Specialist Content at MultiChoice

Purpose of the Position:

To work with the content team to structure and guide the content strategy, acquisitions and planning. Negotiate and draft agreements with various content suppliers internationally and locally.

Key Performance Objects:

Strategy And Acquisitions

• 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.
• Facilitate the screening and selection of the relevant movies, series and other programming required on the service.
• Administer and negotiate content deals.
• Approve Letters of Offer and negotiate license fees and terms with independent studios, distributors as well as local suppliers.
• Analyse content performance and adjust content plans/strategies accordingly.

Administration:

• Liaise with Contracts and Finance departments to facilitate the loading of Deal Memos on Synergy.
• Liaise with Contracts and Finance departments to execute deals.
• Facilitate any changes to executed contracts.
• Administer and request suitable license start dates from suppliers, taking into account volumes, categories and refresh rates for all content.

Budget and scheduling:

• Develop, draft and manage budget content budget.
• Create monthly, quarterly and annual content plans and schedules in line with the content strategy.
• Ensure that the required volumes of content have been planned for, and adhered to, in the overall budget.
• Check monthly forecast against cost of sales.
• Schedule must maximise negotiated deal terms.
• Update catalogue based on confirmed deals.
• Create accurate content schedule that includes all metadata (license periods, running orders).
• Populate CMS with all required metadata shells.
• Drive content discovery through the creation of themes based on public/external events, current trend and film industry activity.
• Brief marketing agencies on creative marketing material.

General:

• Manage supplier relationships.
• 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.
• Manage the performance and output of staff through the approved procedures and processes.
• Attend international markets where required.
• Support business with any new developments.

Qualifications Essentials:

• A bachelor's degree in Business Administration or similar qualification

Qualification Preferred:

• Degree advantageous

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 - 5 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.
• Financial management experience.
• Legal experience.
• Extensive local and international content knowledge and passion.
• Understanding and experience of the VOD market.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead a team.
• Flexible working hours required to ensure contact with international suppliers.
• Assertiveness, attention to detail, performance driven, goal orientated, ability to build relationships.
• Excellent communication skills.

Technical Competencies (List the key technical competencies):

• Negotiation
• Product Development Cycle
• Customer Centricity
• Budgeting
• Scheduling

Behavioral Competencies (List the key behavioral competencies):

• Relationship Building
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• Critical Appraisal
• Holistic Thinking
• Persuading & Influence
• Coaching