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BET+ is the new subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service from BET Networks, targeting Black audiences and lovers of Black content. Launched in fall 2019, BET+ offers an array of premium content, including fan-favorite film, TV series, specials and new & upcoming exclusive originals.
We are seeking a highly organized and strategic talent to support the content and marketing team at BET+. Reporting to the VP of Performance Marketing & Operations, the Coordinator / Manager of Content & Marketing Operations will establish and manage process for marketing assets and content delivery. The successful candidate will be ambitious, quick-thinking, flexible. passionate about content, and able to balance a variety of responsibilities. This is a fast paced and fast-paced role with growth potential.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage the process and flow of asset submission for both the content and marketing functions
- Track title schedules and key dates for content and marketing, ensuring deadlines are met and materials are delivered
- Act as a liaison with various departments (Content Ops, Marketing, PR, Legal, Product) to coordinate information sharing and shepherd projects through
- Input all creative requests for platform and promo needs
- Conducting market and competitive research
- Maintaining flexibility and openness to take on additional projects as necessary or assigned
- Increase the team's operational efficiency
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We're looking for a phenomenal Coordinator in the Product Development, Consumer Products & Licensing team who will support the development of all licensed products across multiple categories and territories worldwide.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Work with all new and existing licensees to track all stages of product development
- Maintain and update trademark and copyright information for current properties
- Learn the department submission system and assist licensees with product submissions to ensure that the review process is seamless
- Manage creative assets and distribution to licensees
- Review product concepts and routes for approval and assist with feedback to licensees
- Ensure accurate usage of creative assets
- Help identify product and design trends while maintaining studio brand integrity
- Maintain day-to-day contact with current licensees to facilitate development and update daily status information to accurately reflect the needs and progress of licensees
- Facilitate and build sales, pitch, and trade show material
- Report all royalty information related to completed products
- Manage all product samples
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Are you a detailed, standout teammate with production experience who thrives in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment? Then this exciting role may be the perfect fit! Our Production Services team is looking for a fantastic Coordinator who will be responsible for the administrative and clerical support to the Production and Editorial Services Departments. The ideal candidate will work with productions as well as Paramount Studios personnel on all levels, and is a wonderful opportunity to join our growing team!
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Answer phones for main Production Services line and manage main Studio Operations email
- Administrative duties for two Executive Directors including phone support, managing of daily calendars, and various departmental meetings
- Collaborate with various productions to inform them of important changes or updates on the lot
- Build and distribute internal daily status report for stage activity and daily parking calendars
- Distribute production schedules to key studio personnel including executives, Labor Relations, and Security
- Help accurately manage our stages scheduling program Xytech, including the schedule book, billing information, billing rates, customer information, and shooting, prep and strike schedules
- Manage the production conference rooms' calendars and assist production with booking rooms as needed
- Work with Finance and Legal in setting up customer accounts by tracking execution of contracts, receipt of deposits, and certificates of insurance
- Liaise with productions and internal departments to ensure all lot activity is captured on our calendar.
- Input allocation amounts for stage/lot location revenue and back lot departments into billing system
- Prepare sales packets for scouts and new clients; coordinating marketing merchandise
- Initiate and manage drive-on passes as needed
- Order office and pantry supplies, assist with mailings, call in tech-related service orders, and help with tenant needs for production services and editorial building
- Help prepare work products and events including PowerPoint and Excel presentations, Client Appreciation, Client Screening, Holiday Gifts, and Town Hall preparation
- Familiarity with all lot departments, personnel and functions
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Would you like to provide your administrative strengths to the Television Business Affairs Department supporting the development, production and marketing of television programs? The Television Business Affairs Department handles deal making for the Television division including negotiating deals for actors, writers, directors, producers and network license negotiations. If this is exciting to you, we invite you to please continue reading and apply!
- Manages department administrative functions and ensures documents and agreements are kept well organized.
- Establishes and maintains filing systems and databases for Television Business Affairs and Legal Departments
- Conducts rights research on potential projects.
- Assists in obtaining guild credit approval for series and pilots.
- Assists VP and SVP of Television Business Affairs with calendar, calls, filing and drafting.
- Drafts agreements with third parties, including writers, producers, directors, underlying rights holders, as well as certificates of authorship, test options and related agreements.
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Are you excited by a role that coordinates the daily operations of music production while working for and with the Vice President, Music Production and Director, Music Production? Then, we invite you to please continue to reading and apply!
- Reads incoming scripts and flag for music items
- Monitors PIX daily for updated script pages & shoot schedules for new or changed music items
- Works in SAP & Vista coding, inputting, checking & monitoring cost data
- Prepares, processes, tracks & organizes start forms and onboarding for all hired music editorial/production personnel
- Manages travel and visa arrangements for music production staff
- Books & coordinates production related activities (ie. Studios, cartage, rentals, catering, couriers)
- Processes all Purchase Orders for the Music Production & follows up on all payment needs
- Receives, organizes & follows up on all incoming invoices & current or outstanding payments
- Answers phones, set schedules & general administration organization
- Assists with residual cast lists
- Assists with union re-use preparation
- Assists with preparation of union contract packages & follow up with contractors for completion
- Attends scoring sessions when needed
- Works with accountants to provide payroll invoices, backup & payment status
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The Coordinator of Multicultural Marketing reports to the VP of Multicultural Marketing & Brand Strategy and provides support to the rest of the team.
- Administrative duties will include: Answering phones and managing the calendar for the VP of Multicultural Marketing
- Handles all vendor PO’s
- Do you enjoy reading and breaking down film scripts? Then this is a very exciting role for you!
- Participates and leads team brainstorms
- Creates sand updates presentations and assets across all titles for internal and external partners
- Coordinates calendar of cultural events around the country
- Tracks and reports budget spending to VP of Multicultural
- Researches competitive campaigns and provides analysis on key findings
- Organizes and files all creative materials
- Tracks and monitors all finishing deadlines
- Manages campaign timeline
- Handles screenings
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Are you seeking an exciting opportunity to work withe the Intellectual Property & Content Protection team with the Paramount Pictures Legal team? Then, we would like you to read further and then apply this role!
- Supports IP-related administrative activities, such as copyright registration and recordation processes.
- Researches Studio’s property rights via internal databases and content management systems in support of a variety of IP team activities, including development rights research and content protection efforts.
- Assists in the preparation, execution and notarization of international powers of attorney related to various IP activities.
- Assists in the maintenance of IP-related records and data, including that related to content development and distribution rights.
- Manages public email accounts concerning copyright use and licensing requests.
- Coordinates the preparation, execution, and notarization of international powers of attorney.
- Assists the IP team with rights, research, and records, production and title clearances, product rights management, litigation and dispute resolution, and content protection.
- Manages the two supervisors’ calendars, schedules, telephone calls, travel, and expenses.
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Viacom has a clear vision: to be the premier destination where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing the best entertainment to our global audiences, and we know our company runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees. Through television, film, digital content, live events, merchandise, studio production and more, we connect with billions of people in nearly every country in the world. At Viacom, you will have the opportunity to develop your professional career at the home of iconic brands like BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount and others.
MTV and VH1 is seeking a rockstar Coordinator to join our Paid Social team. This person will play a vital role in campaign strategy, set up, execution and reporting for paid social media ad placements across campaigns. The ideal candidate will be able to work closely and collaboratively across departments to achieve our goals. The candidate should demonstrate a basic understanding of the paid social media marketplace, industry trends, and passion for our brands.
This candidate will report directly to the Manager, Paid Social and will work closely with the Consumer Marketing and Brand Social teams in the execution of efficient paid social campaigns for show premieres and tentpole events.
Responsibilities
- The Coordinator, Paid Social is responsible for assisting in the development and execution of paid search and social media campaigns and analytics across MTV, VH1 & CMT
- Report to the Manager, Paid Social and assist on translating overall marketing strategy and insights to actionable paid social strategy, and building strategic campaign recommendations (flighting, targeting, media mix, etc.) across search and social platforms (Instagram, Twitter, etc.)
- Compile social audience insights from a variety of sources to inform campaign planning and execution
- Ensure campaign assets are received, reviewed and trafficked in a timely manner, and that they align with the overall campaign approach
- Aid in the execution of paid social campaigns, including QAing, building campaigns using self-service tools, monitoring performance, and making real-time optimizations
- Compile and track performance and campaign benchmarks, create wrap-up reports and share findings with internal teams
- Research and share new industry trends and bold executions, and keep up to date with new platforms and opportunities in the paid social space
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Are you interested in a positon that is responsible for client servicing and media management within the Media Services Operations Group reporting to the Director, Media Servicing Operations? Then... this is a role for you!
