Analyst-Programmatic Media

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

Marketing & Communications, IT
glendale, ca, usa
USD 87,100-116,800 / year + Equity
Posted on Oct 23, 2025

Job Posting Title:

Analyst-Programmatic Media

Req ID:

10134622

Job Description:

About the Role & Team:

“We create happiness.” That is our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you will help encourage that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and build the never-before-seen! Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?

Disney Experiences’ in-house Trading Desk is looking for a Programmatic Activation Analyst. Reporting to the Team Lead for Disneyland Resort, you will be a hands-on keyboard programmatic trader.

All programmatic and ad operations work is managed in-house in a full self-service capacity. Our media buys include most forms of programmatically available inventory: display, streaming, native, audio, digital out of home (DOOH), and in-app. We also work across the full marketing funnel from branding to direct response.

This is a full-time position.

This position reports to: Manager, Programmatic

What You Will Do:

  • You will have direct responsibility for your assigned campaigns – inclusive of all self-service capabilities in planning, execution, optimization, and reporting.

  • Prepare tactical plans and budget recommendations for your campaigns.

  • Manage programmatic buys to support branding and direct response across platforms like Google, Verizon, Amazon, and The Trade Desk.

  • Review and lead optimization of campaigns across revenue, performance indicators, and budget pacing.

  • Manage relationships with platform support teams and work with other stakeholders to create optimization strategies that align with campaign goals, delivery, and performance.

  • Analyze performance and unique opportunities to understand value provided by different DSPs and other vendors.

  • Design tests to evaluate DSP platforms and varying campaign strategies.

  • You will work on several platforms, including DV360, Yahoo DSP, Amazon DSP, and The Trade Desk.

  • You will partner closely with our in-house Ad Operations team who manage the ad trafficking, as well as strategy teams as an extension of their planning process.

  • Provide performance and insights for partner-facing campaign performance reports.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

  • Minimum 3 years of digital marketing experience

  • Self-service experience with demand-side platforms and ad servers

  • Understanding of programmatic ecosystems, including supply-side platforms/ad exchanges, data management platforms, brand safety partners, data partners, and publishers

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work experience.

Additional Information:

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $87,100.00 to $116,800.00 per year based on a 40- hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. 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:

Marketing

Job Posting Primary Business:

Customer Engagement

Primary Job Posting Category:

Search Engine Marketing

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Glendale, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2025-10-22