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Partner Growth, Business Development Intern, Summer 2025
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10109564 Location San Francisco, California, United States / New York, New York, United States Business Disney Direct to Consumer Date posted Jan. 08, 2025Job Summary:
About the Role & Program:
Are you interested in growing our streaming business and improving the user experience for millions of subscribers who watch Disney+ and Hulu on TVs, game consoles, computers, and smartphones?
The Partner Growth, Business Development Intern supports the Partner Growth team within Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer streaming business. We are responsible for ongoing partner management, strategic assessments, and evaluations of growth opportunities with potential new and existing hardware partners. We work cross-functionally with marketing, product, data, and operations teams.
We’re looking for someone interested in developing market research, competitive analysis, documentation, process creation, and strategic growth skills. Over the summer, you will gain a deep understanding of Disney’s streaming businesses, our position in the streaming landscape, and the partnerships that bring Disney+ and Hulu to subscribers everywhere!
The approximate dates of this internship are May/June - August 2025. Student will work in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY.
What You Will Do:
- Identify and evaluate Disney+ and Hulu’s marketing and application presence on partner user interfaces (UI), including mobile, game console, and Smart TV partners
- Recommend partner platform feature integration opportunities to grow subscribers, engagement, or retention on partner platforms
- Compare feature integrations between Disney+ and Hulu and our streaming competitors
- Create an optimized process to continue this initiative in the future
- Support our team with strategic assessments, including partner contract renewals and ad-hoc analyses
- Help our team maintain documentation for meeting notes and presentations
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Comfortable working with quantitative and qualitative datasets on PowerPoint/Excel and Google Slides/Sheets
- Collaborative teammate with strong verbal skills, written communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to work cross functionally across a diverse set of teams
- Critical thinker with a strong business sense
- Passion for Media and Entertainment
Education
- A junior or senior in pursuit of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or a related field
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
Additional Information:
- Fully available for the duration of the internships, 40 hours each week
- Able to provide own housing and transportation in the San Francisco, CA OR New York City, NY area
The pay rate for this role in California is $22.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
About Disney Direct to Consumer:
Disney’s Direct to Consumer team oversees the Hulu and Disney+ streaming businesses within Disney Entertainment helping to bring The Walt Disney Company’s best-in-class storytelling to fans and families everywhere.
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 Streaming Services LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Direct to Consumer.
Disney Streaming 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.