Senior Content Partnerships Manager

The Walt Disney Company • Santa Monica, CA

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About The Position

Disney’s Direct to Consumer’s Content Acquisition team is seeking a Senior Content Partnerships Manager who will be an exceptional addition to our global licensing team. As a Senior Content Partnerships Manager, you will report directly to the Director, DTC Content Partnerships, and be an integral part of the Global Licensing Content team acquiring from Anime content partners, globally. You will participate in all stages of our content acquisition process - tracking and evaluating programming opportunities, working with partners to facilitate operations, helping define our global licensing strategy through rigorous analysis of data, and working cross-functionally to amplify and grow the Anime content portfolio for DTC. This role demands someone with a deep understanding of the fandom landscape —anime, gaming, comics, manga, and pop culture —, can blend quantitative output with a strong subjective filter to create actionable insights, dynamic interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively drive change - all at a breakneck pace.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or related equivalent experience
• 7+ years of relevant work experience at a major media company or a top tier consulting firm/investment bank, including experience negotiating content licensing deals
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and quantitative analysis skills
• Understanding of multicultural content and how to serve diverse audiences
• Ability to thrive in an evolving and fast-paced environment, prioritizing and handling multiple projects concurrently and
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively – and know when to escalate issues

Nice To Haves

• Cultural fluency and understanding of global & multicultural content, anime ecosystem knowledge
• Strong familiarity with fandom audience behavior, trends, community dynamics, and competitive landscape

Responsibilities

• Strategy Building: Support development of budget planning frameworks, programming strategies, and go-forward strategic initiatives related to the anime content portfolio
• Deal Support & Financial Analysis: Lead drafting memos and leadership decks; conducts financial modeling in partnership with CP&A, WTP analysis and portfolio level efficiency/performance tracking, P&L impact analysis; manages budget planning and tracks all deal activity; opportunistic participation in deal-making may be a growth target for this role over time.
• Track and vet new content for quality, appeal, and fit with our programming strategies
• Participate and collaborate on the formulation and communication of our TV content strategy internally and externally
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead collaboration with FP&A, CP&A, Content Strategy, Global/Regional counterparts and other internal teams to ensure Anime category nuances are accurately reflected
• Operational Excellence: Build and manage comprehensive tracking systems for deals, programming, pitches, projects, and strategic initiatives; establish scalable, efficient workflows that benefit executive leaders across the organization
• Leadership Communication: Translate complex data and category-specific context into clear, compelling narratives to support leadership decision-making

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees