Sr. Content Acquisition Manager - Podcasts
A full time position at Amazon Music, Mexico City MX, Mexico
Amazon is changing the way people listen to music and podcasts. Amazon Music now offers a free-to-customer ad-supported listening experience, Prime members have ad-free access to over two million songs on-demand, subscribers of Amazon Music Unlimited can listen to a catalog of over 70 million songs, and Amazon Music HD provides the highest quality streaming audio. We continue to innovate, building a world class audio experience around the world, by making strategic data-driven decisions that start with the customer.
We’re looking for a Sr. Content Acquisition Manager to join our team in Brazil, with experience in podcast and/or spoken word content, to identify and on-board new podcast partners, negotiate content deals, secure additional rights from existing partners, and to help create and execute acquisition strategies across Brazil and other South American countries.
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of work experience in a content acquisition, licensing, or business development role with the ability to manage relationships with media executives from key local content providers.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Identify, prioritize, on-board and manage relationships with content partners
- Execute mid to large-sized opportunities independently in support of larger team initiatives
- Work closely with internal teams including Product, Legal, Finance and Marketing to achieve positive negotiation outcomes for Amazon and content providers
- Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team's ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals
- Monitor the competitive landscape to help inform Amazon Music's strategic priorities and expansion opportunities
Basic Qualificiations:
- 5+ years experience in a content acquisition, licensing, or business development role
- Ability to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- A proven track record of setting and exceeding aggressive goals
- Ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- BA/BS Required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of the podcast or audio landscape and associated business models
- Experience in content acquisition within podcasts or similar entertainment media (TV, Film, OTT, audio, etc.)
- Additional Languages skills including speaking Portuguese and Spanish.
- Self-starter who is customer obsessed, detail-oriented, and an enthusiastic team player
- Ability to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Strong business judgment and demonstrated ability to think and act both strategically and tactically
- Proven bias for action; ability to juggle multiple priorities and create a sense of urgency in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
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