Job Summary:

Supporting the Disney Advertising Sales organization within our Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) segment, the Audience Modeling and Data Science team are subject matter experts in each of the following areas:

• Creating and optimizing audience classification models that enable us to predict and target strategic audience attributes, including brand affinity, purchase behavior, and psychographics
• Integrating a broad suite of complex datasets, from digital event logs to sporting event metadata, into carefully curated and reusable data models
• Publishing audience attributes across an array of ad-serving endpoints
• Working cross-functionally to ensure our data product is aligned with the goals of each strategic sales vertical and the business as a whole

We’re looking for an intellectually curious, business-savvy, analytical powerhouse to join The Walt Disney Company’s DMED segment as a data scientist on the ad sales team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving improvements across DMED’s portfolio of offerings by using data. Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, you will develop, drive, and oversee new strategies to ensure the growth of the business and the overall bottom line.

Responsibilities:

• Drive requirements, evaluation, and implementation of large-scale machine learning platforms to support our core modeling product.
• Own the long-term performance and evaluation of hundreds of predictive models in production across strategic industry verticals.
• Implement standards and best practices in modeling, optimization, and model criticism using proven statistical methods and business context
• Lead development and orchestration of complex data processes, from ingest to egress
• Work cross-functionally to develop and implement a standardized data model that serves multiple stakeholders
• Mentorship, including training and code review, of other data scientists on the team

Basic Qualifications:

• 4-5 years practical experience in data science, preferably in the advertising sales space
• MS in quantitative field preferred, or equivalent experience
• Experience using leading technologies to manage the lifecycle and performance of hundreds of models in production
• Proven ability in predictive analytics, statistical modeling, and model evaluation techniques
• Demonstrable expertise of advanced SQL patterns (Spark, Beam, Hadoop, and other big data processing software a plus)
• Experience designing database tables and data models
• Experience in Google Cloud, AWS, or other cloud platforms.
• Innovative thinker capable of operating both in a strategic capacity (big-picture perspective, asks "why") and brings a new perspective to complex processes.
• Proven ability to lead projects within a larger data strategy and delegate individual tasks within the project while tracking the overall scope and timelines
• Great organization, communication and mentorship skills working within an agile data environment

About Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution:

Comprised of the Company’s international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) aligns technology, media distribution and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

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 Disney Advertising Sales, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution.

Disney Advertising Sales, LLC 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.