- Client focused customer service of domestic and international clients and distribution partners
- Point of contact for servicing Paramount Operating Division orders and requests for digital assets and deliverables
- Creates and tracks purchase orders for customers across all market segments
- Reconciles purchase orders against invoices for final approvals
- Handles asset confirmation and/or rejections and client support
- Researches both physical and digital assets
- Data entry into multiple tracking and archive systems
- Responsible for the status & due dates of elements being created for digital servicing
- Works directly with Project Managers for day-to-day operational needs
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Viacom has a clear vision: to be the premier destination where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing the best entertainment to our global audiences, and we know our company runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees. Through television, film, digital content, live events, merchandise, studio production and more, we connect with billions of people in nearly every country in the world. At Viacom, you will have the opportunity to develop your professional career at the home of iconic brands like BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount and others.
As the Senior Coordinator, Music and Licensing Strategy, you will work closely with SVP and Manager to formulate licensing strategy and negotiate favorable rates for the use of music and other third party elements on MTV, VH1, LOGO, CMT and BET. You will be at the forefront of the production process supporting Brand Creative, Design and Integrated Marketing. Additional work may be with Internal and Third Party Productions, Scripted, Reality and Short Form productions. The Sr. Coordinator will work in tandem with Creative Music Integration, Production and Digital Teams across all brands. You will work regularly with Production Management, Creative, Business and Legal Affairs, and IP Litigation teams pushing forward brands’ strategy and securing clearances to execute and deliver on behalf of client’s and business’ creative vision.
Responsibilities
- Utilize a working knowledge of master and publishing rights, and have a solid understanding of the necessary layers in footage, photo and font clearance.
- Strengthen relationships within the licensing community to include record labels, music publishers, footage/photo houses and production companies.
- Ensure that Productions execute on Network music cue sheet requirements per Networks’ direction in a timely manner.
- Partner with leadership in the preparation of music budgets, development of strategies, evaluation of rights and implementation of procedures to work within production budgets.
- Conduct copyright research and facilitate clearance requests, for music, film, TV, photography, art, video games, digital content, books, magazines, record label content, artist management, etc.
- Monitor and process all license payments, review clearance reports and cue sheets, ensuring accurate legal delivery of clearance documentation.
- Manage contract files and tracking reports for all assigned programs/projects to ensure that licenses are executed and paid on time, exercising attention to detail for budgetary compliance.
- Liaise between Production Executives, Production Management, Music Supervisors, Internal and Third Party Production companies to execute Networks’ programming strategies and achieve desired results.
- Work with client partners at all stages of creative and production process to flag rights issues/necessary permissions and develop improvements.
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This position will support the analytics and insights functions as they pertain to the Viacom Digital Studios for the MTV, VH1, Logo, and CMT brands. This position reports to the Director of MTV, VH1, Logo, & CMT Digital Research and Insights.
This individual will be responsible for contributing to in-depth analysis of performance and trends on social platforms, competitive intelligence and case studies, and supporting management in the development of presentations and overall digital strategies.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Serve as the day-to-day social analytics contact for MTV, VH1, Logo, and CMT
- Start-to-end ownership of reports, presentations, and other deliverables to provide strategic recommendations with partnered brands
- Collaborate with team members and key internal partners within the organization to address and inform important questions relating to MTV/VH1/Logo/CMT performance and digital landscape performance metrics
- Manage and troubleshoot all MTV/VH1/CMT/Logo data connections into various analytics platforms
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Are you dynamic and resourceful and ready to join the Corporate Communications group as Executive Assistant reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Communications? The Corporate Communications group manages Paramount’s internal and external communications, including press releases and other media coverage. This position plays an integral role on the team providing support and fostering the group’s goals!
- Provides heavy administrative support to the team including preparation of expense reports, booking travel, scheduling of meetings, and managing incoming and outgoing calls
- Processes department invoices and ensures that all invoices are paid in a timely manner
- Prepares records such as agendas, notices and minutes for meetings
- Handles projects in support of Paramount Television’s publicity campaigns.
- Maintains department’s shared drive
- Manages media breaks and compiles clips to distribute internally in a timely manner
- Serves as liaison to other departments within Paramount to facilitate teamwork among departments
- Maintains and updates press lists, including larger outlets, newsletters, bloggers
- Maintains and updates editorial calendars
- Assists with concepts and content for social media platforms
- Stays current on industry news, flagging issues and trends to department in timely manner
- Tracks speaking opportunities for film and television executives
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We’re looking for a dynamic, driven and savvy VP of Design with a knowledge, passion, curiosity and love of black culture to support what’s hot, what’s next and what matters at BET Networks. As the VP of Design you will lead a multidisciplinary team in conceptualizing and producing design for brand, promo and 360 marketing campaigns across linear, social, digital, print and SVOD platforms. You will report to the SVP of Brand Creative as well as collaborate with the VP Creative Director, Creative Directors, Writer / Producers, Copywriters and others to develop on-brand strategic solutions. You will manage creative work from research to storyboarding, pitching to production, while providing direction, creative vision and constructive feedback.
Our ideal candidate would be an experienced creative executive with deep expertise in print, digital, experiential, motion design and animation. You will be responsible for leading, motivating and inspiring a team of Art Directors, Designers, Animators and Project Managers in developing best-in-class marketing creative. We will look to you to maintain the highest conceptual and production standards, while constantly ensuring brand integrity and consistency within a fast-paced, high-volume work environment.
Responsibilities
- Oversee brand design strategy and production for marketing campaigns on all platforms, including promos, network launches and toolkits, image campaigns, show opens and packages, experiential branding, key art and print and more
- Lead in all stages of the creative process, from interpreting the creative brief, research and development to storyboarding and full production
- Present concepts in fully-produced pitches to the internal team as well as outside clients and partners
- Articulate creative strategies to senior leadership and across cross-functional teams
- Direct and collaborate with photographers, illustrators, retouch artists and printers
- Work closely with the Project Managers to develop production schedules, team assignments and project deliverables
- Take responsibility to ensure on-time delivery of the highest quality product
- Build and maintain effective relationships with partners across the department and network, including show runners, producers and department leads
- Seek out, build and strengthen relationships with creative and production vendors
- Help lead creative brainstorming on a range of campaigns and brand priorities
- Maintain and manage an efficient work flow among the team
- Support the art directors, designers and animators with encouragement and constructive feedback
- Stay current and up-to-date with new design trends, techniques and processes; seek out and recommend new best practices; drive creative design evolution
- Inspire and motivate the team to produce ground breaking work
- Conceptualize and direct still photo shoots
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The Social Media Manager is responsible for ideating, writing, editing, scheduling and publishing content to support Nickelodeon programming and overall affinity across Nickelodeon’s social footprint. The role will report to the Director and will be part of a highly collaborative team that is responsible for managing 100+ accounts across multiple platforms. Core responsibilities to include:
- Support all social initiatives including linear marketing, YouTube, Nick’s contribution to the Viacom Digital Studio (VDS), and other lines of business.
- Cover any Nick-related shoots, such as live action productions or tentpole events, for digital use, both collecting content for later use, or creating and publishing content to live platforms such as Instagram stories, Snapchat, Facebook Live or TikTok.
- Work closely with production, social media and the VDS creative unit to execute briefed social content supporting their respective initiatives.
- Coordinate talent training and weekly assets for talent to use to promote their respective shows.
- Analyze performance of social content and optimize for future executions.
- Lead stories community management of specific properties, creating and posting content to (sometimes multiple) show specific accounts depending on need and workload.
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The Creative Director is dynamic, driven and savvy, with a knowledge, passion, curiosity and love of black culture to support what’s hot, what’s next and what matters across BET Networks brands. The Creative Director must possess the ability to create award-winning promotional content for BET Networks existing and emerging distribution platforms. The Creative Director works with Writer/Producers, Editors, Designers and outside production resources all supporting multiple projects including ongoing weekly and monthly tune in promotion, image promotion, movie promotion, marketing initiatives and tentpole promotion. The Creative Director must work to identify, improve and solidify the brand identity of the network and to ensure that all production of linear, digital and social promotion, off-air sales and marketing presentations, on-air graphics and animation conform in content and style to network marketing and brand strategies. Further, Creative Director ensures that marketing initiatives are executed in a manner that elevates the brand and communicates the positioning of BET Networks.
Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a team of Writer/Producers, Editors, Designers through seamless execution of Brand Creative projects
- Manage projects including promos, graphics, show packaging and creation of additional content for digital, online, social media and VOD platforms from concept to completion.
