Senior Manager of TV Content Strategy, Series Content Strategy

Amazon • Culver City, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

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

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior