Associate Partnership Manager

Job Description

Brand/Division Overview:
Our Distribution & Operations team works on growing distribution of our best-in class ViacomCBS content across multiple types of digital partnerships and business models, including (but not limited to) ad-supported streaming, subscription video on demand (with Paramount+), and digital OTT products and partnerships.

We are a diverse and agile team that works in an exciting and fast-paced environment, working cross-functionally across different departments and partnering with multiple technology/distribution partners to ensure that we bring our premium content to consumers, however and wherever they want to consume content.

Role Details:

The Associate Platform Manager will play a key role as a foundational member of our growing business operations function, working closely with our AVOD partners and responsible for daily YouTube channel management and shepherding the content publishing pipeline to our partner platforms, also regularly work on competitive industry research and other varying projects striven to help drive growth and revenue.

You will be responsible for project management of our custom thumbnails workflow and metadata optimization across CBS Network shows. Day-to-day channel management will have a heavy focus on comedies and combined team efforts supporting Paramount+. This role will also help support and complete various initiatives such as sampling efforts and live streams. We are seeking an experienced, data-driven platform manager who is passionate about both television entertainment and technology to join the team. Does this sound like you?

Your Day-to-Day:
• Manage relations with internal and external partners to cultivate our ongoing AVOD and distributor relationships.
• Support end-to-end launches around show channels, optimize for growth and solve issues, and field any ad hoc partner and internal requests!
• Maintain key metric reporting and revenue analyses for both internal stakeholders and partners.
• Work closely with Business Development, Business Intelligence, Monetization, Social and Content Strategy teams to help grow streams and direct sales/sponsorship revenue tied to AVOD partnerships.

Key Projects:
• Own and lead the workflow for acquiring or creation of custom thumbnails across CBS Network shows on partner platforms to drive performance and CTR.
• Lead and maintain partner channels with daily optimization and work closely with key internal show partners on channel management, daily reporting, Content Strategy, Marketing, Editorial and Video Operations to help complete campaigns supporting various show launches.
• Regular collaboration with show social partners on acquiring approved assets and copy for partner platform engagement.

This position can be fully remote.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's business administration, economics or media communications.
• 1-3 years previous experience in a Partnership Management or Operations role within a media company.
• A proven understanding of digital linear streaming across AVOD, EST, SVOD or VOD space.
• Knowledge of the YouTube platform and standard methodologies.
• Proficiency with Photoshop!
• Keen understanding of click-through-rates as it pertains to thumbnail imagery.
• Experience using data to drive strategic decisions.
• Experience working with senior decision makers.
• Strong proficiency in MS office applications, especially Excel and Power Point.
• Stellar communication skills in these aspects: interpersonal, verbal, and written.
• Strong organization and presentation skills, efficiently communicating insights and plans to cross-functional team members.

Additional Qualifications:
• Experience in streaming and video operations is a plus.
• YouTube Certification or experience with channel management for major brand or creator.

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzpm9q-18-220-160-216-42 in your application.