- Oversee and guide the messaging, concepting, and writing/producing of assigned campaigns from inception to completion
- Translate marketing objectives into creative strategies and direct team into production
- Liaise with various departments across the organization such as ad sales, programming and PR to ensure a cohesive campaign is created
- Partner with the department’s Design Lead to help define aesthetic and maintain brand-style through strong visual identity
- Partner with Operations to ensure success of department workflows, systems, processes, etc.
- Communication info provided in meetings to creative team
- Attract and develop talent, as well as mentor Junior talent
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Are you excited about Partnership Marketing? This Sr. Coordinator role supports the Executive Director Partnership Marketing who is responsible for providing support in the execution of partnership programs for theatrical releases of Paramount Pictures films.
- Supports day-to-day execution on theatrical film promotions from idea to execution with global and domestic partners including TV & broadcast radio, packaging, retail, digital, social media, print and field opportunities.
- Creates timeline templates, acquire and reviews submission schedules to ensure adequate time to execute, and track deadlines for campaigns from beginning to end.
- Reviews creative submissions and acquires feedback/ approvals from various external partners.
- Ensures all external partners creative submissions are saved, organized, and updated within the department shared drives folders.
- Coordinates and conducts weekly update calls with confirmed partners to ensure deadlines are met, relationships are intact, and send in-depth call recaps for record keeping.
- Oversees and contributes to departmental promotional guidelines, status reports, budgets, field directives, case studies and supportive promotional reports and documents.
- Secures and distributes film assets such as trailers, sizzles, logos, posters, stills, and key art to internal team and external partners.
- Books corporate/advance screenings and manages movie ticket orders for external partners based on Paramount’s contractual deliverables.
- Develops prize packs and help facilitate fulfillment for external partner’s prizing/sweepstakes needs with outside vendors.
- Oversees and contributes to departmental promotional guidelines, status reports, budgets, field directives, film decks, and promotional reports and documents.
- Creates materials for partner summits and execute the run of show. Support management team by executing offline events and initiatives.
- Assists with redlining and routing external partners submitted sweepstakes rules, press releases and press outreach lists.
- Reads scripts for upcoming slated films and participate in team brand building or campaign brainstorms.
- Leads the responsibility for premiere planning, invite lists, seating charts, and on-site organization before, during, and after the events.
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The Short Form Production Group (SFPG) is a nimble team focused on the physical production management and close support to Brand Creative groups across Viacom Media Networks: Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Comedy Central, Paramount Network and TVLand. Types of content created: Promos, Image Campaigns, Still Photography (key art, gallery, press), Integrated Marketing, Show Opens, Corporate, Integrated Marketing, Consumer Products and/or any marketing project or initiative requiring production management expertise.
The Production Coordinator will have a good amount of production experience and be a self-starter, motivated, quick thinking, flexible and thorough. This is a demanding and fast-paced environment requiring proactive and positive thinking and must exercise good judgment, show initiative and team player. He or she should be able to balance multiple responsibilities and projects with a laser focus on organization and attention to detail while being flexible and capable of prioritizing shifting priorities and deadlines. Be a continuous promoter and supporter of a multi-cultural diverse workplace, transparency and calculated risk taking.
Specific Duties May Include But Not Limited To:
- Support the LP and/or PM and SFP group at large
- Manage and distribute call sheets, calendars, shoot schedules
- Facilitate video conference calls, arrange meetings, guest lists for security
- Work as production coordinator on-set in various locations and weather conditions
- Contract routing: location agreements, guest releases, and contracts
- Coordinate travel logistics with Viacom travel department
- Facilitate vendor setup within ARIBA system and Submit/Confirm PO’s and invoices
- Help Track cost reporting departmental cost tracker
- Prepare and process paperwork including payroll for crew, talent, and freelancers
- Assist in actualizing of budgets (PO logs, crew payroll logs, PC logs, etc.)
- Prepare T&E reconciliations for p-cards and corporate cards
- Field inquiries from vendors regarding invoices, payments, and/or vendor setup.
- Maintain documentation on teams shared drive
- Fulfill other duties and tasks as requested by the project lead or supervisor
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VidCon continues to expand globally and is adding to its team to navigate launching new events, growing existing events, and integrating into Viacom’s worldwide operations. The Executive Assistant will play an integral role in ensuring the continued, long-term success of the team by serving as the face, internally and externally, of the executive team, providing total administrative support, and managing the day-to-day operations of the VidCon Hollywood office. This role reports to the General Manager and works directly for the GM, VP of Programming, VP of Marketing, and the VP of Operations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Maintaining and managing all executives’ calendars, coordinate internal and external meetings, and serve as point person for meeting requests, meeting logistics, tech needs, and document preparation
- Distribute information and materials to VidCon staff on an as-needed basis
- Advising executives regarding calls, appointments, meetings, and deadlines
- Act as liaison between VidCon and Viacom department assistants and outside vendors/agencies
- Arrange department office supply and equipment ordering
- Provide daily operational management and contact with Facilities, IT Help Desk, A/V and Telecom
- Prepare all executive travel arrangements and process, submit and file T&E reports
- Update and maintain contact sheets and other departmental documents
- Support VidCon team at select events as needed
- Assist in preparing presentations, spreadsheets, and other VidCon documents/materials
- Assist in coordinating joint Viacom Digital Studio (VDS) and VidCon team activities
- Assist in gathering and reporting key data and metrics internally and externally
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Nickelodeon Animation is looking to fill an Archivist I position in a fun, fast-paced production/studio environment. This is an entry level archivist position and is ideal for recent graduates of an MLIS program or similar degree. Under the supervision of the Sr. Manager, the Archivist I will be responsible for owning the day-to-day operations of NAL and balancing the maintenance of Nickelodeon’s physical and digital collections. The NAL environment is dynamic and varied, so the ideal candidate should be an excellent teammate who is adaptable, able to multi-task, and willing to wear several different hats.
Responsibilities, include, but are not limited to:
- Managing the expeditious execution of requests from various partners, including executives, internal teams, and staff
- Selecting, cataloging, maintaining, making available, and responsible for the delivery of archived assets of Nickelodeon productions and businesses, including artwork, props, costumes, production records, film, photography, media assets, and marketing & publicity materials
- Digitizing, applying metadata, and digital file management/processes using a DAM system and other related solutions
- Assist with documenting and updating archive and library processes and procedures
- Assist with curating and maintaining studio artwork displays, including physical or digital assets
- Build and edit clips for video wall, showcasing past productions
- Research collection materials
- Assist with outreach and related programming
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Viacom has a clear vision: to be the premier destination where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing the best entertainment to our global audiences, and we know our company runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees. Through television, film, digital content, live events, merchandise, studio production and more, we connect with billions of people in nearly every country in the world. At Viacom, you will have the opportunity to develop your professional career at the home of iconic brands like BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount and others.
As the Manager of Music and Licensing Strategy, you will partner with leadership to formulate licensing strategy and negotiate favorable rates for the use of music and other third party elements on MTV, VH1, LOGO, CMT and BET. You will play a meaningful role at the forefront of the production process by supporting Internal and Third Party Productions, Scripted, Reality and Short Form productions and will work in tandem with the Creative Music Integration, Digital and Brand Creative teams across all brands. This position will regularly engage with the Production Management, Creative, Business and Legal Affairs, and IP Litigation teams pushing forward brands’ strategy and securing clearances to execute and deliver on behalf of client’s and business’ creative vision. In this role, you may also oversee project based employees and/or interns.
Responsibilities
- Utilize comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of licensing music, footage, photos, logos, talent/union clearances, digital, brand creative, and promos.
- Strengthen opportunities to collaborate within the licensing community, including record labels, music publishers, music supervisors and production companies.
- Draft and analyze complex license agreements, negotiate directly with licensors, copyright owners, artist management and others via email, phone, and in-person, applying your deep knowledge of licensing terminology, licensing contracts and applicable industry standards.
- Partner leadership in the preparation of music budgets, development of strategies, evaluation of rights and implementation of procedures to work within production budgets.
- Present on rights and licensing related topics to client groups and employees, providing needed advice and guidance.
- Manage contract files and tracking reports for all assigned programs/projects to ensure that licenses are executed and paid on time, exercising attention to detail for budgetary compliance.
- Liaise between Production Executives, Production Management, Music Supervisors, Internal and Third Party Production companies to execute Networks’ programming strategies and achieve desired results.
- Work with client partners at all stages of creative and production process to flag rights issues/necessary permissions and develop improvements.
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How would you like to facilitate and play a key role in crafting the strategy for each film’s domestic theatrical campaign? You will also communicate that strategy to partners and work closely with all marketing disciplines to drive execution forward!
Responsibilities to include, but not limited to:
- Ensures all teams are clear on strategic direction of each campaign. Works directly with marketing presidents, creative advertising, research, analytics, and others as required to identify and answer key strategic questions. Tracks strategy evolution throughout campaign and communicates to all teams to ensure alignment.
