Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Interested applicants must be able to commit for a minimum of 3 months full-time, starting from May/June 2025. Applicants must also be enrolled at a University/Polytechnic during the internship period and have the right to work in Singapore.
Your New Role…
As an Intern of Merchandising Strategy & Analysis, you will be joining the team responsible for championing a data-driven approach to editorial and merchandising activities in-app , assist in developing frameworks and benchmarks for assessing performance, and providing insights and recommendations to leadership to influence decision making. This role requires a high level of collaboration with partners across WBD – the right person for this role is the kind of person who obsesses over details, thrives in ambiguity, and jumps at the opportunity to take on new challenges. This position will play a key role in supporting relationships across teams and delivering high quality work in one of the highest priority business initiatives at Warner Bros Discovery.
Your Role Accountabilities…
Help develop frameworks and analyses for assessing key questions facing the business, including such areas as:
How are our editorial and merchandising decisions impacting show performance.
What is the optimal way for editorial activities to live alongside machine learning algorithms.
Be an advocate for data-informed decision-making, making recommendations about how content performance should impact our merchandising choices.
Support the merchandising analytics team in developing dashboards and analysis that help stakeholders to understand performance.
Collaborate with other teams, especially Data & Analytics, Business Intelligence, Tech, and Product to build the tools and processes necessary to drive strategy and analysis initiatives.
Work with stakeholders across multiple offices and time zones
Provide insights and recommendations that help drives content consumption and increase subscriptions on MAX.
Qualifications & Experience…
Experience in Data & Analytics, Business Analytics and/ or Data Science field -- particularly in the media and entertainment and / or direct-to-consumer space
Excellent analytical skills, with a deep attention to detail
Superior ability to synthesize the output from analyses, identify the “so-what,” develop early hypotheses, and propose the next line of inquiry
Experience in building executive-level materials, with a keen eye for presentation design, and the ability to distill complex concepts and analyses into clear, easy-to-understand presentations.
Possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, focus on generating results, and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.
Passion for entertainment, love for content and avid viewer, as well as a passion for staying on top of industry trends while figuring out what the future will look like with a relentless focus on creating and improving consumer value.
Collaborative and diplomatic by nature, but also willing to take and defend data- and analysis-backed positions in the ongoing process and dialogue around content selection.
The successful candidate must be motivated, disciplined, taking initiative and be able to work effectively autonomously.
Should be energetic, positive, and resilient with a demonstrated ability to deliver projects among cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, constantly changing and deadline driven environment.
Bonus points for modelling and statistical knowledge, such as forecasting, AB-testing, or statistical modelling and causal inference
Bonus points for experience and knowledge in Adobe/Google Analytics, Python or R.
Proficient in SQL query, Excel and Powerpoint
Proficient in Looker or any other BI tools e.g. PowerBI/ Tableau
Familiarity with the Google Suite of collaboration software
Exceptional organizational skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Team player
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.