Sr. Creator Partnerships Manager, Creator Services

Amazon Game Studios; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on bonus

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon.com LLC is seeking a Creator Partnerships leader to serve as the principal executive interfacing with top creators and cross-functional Amazon teams. You will drive value for creators and Amazon across a broad ecosystem including music, video, and gaming businesses from Wondery to Amazon Games.

The role requires entrepreneurial leadership, ability to manage multiple projects with eight-figure creator relationships, and a mindset to deliver scalable partner programs with strong

Qualifications

• 8+ years of account management, business development, content licensing or finance experience
• Knowledge of digital video landscape, including solid understanding of digital video distribution technologies
• Experience with end-to-end ownership of major project deliverables
• Experience working in the music industry or other related digital content acquisition roles
• Bachelor's degree or above
• 6+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
• Knowledge of digital video landscape, including solid understanding of digital video distribution technologies
• Experience managing a large number of account relationships and deals simultaneously, ideally related to media/entertainment
• 10+ years professional experience managing relationships with top-tier creators and talent representation, cross functionally with internal teams
• 8+ years of experience championing creator needs to internal teams, and creating systems for handling high-profile concepts, feedback, and support
• 7+ years of internal stakeholder management including collaborations on strategic creator account management and engaging with internal teams to design programs/processes to drive the right outcomes with partners
• Proven professional experience building data focused creator success reporting trackers and representing business results to leadership

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with top-tier creators and talent representation, in partnership with cross-Amazon teams. (6+ years managing relationships with top-tier talent)
• Manage complex deal structures including understanding and navigating contractual commitments and crafting partnership agreement renewals
• Define and evolve an operating model for best-in-class creator partner relations
• Collaborate with advertising sales partners to maximize sponsor-derived revenue opportunities
• Champion creator needs to internal teams and work with creator teams to ensure execution of advertiser commitments exceeds expectations
• Collaborate on strategic creator account management, engaging with internal teams to design programs/processes to drive the right outcomes with partners. (8+ years of internal stakeholder management)
• Use data to influence decisions, prioritize workloads, and build compelling business cases
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically - defining long-term partner strategies while managing day-to-day partner relationships and programmatic requirements
• Experience onboarding and scaling new partners - including vetting, assessing capabilities, and building accelerated training/integration processes
• Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration - working across sales, legal, finance, product, marketing, and operations teams to deliver partner outcomes
• Build reporting to track creator success and represent business results to leadership

Skills

Account management

Business development

Content licensing

Digital video distribution

Relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

Description

Amazon's Creator Services team leads creator programs that span media, commerce, and culture. We connect creators and Amazon's diverse businesses, helping bring big ideas to life across Wondery, Amazon Music, Twitch, Audible, Amazon Games, and beyond. Join us in making Amazon the home for creators.

Amazon's Creator Services team leads creator programs that span media, commerce, and culture. We connect creators and Amazon's diverse businesses, helping bring big ideas to life across Wondery, Amazon Music, Twitch, Audible, Amazon Games, and beyond. Join us in making Amazon the home for creators.

Creator Services is looking for a Creator Partnerships leader to serve as the key executive working frontline with our largest creators and with key cross‑functional internal stakeholders to drive value for the creators and Amazon.

As the face of the business to these partners, this individual must be a high‑trust leader who can creatively solve problems with great business acumen. In parallel, this individual must be able to demonstrate backbone, show resilience in high‑pressure situations, and have experience working on eight figure (or higher) creator relationships. This individual must be entrepreneurial and have the ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously, while managing competing deadlines. No ask is too small, and no vision is too big - in support of our creator partners.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage relationships with top‑tier creators and talent representation, in partnership with cross‑Amazon teams. (6+ years managing relationships with top‑tier talent)
• Manage complex deal structures including understanding and navigating contractual commitments and crafting partnership agreement renewals
• Define and evolve an operating model for best‑in‑class creator partner relations
• Collaborate with advertising sales partners to maximize sponsor‑derived revenue opportunities
• Champion creator needs to internal teams and work with creator teams to ensure execution of advertiser commitments exceeds expectations
• Collaborate on strategic creator account management, engaging with internal teams to design programs/processes to drive the right outcomes with partners. (8+ years of internal stakeholder management)
• Use data to influence decisions, prioritize workloads, and build compelling business cases
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically - defining long‑term partner strategies while managing day‑to‑day partner relationships and programmatic requirements
• Experience onboarding and scaling new partners - including vetting, assessing capabilities, and building accelerated training/integration processes
• Demonstrated success in cross‑functional collaboration - working across sales, legal, finance, product, marketing, and operations teams to deliver partner outcomes
• Build reporting to track creator success and represent business results to leadership

About The Team

Creator Services is making Amazon the best home for talent. Working across Amazon Global Media & Entertainment, Creator Services leads key partnerships with major music artists, athletes, podcasters, authors, streamers, and more. We are looking for a Creator Partnerships executive to collaborate with creators to build strategic relationships that span Amazon's broad range of businesses. This team operates at the intersection of content, commerce, and culture - managing partnerships that can only happen at Amazon's scale.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of account management, business development, content licensing or finance experience
• Knowledge of digital video landscape, including solid understanding of digital video distribution technologies
• Experience with end‑to‑end ownership of major project deliverables
• Experience working in the music industry or other related digital content acquisition roles
• Bachelor's degree or above
• 6+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
• Knowledge of digital video landscape, including solid understanding of digital video distribution technologies
• Experience managing a large number of account relationships and deals simultaneously, ideally related to media/entertainment
• 10+ years professional experience managing relationships with top‑tier creators and talent representation, cross functionally with internal teams
• 8+ years of experience championing creator needs to internal teams, and creating systems for handling high‑profile concepts, feedback, and support
• 7+ years of internal stakeholder management including collaborations on strategic creator account management and engaging with internal teams to design programs/processes to drive the right outcomes with partners
• Proven professional experience building data focused creator success reporting trackers and representing business results to leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with brand client measurements, goals and return on investment requirements
• Experience in movies & TV distribution/licensing
• Experience converting insights into strategy and communicating complex ideas clearly and logically in written communication
• Experience working in the music industry or other related digital content acquisition roles
• Proven professional experience defining and evolving an operating model for best‑in‑class creator partner relations, ranging from world‑renowned superstars through emerging creators
• Proven track record of delivering results in a fast‑paced environment under time constraints with competing priorities

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Culver City - 127,500.00 - 172,500.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 140,300.00 - 189,700.00 USD annually

Company

- Amazon.com LLC

Job ID: A10511895