- Oversees creation and maintenance of key campaign strategy documents and presentations for updates to various internal and external groups (filmmakers, cross-company kick-offs, alignment meetings, weekly department meetings, etc.).
- Ensures marketing timeline on each title is maintained, tracks status on all initiatives, flags areas of concern, makes certain accountable teams have everything necessary to execute. Regularly meets with all teams to ensure strategy is both logical and executable as outlined. Adjusts strategy as necessary.
- Presents marketing strategy to external marketing partners and agencies (e.g. media, promo, digital, retail) to encourage on-brand executions and collaborations.
- Project manages cross-discipline integrated marketing executions as needed.
- Coordinates asset launches and other critical campaign moments with PR, digital, media, creative, and finishing teams, and communicates plan and subsequent performance to filmmakers.
- Responsible for filmmaker marketing presentations on assigned titles – timing, prep, goals, and the presentation, itself.
- Works with third-party participants, IP-holders, Licensors/internal licensing team, and similar partners. Duties include brand management, collaborative marketing executions, delivery pipelines, coordinating update meetings, and additional campaign communication.
- Talks to other internal divisions (home media, production, music, etc), communicating key marketing campaign beats and needs, as required. Ensures smooth handoff from theatrical to home media window via regular downloads.
- Aggressively generates big picture thinking and seeks out innovative approaches to campaigns across disciplines.
- Tracks competitor campaigns, shares insights.
- Responsible for the distribution of production information to marketing teams, coordinates department screenings, and other department-wide communications pertaining to specific titles.
- Seeks, identifies and executes process and communication improvements to align the various marketing functions behind a focused strategy for our films; identify areas for improvement and work with teams to be more efficient.
- Supervises Manager of Marketing Strategy, works collaboratively with all other Strategy partners.
- Other special projects, as assigned.
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The Technology Department of Paramount Animation provides critical support in creating imaginative, animated feature films. Our technology and the support of that technology are the key components of film making that allow our artists to fulfill their artistic goals and enables film makers to create unforgettable film experiences.
Position Summary:
The IT Manager is responsible for day-to-day technology support for the animation production crew and personnel within a fast-paced heterogeneous macOS/Linux/Windows environment. The candidate will be responsible for managing an IT team, and actively engaging in setup/installation, troubleshooting, and performing root cause analysis on hardware, software, and networking issues. Duties include communicating with senior management, and closely coordinating with other IT groups, inside the Viacom and Paramount organization.
Responsibilities:
- Motivate, coach, and develop team members for high performance.
- Work independently with the ability to manage and prioritize your time within a busy production driven environment.
- Provide a high level of personal and technical support across multiple animation productions.
- Build relationships with the production staff, including production management, animation executives and business stake holders.
- Work closely with finance personnel to facilitate and justify the procurement of both hardware and software.
- Develop sound and recommended business practices and solutions.
- Be able to documents both policies and procedures for technology team and production staff.
- Participate in periodic off-hours downtime performing upgrades, installations, etc.
- Provide hands-on support of production workstations and laptops, both Apple, Linux and Windows, mobile devices, remote connectivity tools, computer related accessories/peripherals and MFP devices.
- Be comfortable setting up and troubleshooting cross-site video conference calls in time sensitive high pressure situations.
Basic Qualifications:
- Related bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience required.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a related IT position.
- Minimum of 5 years or more of experience in the support of client platform technologies, that include Windows and macOS, Outlook, Active Directory, Teams, and Remote Access Systems.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to gather client requirements and determine appropriate technical solutions.
- Ability to understand and maintain content security best practices or develop compensating controls.
- Experience supporting Animation, Visual Effects, or Game Industry.
- Experience supporting Maya, Photoshop, Flix, and Storyboard Pro.
- Candidates who have a strong background in customer service preferred.
- Hands-on experience with Linux (CentOS preferred), system administration, and operating system support.
- Knowledge of package managers, e.g npm, yum, conda, rez, etc.
- Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools, such as Chef and Puppet.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience supporting Linux desirable.
- Experience with Platform Engineering desirable.
- Experience supporting color calibration, A/V systems, ServiceNow, JAMF, Crestron, and SCCM is a plus.
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Reporting to the Director, Motion Picture Planning & Deal Analysis, this position will be responsible for building financial models to project film profitability, support Business Affairs in negotiating talent participations and co-financing deals, and aid in the process of greenlighting films. In addition, this role will also aid the corporate FP&A team with ad hoc projects involving the management and execution of monthly/quarterly financial deliverables. Additional responsibilities include:
- Plan and develop 10-year ultimate profit & loss scenarios for prospective films
- Model complex talent participation and co-financing deal structures as laid out by Business Affairs
- Develop an in-depth expertise in talent participation structures in order to provide guidance to Business Affairs throughout negotiations
- Handle Production, Theatrical, Home Media and TV Licensing groups’ estimate submissions in preparing greenlight analysis
- Liaise with Legal and Participations departments to ensure accurate sign-off on deal terms
- Advise on financial models post-greenlight as deals are added or changed
- Contextualize data, balancing historical performance with future segment projections
- Build relationships and interface directly with senior executives in Business Affairs, Theatrical Distribution, Marketing, Transactional, TV licensing, and Finance groups
- Assess the impacts of risks and opportunities to the performance of our film slates
- Keep updated on market trends and update assumptions accordingly to ensure accuracy in projections
- Complete various ad hoc projects such as M&A opportunities, slate strategy, trend analyses, and CFO/COO/EVP Strategy initiated special projects as needed.
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The Manager, Advanced Marketing Solutions, Operations will be responsible for day to day operational support and yield maximization of Viacom’s Advanced Marketing Solutions (AMS) business, which includes addressable video inventory across VIACOM’s linear & digital assets. This individual will be specifically focused on and responsible for the successful execution of cross platform addressable advertising campaigns spanning all of Viacom’s endpoints, including Linear Live, Linear VOD, O&O TV Everywhere Apps, Pluto TV, and V/MVPD Apps.
Are you ready to become an important strategic partner to Viacom’s Sales team to launch and steward addressable campaigns and ensure advertiser success? Additionally, work cooperatively within the existing Pricing and Inventory team to drive success of the addressable business while remaining aware of all of Viacom’s other Video Advertising businesses. This will require cross-functional collaboration with the Data Product team, Distribution/Business Development, Ad Operations, Legal, and Ad Sales. The ideal candidate will need to be a strategic self-starter who possesses strong knowledge of the addressable data business, strong quantitative & analytical skills, relationships across the CTV landscape, a focus on client success, and an ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively.
KEY JOB TASKS
- Serve as Pricing & Inventory Point of Approval for Addressable Sales
- Serve as consultative advisor to Sales team structuring Addressable media campaigns, ensuring success. This includes advising on allocation, targeting, flighting, and terms.
- Once deal is sold, take hand-off from sales team to on-board and forecast data segments, and lead stewardship efforts in partnership with sales support and traffic
- Forecast Quarterly revenue pipeline & report weekly to AMS leadership team
- Work with P&I team on weekly basis to make allocation and optimization decisions to ensure 100% client satisfaction and campaign fulfillment
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BET+ is the new subscription VOD service from BET Networks, targeting African Americans and lovers of Black content. Launching fall 2019, BET+ will offer an array of premium content, including fan-favorite film, TV series, and specials and exclusive originals from Tyler Perry, Will Packer, Tracy Oliver, and many more.
As Director, User Acquisition Marketing for BET+, you will be a key leader of our growing marketing team. You will be responsible for the strategy, planning and execution to our customer’s acquisition strategy. The Director will own the growth of new subscribers and new subscriber revenue. We are looking for a highly experienced, data driven marketer to lead all aspects of our customer acquisition efforts.
- Define and own the acquisition strategy, planning, creative, execution, and optimization for all search, mobile, paid social and display channels to maximize subscriber growth, ROI and Customer Lifetime Value
- Define budget allocation and optimization across all channels
- Monitor, test, and improve performance across all acquisition channels, providing actionable recommendations to maximize KPIs
- Manage the relationship with digital media agencies and marketing platforms to ensure flawless execution of acquisition campaigns
- Lead innovation across acquisition channels to maximize performance
- Working with cross-functional teams to ensure marketing operations efficiencies
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Viacom Global Consumer Insights is responsible for developing a deep understanding of Viacom audiences around the world, then disseminating those findings within the company and beyond. Through multi-country research and insights initiatives, we support Viacom corporate teams. We collaborate with consumer insights teams in the US and abroad to champion regional findings and coordinate global results, contributing to Viacom’s vast audience expertise.
