MESG NEWSLETTER

January 16, 2014

Sarah Alexander Co-Chair

Chris Brimmage Co-Chair

Phil Caruso Co-Chair

Jeffrey Chao Co-Chair

Gabrielle Cristobal Co-Chair

Maile Housel Co-Chair

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MESG Recruiting Update Request

Hi MESGers! The co-chairs wish to get a sense about recruiting and company interest. Please fill out this brief survey when you have time so we can a headcount of people's recruiting plans. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

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MESG Reads

Every week, MESG offers an interesting read related to the media, entertainment, or sports industries.

Everything is NOT awesome. The LEGO Movie was Oscars-snubbed. Shenanigans!

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/oscar-snub-lego-movie-best-animation-1201405956/

New Job Opportunities

[Internship] Washington Nationals Strategic Analysis Internship

Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Analytics, the Intern serves as an integral part of our primary research and analysis function. The Intern will also be responsible for maintaining complex ticket sales and attendance models which are utilized for up-to-date reporting to ownership. These models will require conducting statistical regression analyses of ticket sales and attendance trends as well as customer profiling. The Intern will be challenged to handle numerous internal data sources as well new external ones provided by the MLB League Office and external vendors such as Stratbridge.  Internship begins in March and ends in October with an expected committment of 30 hours per week.

Reference: http://baseballjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=76217

[Internship] New York Times MBA Summer Internship - Strategy & Development

The Strategy group is a nimble team that works with the CEO and numerous business unit heads to set strategic priorities and provide meaningful analysis and recommendations to grow the business. The Development team performs all partnership management, venture investing, mergers and acquisitions and day-to-day business development activities for the most strategic operating units within the Company. MBA Interns will work with the broader S&D team to complete at least one high-impact project over the course of the summer in Strategy, Development, or across both areas, as well as smaller projects as needed. The intern will be assigned to projects with one or more of our major business units (Advertising, Marketing, Print Operations, Product, Sales or Technology). Examples of previous intern projects include recommending a path forward in mobile payments, managing a comprehensive quantitative survey of our print subscribers and extracting important takeaways, and assessing the structure and impact of our technology organization.

Reference: http://jobs.nytco.com/job/New-York-MBA-Summer-Internship-Strategy-&-Development-Job-NY-10001/241030800/

[Full-Time] Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Finance Manager

Manager, Finance is a partner to the business with a global, strategic view, supporting a major functional area that includes a business, line of business, or functional area and is responsible for managing, administering, and directing financial and business objectives and processes. This Manager, Finance role supporting the Facilities and Operations Services (“FOS) and Risk Management Businesses at Disneyland Resort (“DLR”), leads a team of 6 salaried Cast Members and services 10 Operating Executives. The FOS businesses supported are Engineering Services, Central Shops, Textiles, Distribution Services, Horticulture, Facilities Asset Management, and Property Management (combined gross cost base $380M+). This position is responsible for coordinating and consolidating the planning and forecast processes for those businesses, including the FYP, AOP, Capital and Forecast. The role manages complex financial analysis, provides pro forma support and develops senior executive-level PowerPoint presentations for all new initiatives within these areas.

Reference: http://parksjobs.disneycareers.com/us/united-states/finance_accounting/jobid6747933-manager-finance

[Full-Time] Walt Disney World Resort Marketing Associate - Latin America

Assist in the development of Latin America consumer marketing plans for Walt Disney World (WDW) and Disneyland using knowledge of the market/consumer to deliver business objectives. Actively partner with marketing, sales and discipline teams to execute tactics and assignments to deliver on regional marketing strategies. Assess current programs and analyze business metrics to ensure optimal use of resources. Build strong internal and external partnerships to facilitate work with the ability to prioritize projects and assignments in a fast pace, global environment.

Reference: http://parksjobs.disneycareers.com/us/united-states/walt-disney-world%EF%B9%A0reg-resort/jobid6761194-marketing-associate-%E2%80%93-latin-america

[Full-Time] National Football League Strategy & Business Development Director

The successful Director will identify, develop and execute business strategies for key media business areas; assist in developing new market initiatives by assessing new markets and analyzing business opportunities; conduct financial analyses and develop proposals for new business opportunities; take a meaningful role in all aspects of the deal development and prospecting, sourcing, negotiating and closing, including proactively identifying potential business partners and negotiating agreements.

Reference: https://www.nfl.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=1218&CurrentPage=4&sid=27

[Full-Time] Twentieth Century Fox Finance Associate Director

The Associate Director will oversee financial planning functions for the Worldwide Catalog and Television physical and digital (EST/VOD/PPV) distribution businesses, including monthly, quarterly and annual budgets/forecasts, studio ultimate updates and performance reporting. The Associate Director will play a key role in the decision making processes for important Catalog & TV go-to-market strategies and work closely with Home Entertainment Fox Executives, territory Finance/Accounting teams and the management teams of several television studios (e.g. TCFTV, FX, FTVS) and 3rd party stakeholders. The individual will be an integral partner to the retailer Account Planning team and Brand Marketing teams to help drive profitability of the Catalog & TV businesses and its major promotions/releases.

