Analyst, Business Development & Innovation

The Walt Disney Company • Bristol, CT

3d • $78,146 - $109,890 • Hybrid

About The Position

A successful candidate for this full-time position will demonstrate strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and creativity while supporting the identification and evaluation of new project opportunities across a wide variety of departments at ESPN (e.g., corporate strategy, technology, content and marketing, product, production, and programming).

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in an analytical, financial, technology, project management consulting, marketing, or business development role.
• Familiarity with the media distribution landscape, competitors, and current trends in the media industry.
• Strong written, verbal, and quantitative skills, with proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to support strategic problem solving and translate high level objectives into actionable tasks.
• Effective communicator (verbal and written) able to tailor messaging for different stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or exposure to media, technology, project management, consulting, or corporate strategy environments.
• Familiarity with modern AI or machine learning tools, including large language models (LLMs).
• Experience using AI tools to accelerate analysis and presentation development while maintaining editorial standards, brand voice, and governance requirements.
• Strong written, verbal, and quantitative skills, with proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to support strategic problem solving and translate high level objectives into actionable tasks.
• Effective communicator (verbal and written) with ability to tailor messaging for different stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support project management efforts across multiple concurrent initiatives, including early ideation, scoping, execution support, delivery tracking, and post launch evaluation.
• Assist project leads by coordinating with cross functional stakeholders and external partners to support alignment, execution, and timeline adherence.
• Help document roles, responsibilities, and workflows across internal teams, leagues, vendors, and partners to enable efficient collaboration.
• Support external partner relationships by assisting with ongoing communications, deliverables, and status updates to help ensure successful outcomes.
• Work with internal colleagues across ESPN, Disney Entertainment, and corporate teams including Content, Technology, Editorial, Ad Sales, Finance, Legal, Research, Affiliate, Ad Sales, and Business Affairs.
• Support the Vice President and Manager with finance, legal, and execution related needs tied to innovation initiatives.
• Assist with financial tracking and review of accounting and invoicing requirements for innovation projects, helping ensure timely payments in coordination with Finance teams.
• Create and maintain standardized project documentation, including briefs, road maps, budgets, timelines, run of show documents, and post project summaries.
• Track project performance against defined KPIs and contribute to executive ready updates and insights in collaboration with senior team members.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level