VP, DTC Content Acquisition & Development

Job Description

Bally Sports' mission is to build a transformative, participatory sports platform, anchored by the most exclusive and relevant live professional games, that provides fans a year-round opportunity to engage with content and communities they are most passionate about. We are looking for an analytical, creative, experienced executive who can identify, evaluate and make data-driven original and licensed content decisions, but also think creatively and craft, build and execute on a regional and national content roadmap that drives deeper engagement amongst Bally Sports+ subscribers and begins to shape the platform as a home for culturally relevant, premium sports content.

Director, DTC Content Acquisition & Development
• Use customer research, behavior, usage and consumption data to begin building a content roadmap that drives engagement with current and future, more digitally and socially native streamers
• Evaluate and acquire variety of content that may include league and team video, athlete-focused content, branded content, scripted and unscripted and more
• Liaise with teams, leagues, production companies, agencies, athletes and more to identify and propose opportunities to grow DTC business and subscriber engagement
• Connect the dots across broader Sinclair and Bally Sports organizations to unify and build pipeline of content that drives engagement across DTC channels
• Coordinate with RSN leads on potential live, unscripted and scripted content opportunities
• Consider web content that can better drive conversion
• Build team focused on content development and acquisition and propose multi-year content budget that can achieve and exceed subscriber goals
• Work cross functionally and collaboratively across all teams to exceed goals

Requirements:
• Minimum of 7 years overall experience
• MBA preferred
• Experience working in digital video and/or sports media
• Experience in using data and analytics for decision making
• Passion for the digital media landscape
• Adept at liaising with multiple stakeholders and thrive in matrix environments
• Point of view on the future of sports and platforms/distribution models that are desirable to sports fans

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The base salary compensation range for this role is $190,000 to $200,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates' relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

Diamond Sports Group, L.L.C, an independently-managed and unconsolidated subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About us:

Diamond Sports Group LLC, an independently-managed and unconsolidated subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., owns the Bally Sports Regional Sports Networks (RSNs), the nation's leading provider of local sports. Its 19 owned-and-operated RSNs include Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports Detroit, Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports New Orleans, Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Oklahoma, Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports SoCal, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports Sun, Bally Sports West, and Bally Sports Wisconsin. The Bally Sports RSNs serve as the TV home to more than half of all MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. Diamond Sports Group also has a joint venture in Marquee, the home of the Chicago Cubs, and a minority interest in the YES Network, the local destination for the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets. Diamond RSNs produce approximately 5,000 live local professional telecasts each year in addition to a wide variety of locally produced sports events and programs each year.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzev31-52-15-63-145-42 in your application.