Sr. Content Acquisition Manager

Full Time Job
Are you interested in shaping the future of television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Prime Video is one of the leading digital video services on the Internet today, and we're just getting started changing the way millions of people enjoy content. Now available in more than 240 countries and territories, Prime Video offers customers the broadest selection of any on-demand video service, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals such as the Emmy Award-winning comedies Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Boys, Mindy Kaling's Late Night, Donald Glover's Guava Island, the Academy Award-winning Manchester by the Sea, Academy Award-nominated The Big Sick, exclusives, and live concerts and sports. Amazon Studios is the movies and television development and production arm of Amazon. It is our role to produce original content and license studio programs worldwide in exclusive service of Amazon's Prime Video customers. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Content Acquisition Manager to join our Content Acquisition Team. You will be responsible for managing and executing the content strategy for first run TV series on our Prime Video service globally. Leveraging your experience in negotiation, content rights and value you will work across US and/or international content owners to develop new business models and deliver results.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the content acquisition strategy for Prime Video with major studios, independent producers, and agents
• Develop and document acquisition plans, financial metrics, and goals for senior leadership
• Use customer behavior, usage, and consumption data to inform decision-making
• Build and grow relationships with senior-level leaders at content providers
• Drive continuous improvement in all operational aspects of Amazon's relationship with its digital content suppliers
• Manage all aspects of content negotiations regarding content selection, financial analysis, forecasting, and technical requirements
• Work with in-house and external legal counsels
• Collaborate with internal teams across all functional areas within Amazon Prime Video
• Maintain a can-do attitude and a willingness and flexibility to solve problems at short notice, using any tools necessary

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in an account management, licensing or business development role
• Experience using Excel
• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience
• 6 years' experience with quantitative analytics (e.g. ability to use and modify data sets in Excel)
• 6 years' experience negotiating complex license or business development agreements