Senior Analyst, Ad Sales Strategy
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Senior Analyst, Ad Sales Strategy Req ID:
10145205 Job Description: The Walt Disney Company's Disney
Entertainment (DE) group includes the company’s full portfolio of
entertainment media and content business globally, including
streaming (Disney, Hulu, ESPN, Star, and Disney Hotstar). The
Revenue Strategy & Growth team identifies, evaluates, and
implements strategic initiatives to drive advertising revenue for
Disney’s portfolio of brands across all linear and digital formats.
The team focuses on cross-functional projects that will best
position Disney for long-term success in today’s rapidly changing
media and advertising landscape. By collaborating with key
stakeholders, the team's primary objective is to identify new
revenue channels and enhance existing ones through commercial and
data partnerships, advanced advertising products, and strategic
alignment across sales, operations, product, and finance. The Ad
Sales Finance team is seeking a Senior Analyst to directly support
a broad range of strategic initiatives. Key projects will focus on
unlocking digital advertising capabilities—such as programmatic and
audience-based buying—to accelerate revenue growth. This role will
be instrumental in informing the long-range roadmap for TWDC’s
advertising strategy and will work cross-functionally across
multiple internal teams, including finance, product, sales,
operations, and business development. Projects may include:
Evaluating the financial impact of new advertising products and
capabilities Creating proforma financial models to evaluate
commercial partnership deal terms Support high-level projects
across multiple operational groups to develop and refine key
business processes and reporting aligned with our long-term
strategic roadmap Completing secondary market research to identify
key trends and inform strategic plan Create executive-level
presentations summarizing financials, strategic initiatives,
research trends and insights Responsibilities and Duties of the
Role: Create ad hoc financial models and analyses to support
decision making and strategic initiatives Complete market research
and track industry trends Closely manage projects from beginning to
end: manage day-to-day communication and provide updates to
leadership team, identify key issues and manage data gathering
Develop executive-level presentations to summarize strategic
initiatives for leadership team Required Education,
Experience/Skills/Training: Bachelor’s degree from a top tier
university in business administration, finance, or related
quantitative field of study. 2 years of professional experience
with a background in management consulting, investment banking,
and/or strategic planning. Advertising, media entertainment, or
technology experience preferred, not required Advanced technical
skills in Excel and PowerPoint, with experience in financial
modeling Strong analytic mindset, drive to learn and understand
complex business concepts, ability to structure projects and handle
ambiguous data Curious nature and a strong interest in the media
and advertising landscape. Excellent interpersonal and
communication (written and verbal) skills. Ability to take complex
problems and clearly identify opportunities and explain to multiple
stakeholders The hiring range for this position in California is
$105,100.00-$140,900.00 per year. The base pay actually offered
will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending
on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge,
skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or
long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the
compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical,
financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and
position offered. Job Posting Segment: DEFIN Job Posting Primary
Business: Ad Sales Finance Primary Job Posting Category: Business
Development (General) Employment Type: Full time Primary City,
State, Region, Postal Code: Santa Monica, CA, USA Alternate City,
State, Region, Postal Code: USA - NY - 7 Hudson Square Date Posted:
2026-03-13
Keywords: The Walt Disney Company, Florence-Graham , Senior Analyst, Ad Sales Strategy, Sales , Santa Monica, California
