 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
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience using visualization tools such as Tableau or Power Bi
- Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL
- Exposure to machine learning concepts and AI model workflows a plus (e.g., training, evaluation, deployment)
- Ability to collaborate with technical teams to support updates to AI models or data-driven systems
- Senior year preferred
- Major or previous coursework in Marketing, Product Management, Data Analysis, Business Administration, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Data Engineering or related fields preferred
Required Skills: Strategic analysis, Financial modeling, PowerPoint presentations, Analytical skills
Important Skills: Tableau, Python, SQL, Project management
Nice-to-Have Skills: Professional agility
Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer
Benefits: Medical, Financial, Other benefits
Benefits
Medical
Financial
Other benefits