Senior Business Analyst (Media & Entertainment)

TL;DR

Senior Business Analyst (Media & Entertainment): Translating complex infrastructure programs into business cases and investment strategies with an accent on financial modeling and operational analytics. Focus on quantifying infrastructure utilization, calculating ROI for cloud and on-prem investments, and providing executive-level insights for technology leadership.

Location: On-site in Burbank, CA

Salary: $96,000 — $160,000 USD

Company

hirify.global Co. is a leader in immersive experiences, technology, and media, operating advanced experiential venues and regional sports networks.

What you will do

• Translate large-scale studio and infrastructure programs into business cases, capital plans, and executive narratives.
• Build CapEx/OpEx and ROI models for multi-tier technology investment proposals, covering cloud spend and render farm utilization.
• Analyze infrastructure utilization across storage, network, and cloud to forecast demand and create monitoring dashboards.
• Develop Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models for vendor decisions regarding virtualization stacks and storage platforms.
• Maintain technology roadmaps, including LOE, FTE, sequencing, and resourcing models.
• Produce executive-grade deliverables and translate complex architecture diagrams into business language.

Requirements

• 5+ years in technology strategy, business operations, or management consulting.
• Experience within media, entertainment, VFX, gaming, or large-scale infrastructure environments.
• Advanced financial modeling skills in Excel, including sensitivity analysis and multi-year forecasts.
• Working fluency with cloud economics (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and FinOps concepts.
• Understanding of studio/VFX production workflows, including render farms and DCC tools.
• Proficiency in SQL or BI tooling such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with hybrid-cloud architectures, render management (OpenCue, Deadline), or DAM/MAM platforms.
• Experience with virtualization tools like VMware or Proxmox.

Culture & Benefits

• Robust set of tools and resources for upskilling and professional growth.
• Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity employment.
• Focus on employee longevity and career advancement.