Vice President, Global Acquisitions Services
A+E Networks
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THE ROLE: Vice President, Global Acquisition Services
The Vice President, Global Acquisition Services leader will be a seasoned television professional who has experience in acquiring content from production, suppliers and media outlets. This role aids in the execution of global acquisition strategies, is often the subject matter expert (SME) for providing technical recommendations and solutions, analysis and reporting key information and responding to ad hoc requests from internal partners, content suppliers and other media companies. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker, problem solver who has an attention to details, can pivot quickly, juggle multiple priorities, and is calm under pressure.
MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'LL DO:
As Vice President, you are in the lead role for the technical, file-based procurement of A+E Networks' Domestic and International content. This content consists of Scripted and Non-Scripted episodic content, Original and Acquired movies, Documentaries and Short and Mid-Form content leveraged across all of A+E Networks' distribution platforms. Global Acquisition Services is the primary team within A+E Networks that production suppliers around the world rely on for onboarding in to the A+E file-based content acquisitions portal. Your role includes the initial planning, implementation, monitoring and optimization of content delivery. You will lead the team responsible for reviewing post processes, camera selections, instructions and guidelines to ensure production companies follow the A+E technical specifications, delivery timelines, and arranging the proper delivery of file-based assets suitable to be used in all of A+E's distribution outlets.
While based in Stamford, the Vice President will work in both the Stamford and New York offices on a weekly basis to engage with our partners, including Network Scheduling, Programming, Legal and Business Affairs and Production and Operations. In this role, you much drive continuous improvement in all operational aspects of A+E's media supply chain. You must be able to pivot with the needs of the business and apply your ingenuity, industry knowledge and creativity to develop new opportunities and approaches while also taking a long view towards future technological advancements such as cloud-based workflows, 4K, IMF, Dolby, and HDR.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
On our team, you will have the opportunity to support all aspects of the Media Supply chain, from acquisition through transformation to distribution. You will have exposure to all the inner workings of what it takes to get our content out the door and on the eyes of the world. You will collaborate with all technical and operations teams throughout our technical facilities as you contribute to fulfilling the wide-ranging responsibilities of the Engineering Department. We will provide challenges for your creative spirit as we embrace the technological advances to producing and delivering award winning content and sharing globally.
YOUR STORY:
The Vice President, Global Acquisition Services, must possess excellent business judgement and demonstrate the ability to think and act both strategically and tactically. The ideal candidate must be able to adapt to changing industry demands, be flexible and able to balance multiple projects/priorities and be a leader whose vision and passion can inspire his/her team as they develop.
In this role, you must have a firm foundation of technical media operations, post-production and Quality Control, theatrical and episodic experience to lead Post Production Supervisors and Producers around the world to adhere to the A+E technical and delivery specifications. The Vice President is the primary contributor and author of the various technical documents on deliverables. This ensures that the most updated information around new production technologies, formats, internal workflows, distribution requirements, etc. are made available to our production suppliers.
You are a self-starter who proactively identifies and structures opportunities and projects; calm under pressure; and able to multi-task, prioritize and manage time effectively in a fast-paced, highly changing environment with little guidance. You are energetic and collaborative, enjoy new challenges, and inspire others to perform at their best.
Fantastic communication skills a must. Cross-functional relationship building is a must to ensure alignment on deliverable quality and creative direction. As the team's primary liaison with our partner groups you must be able to present work confidently at all levels including VPs, SVPs and GMs. Comfortable giving/receiving creative feedback and providing strategic guidance to evolve on-boarding process, contract language and prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment for self and direct reports.
Coaching and mentorship – With your technical and management experience, your role is one of a mentor and coach to your team and with internal and external partners. With your communication and negotiating skills, you will be able to mentor you team in ''outside the box'' troubleshooting and problem-solving. You are responsible for your team's development, training and retention.
Great business and organizational skills – The Global Acquisition Services team is small but extremely efficient. It is essential that the team keep track of all the content that is expected to deliver at any one time, at all stages of production, for use by the various departments and distribution entities within the A+E enterprise. This position requires a spectacular attention to detail, and the ability to come up with innovative ways to efficiently track the multiple projects and deliveries while efficiently communicating details about the content to all parties who are dependent on this information.
Solid technical foundation – In this role, the Vice President will serve as a trusted advisor for internal and external partners and must be a lifelong learner of new technologies, solutions and workflows. The ideal candidate will have hands – on experience in either Post-Production and/or Technical Evaluation processes and can demonstrate basic technological understanding of topics such as, video and audio measurements, closed caption compliance protocols, CALM, etc. Knowledge of file formats, frame-rates, format conversations is needed along with your enthusiasm for keeping up with new technology so that you can quickly and efficiently implement new technical requirements and workflows.
Develop Partnerships – Drive collaboration, coordination and trust between multiple partners, internal and external to endure
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