Director Streaming Strategy

AMC Networks•Santa Monica, CA

6d•$150,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

AMC Networks is home to many of the greatest stories and characters in TV and film and the premier destination for passionate and engaged fan communities around the world. We create and curate celebrated series and films across distinct brands and make them available to audiences everywhere. Our portfolio includes targeted streaming services AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and HIDIVE; cable networks AMC, BBC AMERICA, Independent Film Company, Sundance TV and We TV; and film distribution labels Independent Film Company and RLJE Films. The company also operates AMC Studios, our in-house studio, production, and distribution operation behind acclaimed and fan-favorite originals including The Walking Dead Universe and the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, and AMC Networks International, our international programming business. We are currently seeking a Director, Streaming Strategy, to join our Franchise & Strategic Partnerships team, based in our Santa Monica, California, office.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant strategy, financial, consulting, business development, or similar experience.
Advanced proficiency with financial modeling, large datasets, sensitivity analysis, and data visualization in Excel.
Comfort with ambiguity alongside quickly evolving strategies and priorities.
Strategic thinker who can balance near-term objectives with long-term goals and outcomes, evaluate risk, and develop effective solutions.
Ability to meet deadlines and sustain high-quality output through context switching.
Exceptional interpersonal skills with a high level of emotional intelligence, empathy, and passion.
Capacity to build lasting alliances across diverse constituencies and build confidence with senior management.
Superb oral and written communication skills, with the aptitude to articulate complex concepts, and craft clear, concise, and compelling narratives in presentation materials (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, etc).
Stellar critical thinking and analytical skills, with demonstrated background in deep quantitative modeling and statistical analysis.
Highly detail-oriented and proactive, operating with a high degree of autonomy.
Bachelor’s degree required.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in digital retail and subscription services, advertising, or e-commerce.
Working knowledge of digital advertising models and marketing tactics.
Familiarity with partnerships commercial terms structures and operating models, partner management, corporate development, and business development a plus.
MBA, MSF, or similar preferred

Responsibilities

Develop business plans and strategic frameworks for AMCN’s streaming portfolio to support streaming subscriber and revenue growth.
Craft persuasive, data-driven materials that highlight opportunities, rationale, considerations, requirements, and success criteria to influence executive decision-making and ensure organizational alignment.
Conduct comprehensive market research to benchmark, identify emerging trends, and whitespace opportunities, and competitive threats within the streaming industry.
Produce actionable go-to-market (GTM) analysis to support the development and execution of growth strategies in close partnership with Finance and Functional teams (i.e. marketing, content, partnerships, product).
Partner cross-functionally with Content Strategy, Programming, Finance, Marketing, Product, Research, and other crucial workstream owners in support of insights for leadership updates and initiative optimization.
Manage growth initiative project planning and alignment: partner with cross-functional teams to move projects forward, proactively identify gaps, blocks and dependencies and create written status updates/presentations for leadership.
Assist in the identification of reporting needs and development, execution, organization, and maintenance of streaming reporting, tracking and performance dashboards to inform strategic decision-making for GTM plans and evaluate progress toward goals.