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What aboutdigital spotsfora cruise on the Disney Wish?Or the California Adventure Food and Wine Festival?Ifyou did, it was likely because of the detailed planning and execution of The Walt Disney Company’s Enterprise Media and Marketing team…and if you didn’t- it’sprobably because our targeting is that good.\nWe are looking for a DataEngineer to join the Performance Marketing arm of this media team. We are an integrated, cross-functional team of marketers, software engineers, data scientists, and analysts who help the Media team execute highlydata-driven marketing campaignsand tactics.\nAs a DataEngineer, you will help expandour technology portfolioofinnovative campaign planning tools, complex data science workflows, and elegant web applications that blend the art of advertising with the science of data-backed insights.\nThis role is unique - our team is embedded directly within the Disney media team. We'realigned, mission-driven, andfree to move fast and innovatetowardsour goals. 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