Senior Content Acquisition Manager, PV Sports Partnerships

Amazon; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic and analytical Senior Content Acquisition Manager to lead the Pay-Per-View program for its sports video business. This exciting role involves negotiating new content partnerships, managing relationships, and driving growth across various sports. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for sports and media, coupled with extensive experience in account management and deal negotiation. Join a dynamic team that thrives on innovation and results in a fast-paced environment, where your contributions will significantly impact the success of the Pay-Per-View offerings and enhance customer experiences.

Benefits

Equity Options

Medical Benefits

Financial Benefits

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in account management, business development, or content licensing.
• Strong knowledge of digital video landscape and distribution technologies.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess new content acquisition opportunities.
• Negotiate content deals and manage relationships with leagues.

Skills

Account Management

Business Development

Content Licensing

Deal Negotiation

Content Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Senior Content Acquisition Manager, PV Sports Partnerships

Job ID: 2940108 | Amazon.com Services LLC

The Sports Partnerships Team within Prime Video brings a growing selection of live sports to Amazon customers around the world, including NFL, NBA and WNBA, NASCAR, NHL, NWSL, PWHL, Premier Boxing Champions, AEW and more. We are looking for a strategic, analytical, and results-driven candidate who can drive the management and growth of the Pay-Per-View program (PPV) for Amazon's Sports video business.

In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, assessing and negotiating new PPV content partnerships across different sports. You will also work cross-functionally to ensure the success of existing PPV partnerships, and invent and simplify our processes as we continue to scale the PPV business.

The ideal candidate has a strong attention to detail, a willingness to think big, and an ability to juggle multiple priorities. This individual must have experience working with partner management, deal negotiation and content analysis. The individual must have a passion for sports, media and entertainment, and delivering results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This individual must be able to clearly and concisely communicate both written and verbally.

Key job responsibilities

1. Identify and lead assessment of new content acquisition opportunities
2. Negotiate content deals in partnership with Legal/Business Affairs teams
3. Manage day-to-day relationships with Leagues/Associations
4. Coordinate workstreams across internal teams to drive growth for Amazon’s PPV partnerships
5. Write and present updates and deep-dive documents for senior leadership
6. Maintain a thorough understanding of the trends/events in the sports, media and entertainment business, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. 8+ years of account management, business development, content licensing or finance experience
2. Knowledge of digital video landscape, including solid understanding of digital video distribution technologies
3. Experience with end-to-end ownership of major project deliverables
4. Experience with Excel
5. Experience with deal negotiation and partner management

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. MBA
2. Ability to understand product and technical requirements and interface with Product/Technology teams

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $114,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $189,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit this link.