The Analyst, Global Consumer Insights supports the Vice President and the overall global consumer insights team. This role’s primary responsibilities are to support quantitative and qualitative consumer insights projects, analyze data, help bring the global audience to life for Viacom through existing and new research and communicate our research within Viacom and beyond.
In addition to being detail-oriented, strong analytical and interpersonal skills, this role requires someone who knows how to interpret data and consumer research. They must demonstrate the ability to see patterns and connect insights among consumers of all different backgrounds. A passion for media and entertainment is also preferred. The role is based in New York.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Work closely with the Vice President and team members to coordinate, help manage, and analyze quantitative and qualitative research projects including surveys and focus groups
- Provide required support in the analysis of primary and secondary/syndicated consumer insights data to respond to information requests
- Manage syndicated research reports from around the world for distribution throughout Viacom
- Facilitate and maintain vendor relationships and manage subscription lists
- Edit and curate video and graphics for the team and for presentation materials as needed
- Contribute to the maintenance and expansion of insights tools and systems for usage of the wider business
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Viacom is searching for a Vice President, Music & Licensing Strategy to drive strategy and lead department initiatives for the revenue generating areas within the Music and Licensing Strategy Group, including Clip and Still Licensing, Music Publishing and Audio. Additionally, this role is responsible for impacting and influencing department-wide initiatives such as technology opportunities and inter-department global communications.
Responsibilities may include but will not be limited to the following:
- Lead all aspects of copyright, licensing, and royalty tracking. Coordinate with teams across the globe and across the company including Finance, Production Management, Legal, Music and Media Licensing.
- Collect and accurately analyze information across Viacom globally. Review usage data, royalties and statements.
- Identify and present trends and opportunities. Provide clear and specific information about these businesses for teams and executives across Viacom.
- Provide input and data for deals. Bring in opportunities for new business for Viacom clips, photos, publishing and masters, soundtracks, digital distribution of audio (DSPs, soundexchange).
- Lead a team of 3 day-to-day (based in Nashville, NY and LA). Hire and supervise additional staff, freelancers, interns.
- Lead Clip Licensing team: set goals, create growth opportunities for the businesses, improvements and efficiencies for department's process and systems.
- Partner with Department Head on department culture and team initiatives. Create and balance inter-department communications, events, leadership development opportunities, alignments with other departments, guest speakers, external events, department training events and priorities within the Licensing community and songwriter community globally.
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The role is responsible for determining how to best invest and allocate BET’s media budget to build best in class multi-platform plans across paid, owned & operated, and earned media. They will do this by understanding and interpreting BET’s programming strategy, consumer and cultural insights, data analytics, and industry marketplace knowledge.
This person is able to link marketing strategy to the creative strategy and translate into a fully integrated Media plan, while deriving the greatest and most optimal impact from our media spend. The candidate will oversee and direct the Agency in negotiations of all paid media investments against national and/or local media (Broadcast, Print, Online, Radio, OOH, etc.). The role will collaborate across various functions including: Brand Marketing, Brand Creative, Programming, Scripted, Social Insights and Communications, Consumer Insights, Digital, Ad Sales Research, Ad Sales….etc.
Responsibilities
- Experienced in media planning and buying; management of investment strategies across online and offline channels.
- Lead and manage external agency partners. Serve as the day-to-day management of agency deliverables. Be the internal team’s “go-to” for all media planning and deliverables.
- Interprets business and consumer data to develop insightful solutions to business problems. Translates business objectives and priorities into strategic briefs that guide the agency’s direction.
- Identify, design, negotiate, and execute integrated marketing media programs. Work with internal cross-functional team to flawlessly execute programs.
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Our fans are the heart of what we do at Nickelodeon, and we want you to help us make their voices heard! As the Fan Engagement Coordinator, you’ll work closely with our strategy and creative teams to help find and cultivate our social community. In this specific role, you'll be responsible for monitoring and engaging with comments directed at our franchise and nostalgia social media accounts, namely SpongeBob, TMNT, NickRewind and Teennick, as well as associated property accounts.
The ideal candidate has experience with social moderation for a large brand. You believe that engaging with fans is of utmost importance and can do so across a variety of social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It goes without saying that you're a huge fan of Nickelodeon content – from SpongeBob and Avatar to Rugrats and All That, and everything in between. You love quoting popular Nick shows and can spend hours excitedly discussing your favorite episodes!
Responsibilities:
- Define community engagement strategy
- Curate, moderate, amplify and engage with fan comments and direct messages
- Seek out relevant fan discussions to help build our social communities
- Monitor fan social discussions to identify patterns and themes
- Compile and distribute community-related reports to partners
- Create and maintain social moderation guidelines
- Review and moderate user-generated content as necessary
- Live tweet at designated times
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The Senior Manager, Music Licensing is responsible for efficiently drafting and negotiating various licenses for outside music from major publishers and record labels for the Paramount Music (Film and Television) division. Main responsibilities to include:
- Prepare contracts, amendments and other legal documents
- Oversee licensing and payments for a growing roster of programming for the new TV division, including negotiating of form and blanket licenses with music publishers and record labels
- Order and administer licensing and payments and ensure good relations with important business partners and accounts, including major record labels and publishers
- Responsible for Television programming and addressing issues raised by musician union lawsuits and settlements
- Research, draft and negotiate miscellaneous music legal documents, coordinating execution and payment of approved licenses and agreements
- Draft and negotiate licenses for smaller publishers and labels using Paramount forms maintaining, negotiating and updating boilerplate forms for licenses
- Coordinate and track status of agreements and related payments
- Coordinate and correspond with Business Affairs, Creative Affairs, Finance, and Legal departments regarding contract administration issues
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The Director of Project Management is a strong leader who is skilled in the production of marketing content across all platforms and can manage workflows to achieve outstanding results, while ensuring that high-quality work is delivered on-time, on-budget and on-brand. The Director of Project Management should have the passion, curiosity and love of black culture to support initiatives for what’s hot, what’s next and what matters at BET Networks.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Supervise On-Air production team of Production Mangers, Coordinators, and Production Assistants. Guide projects including promos, graphics, and show packaging and creation of additional content for digital, brand solutions, online, social media and VOD platforms from concept to completion
- Handle budgets, timelines, deliverables, vendors, logistics, shoots, graphics, music Ensure all projects are delivered on time, on budget and in compliance with technology specs
- Review job initiation forms for timing and feasibility. Communicate with internal clients on project status and ensure needs are being fulfilled
- Prepare regular cost reports for client review and internal budget management
- Manage legal aspects of projects, including footage restrictions, title clearances, music usage, talent & location releases, standards and practices, and risk assessment etc.
- Partner with Director, Promotion Planning on integrated deliverables, timing, and roll out plans
- Monitor programming calendar to ensure that any scheduling changes are reflected in spots that are in production and in-flight
- Liaise with various departments across the organization such as ad sales, programming and PR to ensure a cohesive campaign is created
- Ability to attract and develop talent, as well as mentor Junior talent
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The Senior Analyst role will be a member of Nickelodeon’s Digital Consumer Insights Team, which supports all of Nickelodeon’s lines of business related to digital experiences (apps, games, interactive videos, etc.). The Analyst will report into the Digital Consumer Insights Director and assist in leading custom research solutions for preschool landscape, app development and digital content development.
- Work directly with producers, designers, product managers to supply to content development based on research and usability insights for apps, streaming services, emerging technology (VR, AR, voice control), games and other interactive content. Projects would cover product development from concept to launch.
- Conduct usability testing on digital experiences during various phases of product build and provide recommendations on how to quickly improve the product on an iterative basis.
- Collect and analyze data gathered through benchmark studies and surveys.
- Assist with and balance qualitative and quantitative research projects, including research design, pre-planning and assets collection, vendor management, qualitative research moderation, data analysis, report writing, and dissemination/presentation of findings.
- Assist in the creation of larger custom decks, synthesizing both primary and secondary research findings.
- Work closely with the Director to develop ideas and use consumer insights that help inform internal initiatives.
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Are you looking for an amazing challenge to get you to the next level of your career? Noggin, Nickelodeon’s preschool online video subscription service, has big dreams and we’re looking for a Manager of User Acquisition. You'll break new ground and be a pioneer in this role, as you help lead the creation of Viacom's first-ever direct to consumer product. In this role you'll be building an acquisition marketing machine from the ground up with support from managers with outstanding leadership and direct to consumer experience.
We want a Marketing Manager who's ready to move fast with an intense focus on growing a business and growing in their career. An ideal candidate is passionate about constantly getting better; you're always reading a new book or taking a class to improve your professional skill set. You may not be an expert in every marketing area, but you're willing to put the time and effort into becoming one.
