Summer Paid Intern - MBA, Merchandising Strategy & Analysis

This is a Full Time Paid Internship

Overview

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We’re home to the world’s best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.

Responsibilities

Your New Role...

What is the merchandising department and what makes it unique? A great way to explain it is to think about the spice market in Marrakesh. An old man runs a stand full of wonderful spices, but you don’t know what they are or what you would do with them. The merchant helps guide you through the buying process, allowing you to sample his wares and answering your questions. He is the definition of merchandising - easing the customer through the process of finding content they will love!

Merchandising is the practice and process of displaying content to our consumers. We power the first impression with the intention of quickly converting a user to a viewer. We focus on how we can optimise and merchandise our content effectively on all of our digital discovery and HBO Max products (across Entertainment Sports). Our focal point is understanding consumer behaviours and engagement to identify what works effectively to keep our customers wanting more and provide them with the optimal premium content experience.

The exciting opportunity we are offering for an intern is to work mostly with our European Merchandising team covering all 12 discovery European markets and partake in “Project Flame” a project that oversees the preparation for the world’s biggest sporting event - the Olympics! There will be other ad-hoc areas as focus as well.

Qualifications

Your Role Accountabilities…

The intern joining our team will be responsible for the Discovery/Analysis phase of this Flame project, looking back on past Olympics both from Discovery and streaming competitors and identifying opportunities to raise the bar for Paris 2024. Daily tasks during this period will include:

Working with the Merchandising leads across all European markets to identify learnings from Beijing 2020 and Tokyo 2020, as well as. opportunities for Paris 2024.
Collaborate with the team to identify action points to implement improvements and clarify owners/impact and size of effort.
Organise improvements into a timeline with risks and dependencies for future project managers to track and implement against.
Conduct competitor analysis to understand what new ideas might we want to embark on to show content in new and exciting ways and how we can better inject storytelling into our merchandising experiences.
Capture and plan with the market leads to what will be the most essential content to spotlight on Homepages, and how we might want to display high priority content on the platform.
By the end of the semester the intern would have completed the Analysis/Discovery phase of Project Flame which includes a full retrospective of past games learnings and future ideas - formatted this into an actionable plan with artefacts for the Flame project manager to benefit from.
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Qualifications and Experience…
• Must be currently enrolled as a student (proof of enrollment will be required if selected for an internship)
• Must be a first year MBA candidate
• Must have the legal right to work in the United States
• Strong core project/programme management core skills (e.g. risk assessment, planning, prioritisation, estimating, programme roadmap management and reporting)
• Experience with interpreting data and driving data led solutions. Strong oral and written communication skills. Comfortable with collaborating across multiple business units globally.
• ESmartsheet experience.
• Familiarity with Smartsheet and Adobe Analytics would be a large advantage.
• Solid knowledge of PC/Mac, Microsoft Office, specifically PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
• Highly organized and self-directed; able to keep on an assigned track with minimal direction
• Strong presentation development skills (design and verbal)
• Solid knowledge of social media with clear understanding of marketing principles
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic research methods and strategies preferred.

About the Internship Program...
• Our Summer 2023 program is a 11-12 Week Internship that will run from Monday, June 5th through Friday, August 25th, 2023
• Full time-schedule (35-40 hours/week) required
• Company-issued computer or secured remote access provided for the duration of the internship program
• Our internships are paid opportunities with a competitive salary. Credit is not required; however, we will provide the necessary documentation for school credit if desired. Relocation is not provided.
• Application deadline: 01/09/2023

What We Offer...
• Mentorship from some of the industry’s kindest and most passionate entertainment veterans
• Engaging events including executive speaker sessions, professional development seminars, panels with recruiters and former interns, intern-exclusive events, and so much more
• Incredible networking opportunities with industry-leading professionals and a robust intern alumni network
• Hands-on work with passionate, talented team members in your field
• A creative, collaborative, and inclusive company culture

What You Can Expect to Take Away from the Program...
• Opportunity to develop professionally and uncover skills you didn’t know you had
• The insider scoop on the entertainment industry and what happens behind the scenes
• Relationships that will go beyond your collegiate career
• Real-life experiences that will provide you with the confidence to delve into your next adventure

Interviewing will take place from January through early February. A Warner Bros. Discovery WBD team member will contact you if your experiences and interests match an open internship position. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to give individual status updates.