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Data Analyst Internship - Fall 2018

The Walt Disney Company

Job Description

Job Summary:

As part of Disney Enterprise Technology, you will position yourself at the center of an exciting, multi-faceted Company. We partner with ESPN, ABC, BAMTECH, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney Studios, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, & Disney Consumer Products. You will have the opportunity to see the most interesting Company from the most interesting point of view.

Our Corporate Customer Information Management Data Services team focuses on sourcing raw data, creating value driven data assets, and providing data assets for enterprise and business unit use cases.

Responsibilities:

A Day in the Life…

The Data Analyst Intern will be hands on with our enterprise data warehouse querying data, analyzing data, and creating new data assets. The intern will be introduced to on premise data warehouses and cloud data lakes, and will be responsible for:

  • Querying database to develop structure for unstructured data and continue to improve logic for aggregating data
  • Maintaining and improving data dictionary by adding valuable information, such as data lineage, range of values, and quality of attribute
  • Preparing data for analysis, including data cleansing, removing outliers, and creating new fields by combining or separating existing data
  • Supporting the email campaign team with campaign targeting, list pulling, post-promo analysis, etc.
  • Assisting with migrating data from data warehouse to analytical environment
  • Performing data analysis, as needed, such as developing predictive models and/or decision trees for consumer behavior

Basic Qualifications:

What we are looking for…

  • Strong skills with coding in SQL
  • Experience with Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Experience with analyzing data
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • Positive attitude and team collaboration spirit

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Intermediate skills with R
  • Basic understanding of data science principles, and have taken courses in data science
  • Statistic Analytics such as regressions and logistic regression

Required Education

  • Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university and taking at least one class, or be a recent graduate of an accredited college or university within the last six (6) months at time of application, or be currently participating in the Disney College Program, Disney Culinary Program or Disney Professional Internship Program
  • Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Math, Econ/Business, or Engineering

Preferred Education

  • Senior in college or recently graduated (within 6 months of graduation)

Additional Information:

  • The approximate dates of this internship are Sep 2018 through Dec 2018
  • Candidate must be available to work part time hours (approximately 20 hours per week) for the duration of the internship, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Able to provide own housing and transportation in the Burbank/Los Angeles area
  • Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program
  • Must possess unrestricted work authorization
  • Must be at least 18 years of age

About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company, which is part of a business segment we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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Job Location
Burbank, CA
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Employment Type:
Full Time
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