This role will drive subscriber acquisition via digital channels including paid search, paid social, display, email, a/b testing, etc. You’ll work with product, engineering, creative and analytics to aggressively hit growth targets. You will be a data-driven growth marketer that can optimize current marketing initiatives and identify new opportunities to grow the business. This role is based out of our NYC office and will report to the Director of User Acquisition. Are you ready for a challenge?
Responsibilities
- Aggressively pursue opportunities to grow the business
- Expertly deploy acquisition budget to hit daring budget targets.
- Lead funnel optimization efforts in tandem with product and analytics
- Define customer segmentation strategy to enable efficient customer acquisition across responsible channels
- Collaborate with acquisition marketing team members to align efforts and improve group performance
- Work with Distribution Partners to drive Noggin content and service promotions
- Partner with internal teams to promote the Noggin service on O&O properties.
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Take a leadership role as the new Director of Marketing for Viacom Podcasting. Lead the charge with the SVP and Director of Production to build out the podcast ecosystem for Viacom, working across all of our brands including AwesomenessTV, BET, Comedy Central, CMT, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Studios and VH1. You will be responsible for building and implementing (in conjunction with each brand) the marketing strategies for broader brand podcast initiatives as well as individual launches. From concept through creation to execution and attribution you will be a key part of the team driving the growth of podcasting across all aspects of Viacom.
We are a collaborative, team-based group and are looking for a candidate who shares those values and is willing to get in, roll up their sleeves and make things happen. We are entrepreneurial within a larger organization and seeking out an individual who will thrive in this environment. Our goal is to grow podcasting not just within Viacom, but across the broader media landscape.
The ideal candidate is passionate about media and specifically podcasting. You will be ambitious and have a confirmed track-record doing exactly that. You will start with a small team with strong growth potential and the ability to both define and build what podcast marketing means within Viacom.
Responsibilities
- Strategic development and execution of multi-faceted marketing campaigns for new and existing Viacom properties including podcast, radio, digital /social, intelligent speakers, email, linear and non-traditional tactics
- Design and analyze market tests and develop strategic and tactical POVs to translate into marketing and branding strategies
- Lead audience acquisition and audience engagement efforts for each show (including but not limited to guest & talent cross-booking, community building via social channels/email and in-episode opportunities)
- Work closely with platform partners (Apple, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, etc) to establish relationships and maximum visibility for new and current shows
- Plan and optimize marketing spend / barters for all new show launches and ongoing shows, assessing channel and campaign performances against specific KPIs
- Analyze strategies on a regular basis and report on the performance of shows
- Build monthly reporting documents for all shows to present to senior level brand partners
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Overview:
The Manager, Audience Development & CRM plays a key role on the Audience & Media Strategy team with the primary objective of developing and executing strategies for audience acquisition, retention, and activation across Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon. You'll be responsible for leading CRM campaigns across a variety of platforms, including, but not limited to, email, SMS, and paid media.
You have a passion for crafting user journeys, a knack for analytics, and a desire to build innovative marketing solutions.
Our mission at Nickelodeon is to make the world a more playful place, and we should deliver on that mission in everything we do. This role is a fantastic opportunity to work with beloved IP, help develop marketing campaigns for Nickelodeon’s most iconic brands, and research, explore and discuss the most exciting trends in digital every day.
This position reports into the Sr. Director, Audience & Media Strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Lead all aspects of acquisition efforts, including development of new programs, optimization of placements, creative development, and media buying
- Recommend strategic, modern applications of CRM to connect with parents, fans of Nickelodeon, and fans of Nick’s competitors
- Lead the Nickelodeon Birthday Club, inclusive of ongoing promotion, optimization, and content updates
- Lead Nickelodeon newsletter efforts: Manage bi-weekly editorial calendar, develop monthly offers, manage communications to base, coordinate campaign production and reporting
- Serve as gate keeper to Nickelodeon + associated Viacom 1st party databases, regularly ensuring database health and advancement of audience insights
- Maintain close relationships with CRM vendors, staying abreast of all product updates
- Work closely with team to build media recommendations for CRM programs, develop creative, and execute buys.
- Manage SMS efforts: planning, creative development, copywriting, and execution
- Utilize data and insights to develop testing plans that optimize performance and institute strategies that encourage fan engagement
- Serve as subject matter expert on all things CRM and act as a resource for teams across the organization (Consumer Marketing, Franchise Marketing, Retail, etc.)
- Manage budgets on a campaign, quarter, and annual level
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Viacom has a clear vision: to be the premier destination where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing the best entertainment to our global audiences, and we know our company runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees. Through television, film, digital content, live events, merchandise, studio production and more, we connect with billions of people in nearly every country in the world. At Viacom, you will have the opportunity to develop your professional career at the home of iconic brands like BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount and others.
The Global Products & Platforms team is responsible for the conception, development, and delivery of digital products in support of Viacom’s portfolio of domestic and international networks. Available in over 180 countries, Viacom’s iconic brands include MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Telefe, Colors and many others.
The Content Platform team defines the strategy and manages the content supply chain of products from registration to all points of distribution.
The Senior Product Manager will own Viacom’s core Experience Management product that powers all Viacom-owned-and-operated products globally: websites, apps and emerging platforms.
The position requires broad experience in the content management field with the ability to identify, leverage and motivate global matrixed teams to deliver results. You will ensure features and improvements are aligned with Viacom’s key objectives while working to make our users' day more efficient and delightful.
You’ll be a highly collaborative product leader working with partners at all levels: Web & App Product Management, Operations, Brand Strategy, Production, new Viacom acquisitions, etc.
As this position is on a global team, it will be necessary to adjust working hours to accommodate meetings in other time zones.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Partner with key team members to understand current and future consumer experiences, data modeling challenges, and subsequently devise scalable solutions for the Experience Management product.
- In concert with the Senior Director of the Content Supply Chain, own the product roadmap, managing and balancing partner priorities against resource availability.
- Collaborate with multiple delivery teams, including internal and external engineering, operations, support and other product leads to develop requirements and user stories that deliver the best possible experience for managing and enriching content easily while automating repetitive publishing tasks.
- Ability to understand and discuss architectural concepts, tradeoffs and new opportunities with the engineering team.
- Ensure that all new features are evaluated, tested and deployed according to your vision and quality standards.
- Anticipate conflicting needs and dependencies, including interdependencies with other initiatives and product teams, and work actively to resolve them.
- Define metrics and systems to track product performance, then use this data to evaluate and prioritize the roadmap.
- Navigate and negotiate through complex business and technology relationships.
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The Promotion Scheduling & Strategy team at Paramount Network is responsible for the long-term and short-term strategic promotion and scheduling of the linear domestic, Canada and Caribbean channels. The Promotion Strategy team oversees the following:
- Strategically scheduling promos and graphics on Domestic, Canada and Caribbean channels
- Requesting work orders and graphic requests for on air promotion
- Scheduling mobile push notifications, Homepage promotion and promos within streaming episodes on Paramount Network’s site, app and On Demand platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Execute linear media plan strategy across Paramount Network Domestic and International logs:
- Write and input all primary (promos, interstitials) and secondary (graphics, credit crunches) elements on assigned logs
- Ensure sponsor and barter commitments are executed as planned
- Maintain formats in the traffic system
- Tech QC logs for accuracy
- Report start/end times of Original premieres to Research department
- After-hours on-call and screening duties for high profile premiere nights and live events
- Make changes (in e-log) after logs have been finalized
- Strategic QC of Paramount and Paramount Caribbean linear program logs, ensuring all promos, interstitials, sponsored, and graphic elements are executed properly as outlined in the media plans
- Understand long and short term programming goals as well as the state of the networks in relationship to projections and how this information affects promotional strategy
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The Senior Data Scientist will report to the SVP, and will play a key role in the highly collaborative Data Analytics team. This position will be responsible for statistical analysis and data-driven decision-making within the theatrical marketing field. Are you an experienced Data Scientist with advanced statistical data analysis skills and expertise in presenting findings to internal partners in a meaningful way? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
- Utilize advanced statistical skills to better inform media and creative strategy.
- Support marketing experimentation initiatives within specific markets throughout hypothesis generation, test design, analysis and interpretation phases.
- Partner with key stakeholders in the IT organization to assist with the capture, storage, and processing of key marketing data.
- Create deliverables and present findings to both creative and technical business partners.
- Act as an adviser and develop trusted relationships with Marketing partners.
- Uncover new and future opportunities for analysis.
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Nickelodeon is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films.
Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years.
We are searching for Legal Talent at the Senior Counsel and Vice President levels to join the Nickelodeon team in New York and California.
