Yield Optimization Intern, Summer 2025

Posted:
9/29/2024, 2:49:00 PM

Location(s):
Florida, United States

Experience Level(s):
Internship

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Data & Analytics

Job Posting Title:

Yield Optimization Intern, Summer 2025

Req ID:

10100242

Job Description:

About the Role & Program

Do you love using data to tackle sophisticated, impactful business problems? Are you excited by the notion of developing new processes central to highly visible strategies at Walt Disney World? If so, you might be a phenomenal fit for our Yield Optimization team!

As part of the Revenue Planning & Optimization organization, our team is responsible for financial and operational analysis supporting the strategic revenue objectives of Disney Experiences. Candidates should have a natural curiosity to understand the "why" behind business performance, take a proactive role in problem-solving, be results oriented, be able to prioritize, and be standout colleague in a collaborative environment.

The approximate dates of this internship are May 2025 through August 2025.

What You Will Do

As a Yield Optimization Intern, you will be part of an analytically driven and operationally engaged team that helps bring remarkable experiences, unparalleled services, and innovative products to life across both our Theme Park Admissions and Bookable Experiences teams!

  • Translate business questions into actionable plans for analysis including demonstrating conceptual, statistical, and financial techniques.

  • Use, monitor, and improve dashboards and data visualizations.

  • Extract, analyze, and interpret detailed data sets.

  • Articulate clear, accurate insights and value propositions of proposed solutions to business opportunities.

  • Build strong presentations that show context to analysis and link to actionable recommendations.

  • Learn from and collaborate with dedicated analytical professionals who are passionate about their roles.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with analyzing large data in Microsoft Excel.

  • Able to query data with SQL.

  • Experience with data visualization using Tableau, PowerBI, or similar.

  • Creative, detail oriented, problem solving and analytical skills.

  • Sense of responsibility, independence, ownership and pride in delivering quality results, and understanding business impacts.

  • Curiosity about pursuing an analytical career path.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proven experience with a programming language (Python, R, etc.)

Education

  • 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 have graduated from a college/university within 6 months OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship.

  • A student studying in their junior or senior year, or a recent graduate within 6 months of graduation date is eligible to apply.

  • A major in Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Hospitality Management, or related major preferred.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

  • Be at least 18 years of age.

  • Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.

  • Possess unrestricted work authorization.

Additional Information

  • The approximate dates of this internship are May 2025 through August 2025.

  • Fully available Monday through Friday for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week.

  • Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work.

  • Able to provide own housing in the Orlando, FL area.

  • Limited housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns may be available through American Campus Communities, for more information click here.

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Job Posting Segment:

Commercial Strategy

Job Posting Primary Business:

Revenue Planning (WDW)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Data Science and Analytics Intern, Other

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-09-30