Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Prime Video is one of the leading digital video services, and we're just getting started changing the way millions of people enjoy content. Available in more than 240 countries and territories, Prime Video offers customers the broadest selection of any on-demand video service.

Amazon MGM Studios is the movies and television development and production arm of Amazon. In service of Amazon's Prime Video customers globally, it is our role to produce and acquire content, including popular Originals such as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Boys, Fallout, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Project Hail Mary, Road House, The Idea of You, and Red One. Within Amazon MGM Studios, the TV Strategy team is seeking a highly analytical and strategic thinker to join as a Senior Manager of TV Content Strategy in Culver City, CA.

This role will play a crucial part in shaping the future of Amazon MGM Studios by helping define and execute on our Content Strategy for Original Series on Prime Video. This includes a focus on performance tracking, content valuation, and the facilitation of greenlight and renewal decisions. The role will require identifying key drivers of title performance, building recommendations for investment decisions, and optimizing the overall content portfolio to drive customer acquisition, engagement, and retention. The Senior Manager is expected to serve as a thought-leader for one or more genres of content, honing subject-matter expertise while building deep relationships inside the creative org. This role will work closely with senior leaders across creative development, production, business affairs, finance, programming and marketing functions, and will be expected to earn a high degree of trust and communicate effectively with this audience. In addition to title- and genre-specific analysis, the Senior Manager will help manage the improvement of our content valuation frameworks and will deliver deep analytical insights about our overall content portfolio.

We are seeking a candidate who has a strong analytical and financial skillset and a demonstrated passion for the media and entertainment business. The ideal candidate has a balance of hard and soft skills – they enjoy solving complex analytical problems, they build strong relationships with creative partners, and they thrive in a fast-paced environment that is constantly evolving.

• Key job responsibilities
• Lead evaluation of Original Series under consideration for greenlight and renewal, synthesizing creative context, financial models, and strategic fit
• Analyze Prime Video viewership data to surface insights that inform senior leadership decisions on content strategy and investment
• Act as a cross-functional strategic partner, building strong working relationships across teams including creative development, physical production, business affairs, finance, programming, marketing, and PR
• Serve as a knowledge center and champion of improvements in economic modelling, performance forecasting, and reporting frameworks, continuously evolving internal tools and methodologies to sharpen decision-making and improve team efficiency
• Synthesize complex information from multiple stakeholders to draft documents that shape the direction of Prime Video’s Series slate, including recommendations on slate planning, content investments, new business models, and 'think big' opportunities

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in an analytically rigorous role (e.g. investment banking, strategy consulting, corporate strategy) or a similar role within the media and entertainment industry
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field
• Proven analytical skills, including experience using complex modeling to inform key business decisions
• Proven track record of leading high-impact projects in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or similar advanced degree
• Experience working in television or film content strategy at a streaming service, or in a similar fast-paced, high-impact role in the media and entertainment industry
• Passion for television and the business of entertainment
• Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role
• Meets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity requirements for this role
• Ability to work effectively with a high degree of autonomy
• Candidates must be highly proficient in Excel; knowledge of SQL is also highly desirable

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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USA, CA, Culver City - 103,700.00 - 181,500.00 USD annually