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 focused on supporting the People Research team within the People Insights department. This role involves analyzing current workplace trends and providing data-driven insights to inform HR strategies. The intern will engage in literature review, data analysis, and presentation of findings to enhance the company's talent strategies and employee engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support research strategies through analysis of workplace trends.
• Locate, read, analyze, and summarize relevant literature.
• Validate sources of literature across various domains.
• Capture requirements for key research topics.
• Identify and collate strong themes from research findings.
• Build summary presentations as needed.
• Present findings to peer and client groups.
• Proactively suggest improvements to research approaches and tools.

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).
• Possess a 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 or 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 academic articles and summaries.

Benefits

• Health insurance and wellbeing programs.
• Childcare options.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement programs.
• Tuition assistance.
• Weekly pay.