**Job Overview**
The Walt Disney Company's Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) is a new, global business segment for The Walt Disney Company that is responsible for all monetization of contentboth distribution and ad salesand oversees the operations of the Companys streaming services, including Disney+ (including Star and Disney+ Hotstar internationally), Hulu, and ESPN+ and domestic broadcast and cable television networks. DMED brings together the Companys best-in-class product, technology, and commercialization teams together into one global organization, with the goal of expanding the footprint of Disneys world-class content and beloved brands and delivering highly-personalized entertainment experiences to diverse consumers around the world. DMED works in close collaboration with Disneys Studio, General Entertainment, and Sports content creation teams on programming and marketing for the streaming services and networks.
DMED is seeking a Senior Analyst that will play a key role in supporting the Direct to Consumer Business, focused on ESPN+, the first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service. He/She will be responsible for compiling subscriber forecasts as well as distilling business trends and performance indicators into financial forecasts with a high degree of focus on subscriber metrics.
Forecasts and reporting will aim to provide operational teams and executive management a snapshot into expected financial performance, but will also serve as the basis for ad hoc scenario analysis. Ad hoc analysis will be key in understanding sensitivities around performance and will provide rapid insight into the financial backing business developments. Successful analysis will also require collaboration across multiple cross functional teams, as well synthesizing insights from data to identify the appropriate narrative for both financial and non-financial audiences.
The pace and cadence for change at DSS necessitates an ability to manage multiple projects, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and roll up sleeves to support this important segment of the Disney business.
**Responsibilities**
+ Maintain and enhance ESPN+ financial planning model with focus on key underlying subscription and marketing metrics
+ Develop financial models to support new business cases, customer and content acquisitions, and marketing initiatives
+ Develop financial models to support new business cases, customer and content acquisitions, and marketing initiatives
+ Establish content performance reporting and analysis framework and collaborate with Programming to optimize content investment strategy
+ Maintain a strong understanding of operating performance (e.g. KPIs, subscribers), major deals and transactions, issues and challenges facing the businesses, and relevant trends in the streaming business
+ Conduct research and analysis into issues and questions raised by leadership to inform decision-making
+ Develop impactful, compelling presentation materials (decks, notes, write-ups, backup materials, etc.) that effectively communicates financial projections, drivers, business performance, risks and opportunities to leadership
**Basic Qualifications**
+ 2-5 years of relevant finance/strategy experience in media, direct-to-consumer subscription, management/strategy consulting, investment banking or similar fields
+ Expert Excel skills; extensive experience building operating models and analyzing large data sets
+ Excellent communication and PowerPoint skills; ability to distill complex analyses into structured outputs and present to all levels of management
+ Deliverable-focused, strong work ethic, able to prioritize, and resolve an array of issues simultaneously
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Experience in the video streaming industry a plus
**Required Education**
+ Bachelors degree
**Job ID:** 10002287
**Location:** New York,New York
**Job Posting Company:**
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