Showmax Content Curator at MultiChoice

Key Performance Objectives

Strategy and Acquisitions:

• Analyze content performance and adjust content plans/strategies accordingly.
• Analyze content discovery metric performance (promo rows, billboards, asset weights) and manage updates in line with content strategies and analytics.
• Drive content discovery through the creation of themes based on public/external events, current trend and film industry activity.
• Assist with the creation and implementation of content scheduling plans / strategies.
• Research and keep abreast of new industry content and consumption trends and how to support content innovation in the digital and VOD space.

Administration:

• Asset Management - Daily management and monitoring with Operations for delivery and delays.
• Deal to Delivery - Phabricator briefing for Key Art and publish requests.
• Create monthly, quarterly and annual content plans and schedules in line with the content strategy.
• Schedule must maximize negotiated deal terms.
• Update catalogue based on confirmed deals.
• Create accurate content schedule that includes all metadata (license periods, running orders).
• Facilitate the internal screening and promotion of key movies, series and other programming required on the service.
• Brief marketing on creative marketing material.
• Work with marketing to drive content engagement outputs.
• Facilitate digital, newsletter and social media communication material
• Assist in managing the content budget and timing of deals according to budget forecasted

General:

• Manage monthly ad hoc projects, reports and presentations.
• Manage weekly status and content performance report.
• Facilitate monthly presentations to Content Acquisitions and Planning Manager for approval across content selection.
• Support business with any new developments.

Reporting:

• Manage the generation of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports, which will guide internal and external operations regarding the various stakeholder content workflows
• Maintain a customer centric approach to problem resolution by reaching out to other departments to ensure optimal solutions and customer satisfaction

Projects:

• Keep abreast of new developments in technology and industry trends regarding exchange of material and information, analytics & content discovery
• Seek opportunities to continuously improve on delivery/processes/procedures to ensure success of business processes

Technical Competencies:

• Content Curation
• Meta Data
• Project Management
• Research and Reporting

Behavioral Competencies:

• Relationship Building
• Decision Making
• Critical Appraisal
• Holistic Thinking

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in content acquisitions / distribution (licensing, structuring and drafting pay or free TV agreements).
• Practical industry experience (content consumption and viewing trends, content protection/security, VOD.
• International market (acquisitions / distribution) experience will be an advantage.
• Appropriate BA degree.
• Strong Understanding and experience of the VOD market.
• Excellent communication, analytical and organisation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, quickly and accurately.
• Assertiveness, attention to detail, performance driven, goal orientated, ability to build relationships, with a Customer service orientation.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change.