Manager, Creative Production (Live, Sports Sponsorships)

Netflix; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment service is seeking a Creative Producer for Live Sports Sponsorships in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in integrated marketing and live events, particularly with sports. Responsibilities include managing sponsorship commitments during live broadcasts, collaborating across various teams, and ensuring timely execution of concepts. A strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills are crucial for success in this fast-paced role. Compensation ranges from $200,000 to $260,000.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in live events and sponsorships, ideally in live sports.
• Strong communicator with various stakeholders.
• Experience in operational management for live broadcasts.

Responsibilities

• Manage integrated advertising campaigns during live sports.
• Ensure timely execution of sponsorship commitments.
• Collaborate with external partners and internal teams.

Skills

Live sports knowledge

Integrated marketing

Sponsorship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Job description

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About The Team

At Netflix, Marketing Partnerships maximizes the impact of brand engagements, driving business results through creative excellence. All of these objectives are supported by the Brand Creative Studio team, which collaborates with external brands, agencies and production partners, as well as internal cross‑functional teams to create compelling campaigns, activations, sponsorships, and other innovative solutions.

About The Role

We are seeking a Creative Producer, Live Sports Sponsorships with extensive experience and knowledge in live sports, integrated marketing, and sponsorships. We are looking for someone who can manage an integrated advertising campaign within a live sporting event broadcast — from the early stages of campaign & sponsorship planning all the way through to day‑of physical production.

This candidate should have experience managing and executing upon advertiser/sponsorship commitments within live sports broadcast environments, with the ability to adapt to a variety of different kinds of Live formats. To be successful in this role, you must be passionate about the sports industry, possess a deep understanding of the live events sponsorship ecosystem, and thrive in fast‑paced, matrixed environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Brand Partnerships, Title Management & Development, and creative teams to develop compelling sponsorship concepts and check for feasibility with production partners, ensuring that ideas can be executed on time, on‑budget, and in line with legal/BA/player/talent parameters.

• Partner closely with Netflix cross‑functional teams, such as Content, Ad Sales, Title Marketing, and Publicity, to develop and plan sponsorship opportunities and ensure they are in line with the overall vision for the live Netflix production.

• Spearhead conversations with a diverse range of external stakeholders, encompassing third‑party production teams, sports leagues, and brand partners.

• Develop a project plan that drives timeline, budget and key cross‑functional stakeholder milestones.

• Orchestrate cross‑functional teams and production companies to flawlessly execute all sponsorship commitments, including everything from on‑the‑ground filming to remote shoots, and agency management.

• Create and manage all sponsorship obligation documents that tracks advertiser package elements.

• Ensure all necessary assets are reviewed, approved and delivered on‑time to all necessary cross‑functional partners (internal and external).

• Own and manage budgets, including reviewing and negotiating production/talent estimates/bids.

• Anticipate bottlenecks and propose solutions in advance — making key decisions so we can continue to deliver without compromising overall creative vision or sponsorship goals.

• Access to a deep network of contractors and agencies with expertise in this space so we can scale up and down depending on volume of events.

What We Are Looking For

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in the live events/broadcast, integrated marketing, and sponsorships space. Preferably with deep experience in live sports content.

• Ability to cultivate relationships and efficiently communicate across multiple cross‑functional partners — internal, external and production partners.

• Operational management within a live / sports broadcast environment, inclusive of on‑the‑ground activations (on‑site & on‑broadcast), is a must.

• Prior ad sales/client relationship management experience is a must.

• Possess a deep understanding of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in the ‘live’ space.

• Works effectively and enjoys the interplay across multiple teams and stakeholders.

• Thrives in the high‑stakes environment of a live production.

• Strong attention to detail and analytical problem‑solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Bias to action, proactive & innovative by nature.

• Understand, advocate, and embody the company’s values and team goals.

• Ability to originate a new role and workstream within an existing team, and help shape the future function of this role.

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

The overall market range for roles in this area at Netflix is typically $200,000 -$260,000.

Learn more here.

Inclusion

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We are an equal‑opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.