Research Analyst, People Insights Graduate Intern, Spring 2025

Disney - Lake Buena Vista, FL

Full-time - Intern

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

About the position

The Research Analyst Graduate Intern position at The Walt Disney Company is a full-time internship within the People Research team, part of the People Insights department. This role focuses on supporting research strategies through the analysis of current workplace trends, literature review, and data-driven insights to inform HR strategies. The internship is a six-month commitment located in Orlando, FL, from January 2025 to June 2025.

Responsibilities

• Support research strategies through analysis of workplace trends.
• Locate, read, analyze, and summarize literature related to research topics.
• Validate sources of literature across academia, practice, and pop culture.
• Capture requirements for key research topics.
• Collate research findings and identify strong themes.
• Summarize research findings and their relationship to original topics.
• Build summary presentations as needed.
• Present and explain findings to peer and client groups.
• Proactively identify improvements for research approaches, tools, and methods.

Requirements

• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Proven storytelling and presentation skills.
• Solid attention to detail.
• Expertise with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Natural curiosity and high degree of initiative and creativity.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Previous work or internship experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Formal training and experience in general analysis and research methodologies.
• Ability to summarize and explain complex concepts in an easy-to-understand format.
• Familiarity with search tools for general and academic articles.

Benefits

• Limited housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities.