Job Summary: About The Role

The Disney DTC Content Analytics team is seeking a Lead Data Analyst who will be an exceptional addition to our team. You will be responsible for turning data into insights and insights into key business decisions that steer the strategic direction of The Walt Disney Company. The right person for this role has exceptional analytical capabilities, loves problem-solving, is a good communicator, and is passionate about supporting content creators.

You will play a key role in the future of TWDC’s streaming business by leading a variety of short and long-term projects, including the evolution of Disney’s external data communications framework. This role will support decisions made within the streaming organization as well as our various studios. You will provide analysis and analytical frameworks looking at the Disney+ and Hulu content catalogs, the audiences that are consuming that content, and ways that the business can optimize that content in order to best serve those audiences.

Responsibilities

Conduct analysis to drive valuable business insights, using internal analytics tools and SQL to access and manipulate multivariate data

Collaborate with the Communications team to identify interesting trends in content performance for use in external press stories

Build data visualizations and multi-faceted dashboards that convey key content metrics, significant trends, and relationships across multiple data sources within the content domain

Ideate and develop new metrics and analytical approaches, measuring trends and capturing streaming-wide behaviors across the entire DTC catalog (Disney+ and Hulu)

Present the team’s work across various stakeholder groups

Lead cross-functional projects with Data Science and other Analytics teams spanning user segmentation, engagement trends, and portfolio optimization

Partner with Data Engineering to ensure data quality and manage self-service tools

Take projects and requests from end-to-end, defining business needs, developing strategies, and socializing insights to the business

Effectively communicate results through compelling data storytelling across the organization

Basic Qualifications

Degree in an analytical area such as Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science or equivalent

7+ years of relevant work experience in analytics and/or business intelligence

Strong analytical skills – with an advanced ability to read/write complex SQL queries to analyze data

Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, etc.) coupled with strong storytelling skills for technical and non-technical audiences

Experience taking vague requirements and manipulating them into polished final products

Strong and effective communication and presentation skills

Nice-To-Haves

Experience in statistical analysis tools like R or Python

Understanding of data warehousing concepts and design

Prior experience in Media/Entertainment is a plus.

Additional Information

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The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica is $136,100 to $182,400 per year and in New York is $142,600 to $191,100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.