Fast Channels Specialist

Job Description

FAST Channels Specialist

Company Overview:

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Overview:

The FAST Channels Specialist will be in charge of managing FAST Channels for Brazil, LATAM and USH in concert with internal and external partners.

Core Responsibilities:
• Execute tasks needed to maintain and launch FAST channels in Brazil, LATAM and USH
• Manage internal and external content, technology and distribution partners across the LATAM region
• Ensure that the FAST channels are meeting their audience and revenue goals
• Establish industry relationships with social media services, development partners, software manufactures.
• Report and track Channels performance and provide recommendations based on data
• Partner with Programming on content curation for each market and channel
• Manage routing deliverables to internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as a point of contact for FAST Channels, ensuring all stakeholders are kept informed and up to date.
• Lead and develop relationships with third party studios from which network content is licensed and facilitate the acquisition of assets that support priority shows.
• Lead the creation of persuasive presentations in order to sell through ideas and concepts to worldwide network stakeholders
• Perform other duties as assigned and as the role and business grows.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Keen interest in digital pop culture, TV, Film and streaming technologies. (Social Media, Video and Entertainment Sites.)
• Content programming experience
• Able to prioritize feature requests based on a broad strategy and goals
• An enthusiastic user of new technologies, i.e., an early adopter
• Experience understanding the use of data and identifying what signals provide the necessary outcomes
• Proven ability to multi-task and manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate issues and report project status to a diverse non-technical audience
• Ability to troubleshoot and keep a project on track a must
• Must be detail oriented, quality driven, straightforward, self-motivated and proactive.
• Experience mentoring other team members
• Self-starter who is able to work independently and communicate back to peers, and the team. Managing up is a must.
• Must be a team player and manage tight deadlines professionally
• Technical knowledge involving project development tools such as Drupal, JIRA, analytics tools, video CMS.
• Fluency in English, Spanish and Portuguese
• Bachelor's degree required
• 1+ year work experience within the digital industry working directly on one or more of the following: Streaming, Messaging, Web, Video, Mobile or OTT.
• 1+ year work experience within the streaming/media/television or a related industry
• Knowledge of Drupal 7.x or a similar CMS is required
• Experience with content creation is a plus
• Must maintain an entrepreneurial mindset
• Flexibility and openness to proactively accept new challenges

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* Sony Pictures - FL - Miami

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5obq0-216-73-216-45-42 in your application.