Head of Content & Supply

NewsBreak • Mountain View, CA

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About The Position

NewsBreak is hiring a Head of Content & Supply to own the supply side of ReelBee, an open short-drama distribution platform where qualified creators and studios can self-publish, earn transparent revenue shares, and access US audience insights. ReelBee is a CEO-sponsored, company-level initiative. The role is responsible for deciding what content is available on the platform, under what terms, and how its performance is evaluated. The position works across the US and China, with hiring locations in Mountain View in the San Francisco Bay Area and Beijing.

The Head of Content & Supply will oversee content acquisition and strategy across professional content (including Chinese studios and AI studios, overseas platform catalogs, and US creators) and user-generated content. The role will build supplier and rights-holder relationships, negotiate and launch deals, develop data-informed title selection, and lead content operations, supplier business development, and creator relations. After the initial wave of China-side supply is live, the role will work with the US Creator Relations lead on creator-fund and partnership models.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in short drama, web fiction, or digital video.
• At least 2 years in content acquisition, distribution, or content strategy at an overseas short-drama platform, such as ReelShort, DramaBox, ShortMax, NetShort, GoodShort, FlexTV, or Melolo.
• Established China-side supply network, with existing relationships with studios, AI studios, or rights holders and the ability to start first deals within 30 days.
• Verifiable judgment in selecting hits, supported by titles personally selected or signed and data showing their performance.
• Comfort using completion, conversion, and per-title ROI to make data-driven decisions, and willingness to have decisions tested and revised.
• Strong negotiation and deal-structuring skills across buyout, minimum guarantee, and revenue-share models.
• Professional fluency in English and Mandarin, including the ability to read US audience data and feedback.
• Belief in the open-platform model and in transparency and data attracting better supply than exclusivity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with creator funds, creator programs, or MCNs.
• Familiarity with AI short-drama production and leading AI studios, and ability to judge AI-drama quality and cost.
• Connections to US film schools, independent production, or writer communities.
• Experience operating TikTok or YouTube short-drama channels or revenue-share programs.
• At least 2 years of team-management experience.
• Deep familiarity with US mainstream audience tastes and cultural context.

Responsibilities

• Own the content supply strategy across PGC—including Chinese studios and AI studios, overseas platform catalogs, and US creators—and UGC; be accountable for catalog scale, quality, and return.
• Define content selection criteria and the content tagging taxonomy.
• Work with the data team to build a title-selection system using score, test, and feedback, calibrated by CTR, completion, paid conversion, and per-title return.
• Build and manage 50+ supplier and rights-holder relationships.
• Lead content acquisition negotiations, including buyout, minimum guarantee, and revenue-share arrangements, contracts, and launches.
• Secure premiere and exclusivity windows and avoid over-exposed catalog titles.
• After the first wave of China-side supply is live, work with the US Creator Relations lead to design a creator fund, partnership models, and revenue-share rules for US-based creators.
• Track US, China, and global charts and audience trends, and publish insights for internal teams and creators about what performs with the audience.
• Partner with Growth on scaling strategies for titles that perform well in testing, and conduct post-mortems on hits and misses.
• Hire and lead content operations, supplier business development, and creator relations.

Benefits

• The role may be eligible for a discretionary bonus and options, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed