Head of Content & Supply

NewsBreak; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NewsBreak is seeking a Head of Content & Supply in Mountain View to own the supply side for ReelBee. You will manage catalog scale, negotiate terms, and build a robust supplier network across the US and China, guiding content strategy and creator partnerships with data-driven decisions.

The role requires deep experience in short drama and digital video, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in English and Mandarin, with a focus on scalable, globally aware content operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in short drama or digital video with 2+ years in content acquisition or strategy.
• Established China-side supply network with studios or rights holders.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin with ability to read US audience data.
• Strong negotiation and deal-structuring skills across buyout, MG and rev-share.

Responsibilities

• Own the content supply strategy across PGC, AI studios, overseas catalogs and US creators.
• Define selection criteria and tagging taxonomy; build a data-driven scoring system calibrated by performance data.
• Build and manage 50+ supplier and rights-holder relationships; lead negotiations and contracts.
• Lead content operations, supplier BD and creator relations for the platform.
• Track US/China/global trends and publish actionable insights for internal teams.

Skills

Content strategy

Content acquisition

Negotiation

Data-driven decisions

Vendor management

English & Mandarin

Job description

Mountain View, California, United States

About NewsBreak

Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.

Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.

Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.

About the role

NewsBreak is building ReelBee, an open short-drama distribution platform where any qualified creator or studio can self-publish, earn a transparent revenue share, and get real US audience insights. This is a CEO-sponsored, company-level initiative. As Head of Content & Supply you will own the supply side: what content gets on the platform, on what terms, and how we know it works. This role works across the US and China; we are hiring in parallel in the SF Bay Area (Mountain View) and Beijing.

What you'll do

• Own the content supply strategy across PGC (Chinese studios and AI studios, overseas platform catalogs, US creators) and UGC; be accountable for catalog scale, quality and return
• Define selection criteria and the content tagging taxonomy; co-build with the data team a "score → test → feedback" title-selection system calibrated by real performance data (CTR, completion, paid conversion, per-title return)
• Build and manage 50+ supplier and rights-holder relationships; lead acquisition negotiations (buyout / minimum guarantee / rev-share), contracts and launch; secure premiere and exclusivity windows; avoid over-exposed catalog titles
• Creator fund and creator ecosystem (phase 2): once the first wave of China-side supply is live, work with the US Creator Relations lead to design a fund, partnership models and revenue-share rules for US-based creators
• Track US / China / global charts and audience trends; publish insights for internal teams and creators on what performs with our audience
• Partner with Growth on scaling strategy for titles that win in testing; run post-mortems on hits and misses
• Hire and lead content operations, supplier BD and creator relations

What we're looking for

• 5+ years in short drama, web fiction or digital video, including 2+ years in content acquisition, distribution or content strategy at an overseas short-drama platform (ReelShort, DramaBox, ShortMax, NetShort, GoodShort, FlexTV, Melolo) or a leading Chinese platform
• Established China-side supply network: existing relationships with studios, AI studios or rights holders, able to start first deals within 30 days
• Verifiable hit judgment: titles you personally selected or signed that performed, with the data to show why
• Data-driven: comfortable with completion, conversion and per-title ROI as the basis for decisions, and with having your calls tested and revised
• Strong negotiation and deal-structuring skills across buyout, MG and rev-share models
• Professional fluency in English and Mandarin; can read US audience data and feedback
• Belief in the open-platform model: transparency and data attract better supply than exclusivity

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AI short-drama production and the leading AI studios; ability to judge AI-drama quality and cost
• Ties to US film schools, independent production or writer communities
• TikTok/YouTube short-drama channel or revenue-share operations experience
• 2+ years managing a team
• Deep familiarity with US mainstream audience tastes and cultural context

The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Pay may vary based on a number of factors including job-related skills, level, experience, geographic location and relevant education or training. At NewsBreak, we design our overall rewards package to attract top talents. Depending on the position, the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus and options.

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