Job Summary

The Cultural Insights Intern will support the DGE Cultural Insights team. Cultural Insights is a trends-obsessed team that operates like a research consultancy inside Disney’s TV business. They educate and advise content developers and marketers about what’s happening in culture and ways it can be reflected in future content. In short, Cultural Insights helps culture shape DGE as DGE shapes culture.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Contribute to the Cultural Insights team’s weekly newsletter: identify and compose compelling writeups for on new or shifting trends via primary research (most often national surveys) and desk research (scanning sources where trends happen or are written about – such as news stories, thought leaders, TikTok, YouTube, other platforms)
• Assist in the bi-monthly development of Cultural Insights’ trend deep-dive presentations, such as researching additional insights or examples for the topic
• Keep up with and organize the latest research, especially on cultural trends and DEI, both from teams within the Walt Disney Company and from outside research companies, experts and thought leaders
• Assist in project management of research requests to vendors and partners, as well as research new vendors to consider working with to achieve our goals
• Compile and design presentations to be creative, impactful and executive-friendly
• Accompany team members to meetings, presentations and webinars to take notes, learn and contribute

Basic Qualifications

• Excellent persuasive writing skills
• A curious nature and interest in pop culture trends, DEI and consumer insights
• Passion for content, especially that produced by Disney General Entertainment brands
• Relationship builder, one who excels in a collaborative environment
• Can self-start, work autonomously, and juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong critical thinking and project management skills
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, written and active listening skills
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and reporting on the results
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote
• A social media and YouTube trends native

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in presentation graphics/design ability a plus (Keynote, PowerPoint)
• Prior Consumer Insight, Market Research experience, or experience in the Media industry a plus (coursework counts)
• Prior experience working on trends and/or DEI research a plus 

Required Education

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter prior to participation in the internship program or must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship.

Additional Information

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program
• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Program Dates: Interns must be fully available, for 40 hours/week from approximately early January 2023 through early July 2023
• This position is fully remote and requires a working, reliable internet connection as well as a quiet, dedicated workspace.
• The pay range for this position in Colorado is $ 21.20 per hour; however, pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.