As a part of the Business & Legal Affairs Team for Nickelodeon, you will provide day-to-day business and legal affairs services for animation and live action programming as well as licensed programming, with a focus on original animation development and production and acquisitions. You'll be handling a heavy volume of development and production matters relating to both “in-house” and third party productions. The position reports to Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon.
Responsibilities include the following:
- Structure, draft and negotiate, with minimal supervision, a high volume of development and production agreements for animated and live action projects, including development agreements, production services agreements, executive producer agreements, writer agreements, director agreements, co-production agreements, license agreements and rights acquisition agreements.
- Structure, draft and negotiate, with minimal supervision, a high volume of license agreements for acquired programming.
- Provide production legal for varied productions, working with a broad range of departments (Production Management, Labor & Employment/Production Risk Team, Risk Management, Litigation, Music & Media Licensing and Pre-Broadcast Content Review) to implement production legal policies and procedures.
- Advise various departments for the network (Programming, Production, Marketing and Promotion, Rights Management, etc.) in connection with complex business and legal matters.
- Review and analyze chain of title and other rights issues.
- Review scripts and programming for clearances and potential legal risks.
- Develop and craft deal structures, parameters and templates and forms.
- Manage relationships with key managers, agencies and attorneys in the entertainment community.
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Viacom’s Distribution and Business Development (DBD) team is responsible for all content distribution to MVPDs, virtual MVPDs, SVOD, new direct-to-consumer services, mobile/social platforms, and emerging platforms.
Given the rapidly evolving content ecosystem, we are adding a new focus to the team to concentrate on dedicated idea generation, prospecting, and product brainstorming in order to drive new business, new relationships, and new consumer touchpoints with third parties.
We are hiring a Senior Director/Director who will be integral in developing new partnerships, working reciprocally with the broader distribution team and across Viacom’s brands.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist Vice President, New Business in identifying and prospecting for new cross-company business opportunities. This could include:
- New distribution partnerships across any platform (e.g., mixed reality, connected cars, mobile/5G, retail, out of home)
- Identification of incremental opportunities with existing partners
- Brainstorming and pitching of new products with new or existing partners to extend the availability and monetization of Viacom content
- Identifying other business opportunities
- Take ownership of partnerships and/or products, to include development and setting of measurable metrics for performance evaluation (e.g., number of new deals, revenue, reach, etc.)
- Coordinate closely with numerous existing roles and internal constituents:
- Existing deal/partnership functions: partnering with existing teams for opportunities with pre-existing relationships (e.g., new product pitch with MVPDs requires hand-in-glove partnership with MVPD account team)
- Channels: for channel specific opportunities, close integration with channel business functions
- Functional areas: corporate development, ad sales, etc.
- Other deal teams: Pluto, Viacom Digital Studios, Viacom International Media Networks, etc.
- Track new business activity across deal teams to ensure alignment of activity taking place across DBD and other Viacom teams
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SUMMARY:
- A preschool animated TV series on Nick Jr. in New York City is searching for a 2D-Motion Graphic Animator to join their team. The Animator will be responsible for animating curriculum-focused segments in every episode, working closely with our Design and Curriculum departments. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative and able to problem solve both technical and creative challenges. This is an excellent opportunity to join the Nick Jr. team on a current show!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and animate motion graphics in sync with show style that transform complex curriculum concepts into clear visuals for preschool aged children
- Support producers and directors in achieving the vision for each project
- Participate and contribute original ideas in brainstorm discussions
- Solve visual and storytelling challenges
- Attend twice weekly review meetings with team
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Do you like to conceptualize, write and produce creative content? This position will work with the EVP, Worldwide Creative Content in support of worldwide marketing efforts on behalf of exciting Paramount motion picture releases!
Responsibilities to include, but not limited to:
- Produce outstanding and effective creative content executions in service of film marketing efforts, overseeing the entire creative process from concept and scripting through production and delivery. Specific project types will include but are not limited to: broadcast promotions, advertising executions, viral marketing projects, featurettes, special shoots, marketing reels, toolkits for animated films/shows, awards season materials, and special creative as needed
- Synthesize research, positioning, key marketing points and feedback to shape content and improve execution efficiency, and communicate such information to others involved
- Evaluate content trends, keep current with effective executions, and identify potential industry firsts
- Supervise multiple vendors and creative advertising agencies in the creation, production, and delivery of content
- Produce special shoots in conjunction with content creation
- Work with peers in media, creative advertising, publicity, online and other departments to identify, build, and/or facilitate and meet their content needs
- Maintain and establish new relationships with the creative marketing community (creative advertising companies, vendors, writers, producers, and production companies)
- Handle project-related budgets and timetables
- Perform other related duties as assigned
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BET+ is the new Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) service from BET Networks, targeting Black audiences and lovers of Black content. BET+ offers an array of premium content, including fan-favorite film, TV series, and specials and exclusive originals from Tyler Perry, Will Packer, Tracy Oliver, and many more.
We are seeking a VP of Content Acquisitions & Programming, to join our Los Angeles-based office. This leader will be a key member of the team directing content licensing with major studios and indies as well as identifying market opportunities to program to our target Black audience in the US and globally. This person will report to the General Manager of BET+, providing critical support in service programming, deal negotiation, execution and management.
As a leader in this business, you will bring strong critical thinking skills that allow for intense attention to detail as well as the ability to see the big picture. You will be called upon to lead meetings and give presentations to all levels of the organization as well as negotiate deals and manage external relationships with key partners. The Sr. Director / VP will translate business objectives into strategies and apply analytical and critical thinking into insights and action within the creative side of the business.
- Formulate content programming strategy and communicate that strategy internally and externally, using data to drive key decisions and optimize our content portfolio
- Identify, track and evaluate content, producers, and IP, both off-service for potential licensing opportunities and on-service for performance analysis
- Forecast and lead content flow to enable thoughtful long-term programming health across content areas and geographic markets
- Participate in all areas of negotiation: financial analysis and forecasting, contract drafting, security requirements, amendments
- Operationalize deal-making, leading all aspects of deal close and deal management, including collaboration with Marketing, Product, PR, Finance, Strategy & Analytics, and Legal
- Complete long term and ad-hoc projects, including competitive analysis, to support the team strategy and BET+
- Constantly develop market expertise through continuous focus on and knowledge of the competitive market environment
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BET+ is the new Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) service from BET Networks, targeting Black audiences and lovers of Black content. BET+ offers an array of premium content, including fan-favorite film, TV series, and specials and exclusive originals from Tyler Perry, Will Packer, Tracy Oliver, and many more.
We are seeking a creative, high performing and analytical talent who possesses a passion for building process, driving growth, and analyzing performance while keeping the customer-brand relationship top of mind. Reporting to the General Manager, the VP, Performance Marketing & Business Operations will be a dynamic, hands-on, data driven leader who will optimize current initiatives and explore greenfield opportunities to grow the business. The ideal candidate will further understand what it takes to successfully market to consumers, convert them to subscribers, and ultimately develop them into active brand advocates.
- Build and own end-to-end acquisition strategy, including process implementation and development of a scalable CRM/retention practice across multiple channels
- Monitor subscriber behavior - acquisition, retention and viewing - to identify trends and uncover insights that help drive subscriber growth and shape marketing strategy
- Drive acquisition product strategy and roadmap; work with cross-functional partners to prioritize initiatives based on projected impact and effort
- Lead full-funnel optimization efforts in tandem with product and actionable analytics
- Drive development and implementation of plans and campaigns including: developing growth experiments to uncover and verify incrementality, ROI analysis, budget planning, and modeling
- Define customer segmentation strategy to enable efficient customer acquisition across responsible channels; create hypothesis prioritization and building experimentation roadmaps with and for programmatic buying partners
- Efficiently deploy acquisition budget to hit aggressive budget targets
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. data science, consumer insights, content, engineering) to align efforts, identify areas of opportunity to improve, and augment existing tools, functions and processes to enhance group performance
- Lead all aspects of cross-functional performance analytics, including but not limited to: product merchandising, customer funnel optimization, cross-channel promotion, CI/research, etc.
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BET+ is Black culture, on and off the platform. From streaming to social, we have our fingers on the pulse of conversation among our consumers — not just listening, but participating in and starting thoughtful, hilarious, exciting discussions with fans. This role is part of the larger marketing organization, and is uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of the BET+ brand, building a community, growing fandom, and crafting a unique perspective on content and culture as a traditional media outlet would. As our slate of titles grows and brand continues to take on new shapes, we’re looking for a stellar digital communicator and strategist with a deep experience in and passion for entertainment and the Black audience.