Reference: https://fox.taleo.net/careersection/fox_external_career_section/jobdetail.ftl?job=137230

[Full-Time] ESPN Business Development Associate Director

The Associate Director, Business Development is responsible for assisting the Business Development team within the Global Business Strategy & Development group in developing and executing ESPN’s business and content strategy, with a focus on smartly growing ESPN’s business and product offerings across all areas of Content (television, digital, wireless, print, national, local, etc.). The individual will evaluate prospective partners in traditional and digital media and manage third party relationships.

Reference: http://jobs.espncareers.com/us/united-states/production/jobid5809200-associate-director-business-development?ss=paid

Job Opportunities (posted in prior weeks)

[Internship] Major League Baseball MBA Summer Internships (due Mar 15)

The Summer Internship Program (the ‘Program’) is designed to provide exceptional students, who are interested in a career in sports, with a unique opportunity to learn about the diverse business operations of Major League Baseball.  Those candidates selected for the Program will gain invaluable work experience through challenging project assignments, information sessions hosted by MLB senior management, and various other events organized by the recruitment team.

The Program begins at the end of the spring semester and requires a minimum commitment of 10 weeks.  All internship positions are based out of our New York City offices.  Note that housing assistance will not be provided.

Reference: http://mlb.mlb.com/careers/opportunities.jsp?c_id=mlb (search internships) & ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH11/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MLB&cws=1&rid=1036

[Internship] Chicago Cubs MBA Summer Associate - Marketing + Strategy & Development (due Mar 31)

Marketing: The Chicago Cubs are looking for a high performing summer associate for their Marketing department. Over the course of 10 weeks, the associate will work closely with the Marketing and Ticketing Departments to research and develop recommendations on two potential new strategic initiatives for the Chicago Cubs for launch in 2016.

Strategy & Development: The Strategy & Development Group functions as an internal strategy consulting and corporate finance group focused on delivering insights and analyses that drive both current performance and long-term corporate health (e.g., strategic planning, asset allocation, benchmarking, and deal structuring). Over approximately 10 weeks, the Summer Associate will work closely with the Strategy & Development group on projects that have strategic, operational or financial significance to the company. Assignments can include projects in areas such as ticket sales, concessions, broadcast & media, marketing or finance. The candidate will gain exposure to a range of functional areas within the Chicago Cubs to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business and the industry.

Reference: GTS #2185162 & #2185159

[Internship] San Diego Padres Summer Internship Program

The San Diego Padres are pleased to announce its intern program for college and graduate students. This is an extraordinary opportunity to gain hands-on experience and to learn from best-in-class talent at a first-class organization.

Reference: http://baseballjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=75407

[Internship] New York Yankees Statistical Analysis Intern

Responsibilities include: assist in research and analysis of various baseball topics; design, test and implement predictive models using advanced statistical techniques; data collection and entry; running database queries and administrative tasks

Qualifications include: background in math, statistics, computer science or related quantitative field; experience building predictive models, preferably in R; computer programming experience; experience using SQL; familiarity with current baseball research

Reference: http://baseballjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=74523

[Internship] Nike Graduate Internships (various roles including Analytics, Procurement, Manufacturing, Technology, Finance, etc.)

At Nike, curiosity is life. Technology, sports, connectivity, sustainable design and science unlock an incredible opportunity to experiment like never before. Nike interns are vital contributors to the company’s relentless pursuit of advancing human potential.

In Nike’s paid internship program, undergraduate and graduate students get a full immersion into the brand’s culture of curiosity and innovation. Interns interact with top company leaders, tackle complex business challenges, and build relationships and skills that endure far beyond their several months at Nike. They work on teams such as Design, Global Communications, Digital and Technology, Finance, Supply Chain and practically every other area of the company. They gain access to Nike’s world-class facilities and employee benefits, including product discounts.

Reference: http://jobs.nike.com/article/internships (search graduate)

[Internship] Dick's Sporting Goods Brand Marketing MBA Internship

During the program, interns will work closely with the VP and Directors of Brand Marketing. Interns will also be assigned a separate senior leader who will act as a mentor to aid in transition to the corporate culture, explore career goals, and provide the opportunity to develop professional and social networks within the company and the retail industry.

Interns will also have the opportunity meet individually with the CEO at the midway point to discuss their project and progress to date. The final deliverable will be a presentation to the CEO and other senior leaders who were project stakeholders.

Reference: http://www.dickssportinggoods.jobs/jobs/description/mba-internship-brand-marketing-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-job-5007006