Strategy & Analytics Manager; Disney Live Entertainment
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10141148 Location Kissimmee, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney Imagineering Date posted Feb. 05, 2026Job Summary:
Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships and other locations the world over. This diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust.
As an Entertainment Strategy and Analytics Manager, you will serve as the primary partner with Disney Live Entertainment Production, Technical Production and Design, Creative Development, and Entertainment General Managers to develop projects and long-term strategy. You will partner closely with Consumer Insights, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Product and Franchise Strategy and other lines of business to develop and cultivate metrics, methodologies, and reporting to support strategy and the Entertainment portfolio.
This is a full time role and reports to the Manager, Strategy & Analytics.
What you will do:
- Provide critical thinking, problem solving, and strategic planning support for Disney Live Entertainment through research, data mining and analysis, story-building, analytical project management, risk assessment, and reporting
- Pursue solutions to complex problems that focus on optimizing the Guest experience, Cast experience, and business results
- Support Entertainment change initiatives across the site in a strategic consulting and project management capacity
- Lead process improvement and optimization efforts through various methods including defining success parameters, data collection and analysis, tool development, and process mapping
- Collaborate with analytical thought partners including Industrial Engineering, Consumer Insights, and Finance to ensure the data collected supports entertainment business needs
- Translate technical information to a non-technical audience so that analytical and creative teams can work together effectively
- Develop clear and concise presentations to optimize awareness, guidance, and decision-making for our Creative Development, Technical Production and Design, Production and executive teams
- Hire, lead, develop, and separate hourly non-union Cast Members
- Provide counsel and direction for a broad swath of leaders across multiple levels of the DLE-WDW organization
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- 3+ years of strategy development and analytics experience
- Intermediate knowledge of all functional roles within DLE from creative development to sustainment
- Demonstrated strong analytical and project management skills
- Demonstrated initiative and strategic thinking ability to support highly complex work autonomously
- Must possess in-depth knowledge of policies, procedures, and guiding principles associated with statistics, data analytics, strategy development, storytelling, and consensus building
- Strong attention to detail, robust analytical, storytelling aptitude, and solid strategy development skills
- Demonstrated ability to assess an issue and recommend solutions with minimal leadership input
- Proven ability to maintain strong relationships and effective communication with partners, clients, and executive leadership pertaining to all aspects of work
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities through strong organizational skills
- Demonstrated verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
- Proven interpersonal skills including coaching, conflict resolution, problem solving, influencing, and negotiation skills
- Strong computer proficiency with the Microsoft Suite and SharePoint; demonstrated aptitude for new applications and analytical tools including SAP, Business Objects, PowerBi, Smartsheet, and Vizio
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven experience in the field of Entertainment, Theater or other related experience
- Proven experience with Tableau and/or other data reporting software
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
Additional Information:
Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
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About Walt Disney Imagineering:
Founded in 1952 as WED Enterprises to design and build the world’s first theme park — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is where imagination and creativity combine with cutting-edge technology to create unforgettable experiences. WDI is the creative force that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide. Imagineering’s unique strength comes from its diverse global team of creative and technical professionals, who build on Disney’s legacy of storytelling to pioneer new forms of entertainment. The Imagineers who practice this unique blend of art and science work in more than 100 disciplines to shepherd an idea all the way from “blue sky” concept phase to opening day.
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 that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. 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 Imagineering Live, LLC, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Imagineering.
Disney Imagineering Live, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.