Analyst, Content Finance & Analytics London, England
Job description
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.
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.
Your New Role...
Reporting to the Director, International Content Finance and Analytics, this role will support the development of insight into our content investment decision making and build our understanding of content value across WBD International. This role will interact with a wide variety of stakeholders and adjacent teams, reflecting the multi-functional and multi-market characteristics of the role.
Your Role Accountabilities...
Support development of insight into content value across our markets
- Contribute to analysis to pinpoint high level content investment dynamics and trends, building view on what drives value across markets, platforms and titles e.g. allocation of investment, trends and patterns in monetization, title level deepdives
- Prepare models and analyses that support development of insights for management team and stakeholders
- Build benchmark sets to support portfolio analysis and multi-market business cases
Drive continuous improvement in content analytics process
- Assist BI dashboard development, maintenance and analytics for International, enabling enhanced insight into content decisions
- Run regular and exploratory analytics and reporting, track changes, improve day to day information availability
- Highlight data gaps, inconsistencies and source solutions
- Identify ways to automate manual activities to be more efficient e.g. actuals tracking, process coordination
- Liaise with colleagues in other teams to share best practice
Support broader global content finance activities
- Work with team to establish new process around content finance projects and process areas including, but not limited to: integration work, cashflow initiatives, intercompany projects and other areas
- Support other ad hoc projects and presentations e.g. building slides, illustrating data insights with simple, clear and perceptive visualisations
Qualifications & Experience...
Would suit someone with some experience or potentially a first job for someone with a degree in a closely connected subject, ideally educated to degree level.
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to work well and communicate effectively in a cross functional, matrix environment
- Strong analytic, financial modelling and critical thinking skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Other Requirements
- Curious and proactive approach
- Flexible and able to take on new challenges as they arise
- Strong work ethic and follow-through
- Ability to work well under pressure
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.
The Legal Bits…
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, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected].
