Content Experience Analytics MBA Intern: NYC - Summer 2025

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.

Application Deadline: Friday, November 15th 

*Pro Tip: Submit your application as early as possible—positions may close sooner than expected due to high applicant volume!*

We’re seeking ambitious 1st-year MBA students eager to launch their careers at one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies.

All 2025 MBA Interns will be chosen exclusively from the attendees of the MBA Trek on Friday, January 10th, 2025 (In-Person/Virtual). If you want to be a 2025 WBD MBA Intern, this is your first step!

The Warner Bros. Discovery MBA Trek offers you a unique opportunity to engage with recruiters, former interns, and executives while diving into our company culture, hearing the latest business updates, and receiving essential interview tips. This trek is your gateway to understanding what sets our award-winning internship program apart. During this immersive event, you'll have exclusive access to the network and connect directly with hiring managers for 2025 MBA internship positions at WBD.

Your New Role

As an MBA Intern of Content Experience Analysis & Insights, you will be joining the team responsible for championing a data-driven approach to editorial and in-stream activities in-app, 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. The MBA Intern position will play a key role in supporting relationships across teams in the region 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.

• Help our merchandising teams become data self-sufficient, utilizing metrics, dashboards, and tools 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 to introduce recommendations to all Discovery+ and HBOMax platforms to improve content consumption and increase subscriptions.

Qualifications & Experience 

• Experience in Consulting, Investment Banking, and/or Corporate Strategy -- 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, a 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.

• Proficient in Adobe Analytics, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Excel, and Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)

• Exceptional organizational skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Team player

• Familiarity with the Google Suite of collaboration software

• Nice to Have: Modeling and statistical knowledge, such as forecasting, AB-testing, or statistical modeling and causal inference

• Must be actively enrolled in a U.S.-accredited college or university MBA degree program for the full duration of the internship (proof of enrollment required) 

• Must be a 1st year MBA student 

• Must be in academic good standing (3.0 or above cumulative GPA) 

• All 2025 MBA interns will be selected from the attendees of the in-person (held in Burbank, CA) OR Virtual MBA Trek. All eligible applicants must attend the trek.

• Warner Bros. Discovery will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from Warner Bros. Discovery now or in the future in order to retain their authorization to work in the United States. Candidates currently on any student or exchange visa, including F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1, etc., will not be eligible for the internship program. 

About Our Internship Program 

WBD's Internship Program is designed to nurture students professionally and personally. We attract the country’s boldest and brightest students for paid, for-credit, real-world internship experiences in the entertainment, tech, sports, news, and media industries. We offer career-defining opportunities to learn valuable skills that will help you prepare for a successful future.  

Ready to learn more? Here’s what we offer: 

• Hands-on work with passionate, talented team members in your field 

• Mentorship from some of the industry’s kindest and most passionate entertainment veterans 

• Engaging events including professional development seminars, panels with recruiters and former interns, intern-exclusive events, and so much more  

• Access to top-level executives and employees through our Speaker Series and Roundtables 

• Incredible networking opportunities with industry-leading professionals and a robust intern alumni network 

• A creative, collaborative, and inclusive company culture  

What you can expect to take away from the semester: 

• Opportunities to develop professionally and uncover skills you didn’t know you had 

• The insider scoop on the entertainment industry and what happens behind the scenes 

• Relationships that will go beyond your graduate career 

• Real-life experiences that will provide you with the confidence to delve into your next adventure  

 
 And finally, what to know before applying:

• The duration of the program is 10-12 weeks depending on the student’s availability 

Program dates

• Option #1: 6/2/2025- 8/15/2025

• Option #2: 6/9/2025- 8/22/2025

• Interns will be expected to work 35-40 hours per week in a hybrid capacity.  

• Our internships are paid opportunities with a competitive hourly wage. Credit is not required; however, we will provide the necessary documentation for school credit if desired. Relocation is not provided.  

• The recruiting process will take place from November through February. A WBD team member will contact you if your experiences and interests match an open internship position. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to give individual status updates. 

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The rate listed is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Rate: $45 per hour USD for MBA Interns.

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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.