Associate, US Content Strategy & Analysis

$62,790 - $116,610/Yr

Spectrum - Culver City, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Culver City, CA

Telecommunications

About the position

The U.S. Content Strategy & Analysis team at Warner Bros. Discovery is responsible for conducting comprehensive content analysis for the streaming platforms Max and Discovery+. This role involves evaluating new original content and acquisition deals, performing renewal analyses, and providing insights to leadership on content performance. The ideal candidate will have a passion for media, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across various teams to enhance decision-making and content strategy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct title-level greenlighting & renewal analyses for Streaming, developing narratives around valuation and performance insights to share with key stakeholders.
• Help stress test and improve analytical frameworks used for assessing key strategic questions across our content offering.
• Collaborate with other teams - especially Product Analytics, Data Science, Finance, Research, and Business Intelligence - to improve deliverables for key internal stakeholders.
• Support in the compilation and communication of content performance analyses through write-ups and presentations, often in response to ad hoc requests.
• Understand and work through the cross-platform dynamics between Streaming, Linear, and other platforms as it impacts potential outcomes for Max and Discovery+.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of media industry trends and competitive activity.
• Provide support for senior management in key presentations around content strategy, new initiatives, and major decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 1-4 years relevant work experience in Analytics, Consulting, Investment Banking, or Research, informing strategic & corporate initiatives.
• Excellent analytic skills and modeling capabilities, with a deep attention to detail.
• Ability to synthesize 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.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.
• Experience wrangling large data sets and developing analytical narratives.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in media/communications is particularly useful but not required.
• Experience writing SQL queries or Python/R scripts, or using visualization/manipulation tools like Looker, Tableau, and Microstrategy.
• A passion for entertainment and staying on top of industry trends.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Employee wellness program
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Sick time and vacation