Strategic Content Investment Leader

Angel; Provo, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Angel Studios is seeking a Senior Manager, Content Investment to lead the investment economics behind content commitments and determine expected returns for acquisitions, licenses, and royalty-backed guarantees.

The role builds financial cases, models cash timing, recoupment, and sensitivities, and partners with Finance, Acquisitions, Guild, and Business Affairs to guide capital decisions. Provo-based with relevant travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Advanced financial modeling and investment analysis skills are required.
• Strong understanding of entertainment economics, distribution waterfalls, guarantees, licensing, and content cash flows.
• Ability to explain complex models and risks clearly to creative and executive stakeholders.
• Strong skepticism, precision, and willingness to pressure test optimistic assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Investment Underwriting: Build decision models for acquisitions, licenses, RBGs, and strategic content investments.
• RBG Analysis: Model guarantee exposure, timing, performance thresholds, downside cases, recoupment, interest, and cash requirements.
• Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis: Pressure test audience, theatrical, Guild, downstream, licensing, cost, timing, and revenue assumptions.
• Deal Economics: Model waterfalls, revenue shares, minimum guarantees, advances recoupment positions, financing fees, and return structures.
• Decision Materials: Prepare clear investment memoranda and recommendations for Business Affairs and executive approval.
• Portfolio Monitoring: Compare actual performance with approved underwriting cases and identify lessons for future investment decisions.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work with Finance, FP&A, Acquisitions, Guild, Theatrical, International, and Business Affairs to validate assumptions and data.
• Capital Exposure Reporting: Maintain visibility into committed, contingent, and potential content obligations.

Skills

Financial modeling

Investment analysis

Entertainment economics

Model communication

Job description

Angel Studios is seeking a Senior Manager, Content Investment to lead the investment economics behind content commitments and determine expected returns for acquisitions, licenses, and royalty-backed guarantees.

The role builds financial cases, models cash timing, recoupment, and sensitivities, and partners with Finance, Acquisitions, Guild, and Business Affairs to guide capital decisions. Provo-based with relevant travel as needed.