Manager, Creative Production (live, Sports Sponsorships)

Netflix Netflix · Big Tech · Los Angeles, CA +1 · Program Management

Manager for Creative Production focusing on Live Sports Sponsorships at Netflix. This role involves managing integrated advertising campaigns within live sporting event broadcasts, from planning to execution. Responsibilities include developing sponsorship concepts, managing external stakeholders, creating project plans, orchestrating cross-functional teams for flawless execution of sponsorship commitments, managing budgets, and ensuring timely delivery of assets. Requires extensive experience in live events/broadcast, integrated marketing, and sponsorships, preferably in live sports.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with Brand Partnerships, Title Management & Development, and creative teams to develop compelling sponsorship concepts and check for feasibility with production partners, ensuring that ideas can be executed on time, on-budget, and in line with legal/BA/player/talent parameters.
  2. Partner closely with Netflix cross-functional teams, such as Content, Ad Sales, Title Marketing, and Publicity, to develop and plan sponsorship opportunities and ensure they are in line with the overall vision for the live Netflix production.
  3. Spearhead conversations with a diverse range of external stakeholders, encompassing third-party production teams, sports leagues, and brand partners.
  4. Develop a project plan that drives timeline, budget and key cross-functional stakeholder milestones.
  5. Orchestrate cross-functional teams and production companies to flawlessly execute all sponsorship commitments, including everything from on-the-ground filming to remote shoots, and agency management.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum 8+ years of experience in the live events/broadcast, integrated marketing, and sponsorships space.
  • Ability to cultivate relationships and efficiently communicate across multiple cross-functional partners - internal, external and production partners.
  • Operational management within a live / sports broadcast environment, inclusive of on-the-ground activations (on-site & on-broadcast), is a must.
  • Prior ad sales/client relationship management experience is a must.
  • Possess a deep understanding of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in the ‘live’ space.
  • Works effectively and enjoys the interplay across multiple teams and stakeholders.
  • Thrives in the high-stakes environment of a live production.
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Bias to action, proactive & innovative by nature.

Nice to have

  • deep experience in live sports content
  • Ability to originate a new role and workstream within an existing team, and help shape the future function of this role.

What the JD emphasized

  • operational management within a live / sports broadcast environment, inclusive of on-the-ground activations (on-site & on-broadcast), is a must
  • Prior ad sales/client relationship management experience is a must