To be successful in this role, you have excellent judgment to balance the needs of the community and business. You’ll need to not only think through new ways to talk about the BET+ service and content, but also our library of licensed content and larger cultural moments that shape conversation for our audience. A strong handle on the news cycle and daily content is as important as a knack for weaving all of this into a narrative about what it means to be a part of BET+. You are a super fan of entertainment, you think beyond tune in, revel in the joy of convincing someone to watch and deeply understand the complexities and nuances of Black Hollywood.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading content curation and creation, as well as the ability to strategize, ideate and build with partners across departments within BET and Viacom. This person will need to be the cross- functional expert of this audience, and have the courage to approach the work with the freshest of perspectives. Curiosity, innovation and solution-oriented thinking are absolutely paramount!
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain an editorial tone and perspective for the BET+ handles that matches the needs of our audience
- Create and advance long-term strategy to move the BET+ voice into new platforms and spaces
- Oversee content and creative strategy, including copy writing, visual creative, community management and fan acquisition across all relevant social properties
- Stay on top of trends, timely events, and upcoming title launches to seize on reactive opportunities for this audience
- Build relationships both inside and outside of BET and Viacom to increase the access and credibility of the brand with the Black community
- Regularly interact with talent, talent management, PR reps, and influencers to build understanding and trust around the broader mission of BET+ as well manage the logistical needs and asks
- Use internal and external social analytics and other internal data to inform strategy and detect new opportunities as well as provide reporting in all relevant campaign meetings
- Build and manage budgets
- Be experimental with content, take risks with what you’re creating, be ambitious and original
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The Data Solutions team sits within the larger Advanced Advertising organization at Viacom, supporting the entire Ad Sales organization across the Global Entertainment Group and Kids and Family clusters. At the core, we are a data-driven team that demonstrates data science to create strategic efficiencies and empower our ad sales teams with innovative offerings. We are passionate about developing data products that not only get utilized across the company, but also get talked about in the press for innovation.
The Data Solutions team is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to help build large scale product initiatives centered around Addressable TV. To drive greater growth, we are continually innovating across Advanced TV marketplace yield optimization funnels. This is a high-impact position where you will guide product strategy through experimentation.
Responsibilities
- Building the algorithmic engine for a key revenue generating product
- Design and deploy a yield optimization simulator
- Implement Machine Learning algorithms for prediction and optimization, then deploy to production
- Design and build predictive viewer behavior models for targeting optimization
- Lead efforts to define new infrastructure to extract, manage, and analyze data in a scalable way, and to make use of this data to improve our profitability algorithms, and new product enhancements
- Partner closely with Product Management leadership to design and build products that drive key decisions
- Perform data exploration on user behavior to discover future Bayesian A/B testing opportunities
- Present your research, including accuracy results, and validation methodologies to senior members of the company
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The Viacom Digital Studios team at Nickelodeon is looking for an experienced strategist to lead a cross-functional team and formulate the overall digital strategy for Nickelodeon. This position will be responsible for uncovering insights and developing the strategy that drives the creative, content distribution and paid media/influencers campaigns. This position will act as a close partner with the creative leads, delivering actionable and inspiring briefs. This role will also serve as a strong partner to the Audience Development team to assist in overall digital growth. Additionally, the VP will work collaboratively with the broader team to design the programming strategy and ecosystem across YouTube.
Are you an independent thinker who loves understanding an audience beyond surface level and can transform research into key insights that solve complex business challenges? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Additional responsibilities to include:
- Develop a deep understanding of the Nickelodeon business and market landscape. Provide detail and perspective through rigorous, fact-based analysis.
- Plan, develop, and deliver robust and cohesive engagement plans and channel strategy informing channel focus, creative and programming cadence, influencer marketing, and paid media.
- Perform competitive analysis, audience analysis, and develop a strong understanding of brand positioning to articulate go-forward digital marketing strategy.
- Work collaboratively with other strategists, data analysts, creatives, and other colleagues to inspire and create the best work.
- Transform strategic insights into presentation materials for senior level execs.
- Develop brand strategy and a distinctive brand voice for Nickelodeon on YouTube.
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of measurement frameworks. Work with analyst to formulate a cohesive cross-channel performance analysis.
- Collaborate with designers, developers, and creatives to establish creative and business objectives, strategies, tactics, and executions.
- Consult and contribute to primary research efforts both quantitative and qualitative.
- Think analytically, critically and logically to help teams develop simple, integrated and elegant approaches to complex issues.
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Join our Production Content Review team! We provide legal counsel across all Viacom brands (BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV) regarding day-to-day legal issues relating to our TV shows and digital content, including intellectual property, defamation, privacy, right of publicity, and handle all claims and a variety of pre-litigation matters.
The coordinator will provide support to legal executives on the team and coordinates the Production Content Review ("PCR") function.
Responsibilities:
- Field incoming phone calls, maintain and update contact information
- Schedule and coordinate internal and external meetings, conference calls, lunches and other business appointments, maintain calendars and schedules
- Coordinate Production Content charts and databases, prepare weekly reports
- Keep track of all day-to-day PCR activity for the group
- Coordinate requests for review with various production groups and serve as a primary point of contact for those groups
- Draft letters and correspondence (including blacklining), perform legal administrative tasks including Bluebooking
- Build and maintain well organized digital filing systems
- Execute travel arrangements & process travel and expense reports
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TV advertising is being reinvented through big data, predictive analytics and other audience segmentation tools that were previously only available in the digital world. Viacom Vantage, Viacom’s data-driven television platform, is at the forefront of this reinvention of TV advertising. We are looking for a highly motivated individual that will make valuable contributions on our team.
In this role, you will need to shepherd clients of various degrees of data sophistication through segment options, segment creation and procurement. To effectively do so you we need to have a deep understanding of the various datasets that exist, how each is collected, the pros and cons of each, and how to append them to a national TV ratings source.
Overview and Responsibilities:
- Own technical pre-sales for Vantage audience-based linear and multi-platform deals, providing high-level data and product expertise on data sets, OpenAP, KPI and optimization strategies, benchmarking and analytics
- Manage multiple Vantage clients through pre-sales, activation and post-campaign analysis, providing timely and accurate information/feedback on all data-related questions
- Monitor and maintain current and future clients’ segments to ensure ongoing fidelity and accuracy, including working with data vendors and viewership providers to ensure segments are accurately maintained and measured
- Lead engagements with OpenAP and OpenAP partners to activate cross-publisher segments and communicate OpenAP posting data
- Continue to identify new data vendors and provide informed POV on their offerings/value.
- Build and present bespoke campaign reporting to sales and client partners that highlights value Vantage provided client
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Viacom Ad Solutions is a leading innovative advertising organization that delivers the advertising revenue across all Viacom media brands using cutting-edge research, data, partner marketing, and sales strategy approaches. We work across all media platforms – TV, digital, social, experiential/ live events, emerging platforms; and all audiences – from young kids with the Nickelodeon brands, to Millennials with brands like MTV and Comedy Central; as well as fans of TV Land.
Viacom is always on the lookout for fresh talent at the Client Service Representative level to join our MPS team.
The CSR is responsible for supporting one or more sales teams for all aspects of account management during the sales and selling cycle. Maintain assigned accounts on a day-to-day basis after the close of a sale, from order booking through invoice clearance. The position has frequent contact with clients, high level industry executives, and a diverse group of internal constituents. Position is focused on exceeding our customers’ post sale needs, while adhering to all internal policies and processes.
- Build effective relationships at agencies through on-going communication with various departments i.e. Buying, Traffic, and Accounting
- Coordinate with Sales, P&I, and Client Service Management on the maintenance of agency accounts including:
- Upfront and Scatter order entry
- Timely delivery of advertiser schedules/flowcharts
- Input of all inventory adds, deletes, and moves per P&I, and/or client direction (with appropriate approval)
- Maintain schedule changes, both internal and external, including follow-up with agencies
- Product/Brand allocations
- Discrepancy resolution
- Invoice Clearance
- Flight Changes
- Liability tracking
- ADU scheduling
- MSA post analysis
- EDI maintenance for applicable accounts
- Collaborate with sales teams in weekly meetings and thorough maintenance of account status reports
- Proficient use of WIDE ORBIT and PLAN-IT systems to manage deals
- Support and enhance agency relationships by monitoring requests and ensuring commercial spots are booked according to guidelines
- Monitor BOB and unit exception reports to ensure all contracted dollars are booked and all unschedulable units are placed
- Work with P&I to flight deals, distribute weekly weights, maintain CPM guidelines, manage the effect of program changes on schedules
- Communicates daily with Commercial Operations to resolve any traffic issues and reconcile discrepancies
- Work closely with Billing and A/R teams to reconcile and clear invoices in a timely manner, monitor accounts receivable, and issue invoice adjustments