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Graduate Associate Research Analyst, People Insights
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10115485 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Mar. 27, 2025Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
The People Research team is a part of The Walt Disney Company People Insights department. We focus on data insights that drive and inform long-term HR strategy. We aim to deliver high quality consultation, products and services for people analytics. We also deeply understand the sentiment of our employees, leaders and candidates. All of this, along with external research of industry trends, allow us to enable data driven people decisions for our businesses and talent strategies.
What You Will Do
The Research Analyst Graduate Intern is responsible for supporting The Walt Disney Company's research strategies through research and analysis of current workplace trends. This includes the locating, reading, analyzing, and the summarizing of literature, as well as validating the literature’s sources across academia, practice, and pop culture.
As a Research Analyst Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to:
Capture requirements for key research topics
Search and scan available literature and research on these topics
Read and critically analyze each item
Collate all research and identify the strongest themes
Summarize all these and their relationship to the original research topic request
Build summary presentations as needed
Present and explain findings to key peer and client groups
Proactively identify ways to improve research approaches, tools, and methods
Required Qualifications & Skills
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
Proven storytelling/presentation skills
Solid attention to detail
Expertise with MS Office Suite - Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Possess a natural curiosity and high degree of initiative and creativity
Ability to handle highly confidential information
Previous work/internship experience
Preferred Qualifications
Formal training, experience and exploratory in general analysis and research methodologies
Demonstrable ability to summarize and explain sophisticated concepts in an easy-to-understand format
Familiarity with search tools for both general and academic articles/summaries
Education
Must be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) 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
Currently pursuing and/or have graduated in the last 6 months with a master’s degree or PhD in Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources or a closely related field
Additional Information
The approximate dates of this internship are June 2025 through December 2025
Must have reliable transportation to/from work
The pay rate for this internship in Lake Buena Vista, Florida is $30.40 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
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 HR Strategies & Services, LLC, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
Disney HR Strategies & Services, 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.