Director, Deal Management, Paramount Pictures

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Overview:

Paramount Global Content Distribution leads the worldwide distribution of the company's content across Television and Transactional media — spanning Free TV, FVOD, FAST, Pay TV, SVOD, Basic Cable, Pay-per-view, Video-on-demand, and Electronic sell-through.

We are looking for a Director of Deal Management to join our team and oversee the day-to-day operations of the digital deal management team. Based in Los Angeles and reporting to the Senior Vice President of Deal Management, this role is central to supporting the avails process and maintaining accurate license and pricing records across company databases for Pay Per View, transactional video on demand, and electronic sell-through for all of GCD's transactional customers worldwide.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leads and develops the digital deal management team, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment
• Partners with the SVP on system enhancement initiatives
• Drives onboarding of all new deals and licensees including creation of contract level pricing templates, testing and offer creation
• Owns day-to-day Content & Value Management (CVM) pricing activities for all GCD's transactional customers worldwide for all Paramount Skydance brands (including standard offers, bundles, volumes, language/territory specific edit versions and reprices)
• Maintains and verifies digital product data in CVM, including but not limited to release dates, pricing tiers, and categories for new content offers averaging 250 TV seasons a year
• Creates, loads, and maintains license rights descriptions, legacy SKUs and DAB Air Order information in CVM for avail exports
• Manually creates EMA (Entertainment Merchants Association) format avails, as needed
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 10 years of experience in digital media
• Solid software application skills
• Demonstrated ability to oversee large data sets
  
  

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience in home entertainment a plus
• Great written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Great organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines
• Familiar with a variety of industry concepts and properties
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Self-motivated, pro-active, and a quick learner
  
  

Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with talented filmmakers to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The film studio’s iconic logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as The Godfather, Chinatown, Forrest Gump and Titanic; and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible and Sonic the Hedgehog. Recent, innovative, break-out films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Arrival, Rocketman, and A Quiet Place have added to Paramount’s film legacy. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount Pictures’ passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount Pictures controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group. Paramount Pictures is a subsidiary of Paramount, which connects with billions of people worldwide through its global brands including MTV, CBS, Paramount Network, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and streaming service Paramount .

Additional Information

Hiring Salary Range: $98,000.00 - 140,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here: https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
• Explore life at Paramount: https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount
  
  

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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