Partner Growth, Technical Business Development Intern, Summer 2026

Job ID 10135427 Location New York, New York, United States Business Disney Direct to Consumer Date posted Dec. 02, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Program

Are you someone who is passionate about Media and Streaming at The Walt Disney Company? Are you interested in growing our streaming business and helping support new and existing partnerships and go-forward strategy at Disney+?

The Partner Growth, Technical Business Development Intern supports the Partner Growth team within Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) streaming business. We are responsible for ongoing partner management, strategic assessments, and evaluations of growth opportunities with new and existing partners. The team partners with key stakeholders in setting the growth strategy and prioritization for all partner types: Global Distribution, Regional Distribution and Wholesale, Promotional and Synergy.

We’re looking for someone interested in developing their critical thinking, competitive analysis, process creation, and modeling 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+ to subscribers everywhere around the globe!

What You Will Do

Contribute to building operating and financial models
Identify and evaluate trends for Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer wholesale partners
Support our team with strategic assessments, including critical business questions around topics including sign up, engagement and churn trends on platform / product features and capabilities
Assist with the creation of executive-level presentations and updates
Provide regular, digestible partner performance reports for key stakeholders
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
Curiosity – identify data trends and anomalies and turn them into deep-dive analyses to better understand trends across regions, products and partners
Collaborative teammate with strong verbal skills, written communication, and presentation skills
Ability to work cross functionally across a diverse set of teams
Willingness to learn and execute with ambiguity
Critical thinker with a strong business sense
Passion for Media and Entertainment

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

Proficient in Financial Modeling
Proficient with Data Visualization Tools (Tableau or Looker)

Education

Currently enrolled as a Graduate level student pursuing an MBA or a Graduate level degree in Media, Entertainment, Technology, Finance, Consulting, Economics or a related field.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all the requirements below:

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 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.
Be at least 18 years of age
Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

The approximate dates of this position are May/June 2026 through August/September 2026
Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
Fully available from Monday-Friday for the duration of the position, 40 hours per week

The pay rate for this internship in New York 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.

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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 Hulu, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Direct to Consumer.

Hulu, 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.

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