Sr Content Acquisition Manager, Prime Video MENA

Job Description

Job summaryCome build the future of entertainment with us. Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching?Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies - all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place. We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows including Amazon Originals and exclusive licensed content to exciting live sports events. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel at anytime and to rent or buy new release movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store. Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business - available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. The team works in a dynamic environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on.We?re looking for an analytical digital content licensing executive to help us bring the future of Movies and TV to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In this role you will act as a liaison between the Prime Video International content acquisition team and major studios, local producers, distributors, TV network groups and independent content partners in the MENA region. You will clearly and concisely communicate thoughts and ideas, both verbally and in writing, and you will exercise excellent business judgment to think and act strategically and tactically.Key job responsibilities

• Provide local input and recommendations to the Prime Video International content acquisition teams who are responsible for the content acquisition strategy for defined content categories on the Prime Video service in MENA.
• Support content licensing/commissioning, including providing input to Prime Video leadership into content selection plans, financial analysis, forecasting, and technical requirements.
• Act as a liaison between Prime Video International content acquisition team and content providers/producers.
• Provide local inputs to assist the Prime Video International content acquisition team to develop acquisition plans, financial metrics and goals for senior management.
• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g. marketing, public relations, finance, operations) and senior stakeholders.
• Analyze behavioral, usage and consumption data to inform decision-making.

• Multiple years of experience in an account management, content licensing or business development role.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills; experience working effectively across internal and external organizations.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; experience using hard data and metrics to back up assumptions.
• Experience converting insight into strategy and communicating complex ideas clearly and logically in written communication.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic.

• Experience adapting to a quickly changing, fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Experience in the MENA Entertainment industry and/or an understanding of the territory?s film and TV business.

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