Creative Content Manager, AV Studio - Live Entertainment + Sports Events

The Netflix AV Studio team is seeking a Creative Content Manager specializing in live events and sports for US/CANADA markets. This role involves developing and executing creative content strategies, managing video capture during live productions, overseeing crews and agencies, and curating visual assets for global marketing campaigns. The ideal candidate is a passionate, organized, and collaborative creative producer with strong project management skills, thriving in fast-paced environments and contributing to various cross-functional teams.

Must Have

• Develop and execute a creative content strategy for live entertainment and sports events.
• Hire, schedule, and oversee crews and creative agencies.
• Drive communication with lead campaign publicist, marketing/social teams, and production teams.
• Curate and deliver video content/footage for the overall title campaign.
• Manage and oversee live clip pulling strategy for events or series of episodes.
• Manage budgets, open internal POs, and negotiate rates with third-party vendors.
• 8+ years experience in sports and live event creative content capture and strategy.
• Strong roster of sports, entertainment, and editorial videographers and creative agencies.
• Understand Federal copyright laws, usage licenses, embargoes, and athlete likeness rights.
• Strong knowledge in digital file specs, size formats, and delivery workflows for sports media.
• Strong understanding of union, league associations, and broadcast regulations.

Good to Have

• Experience in Live television and sports broadcasting.
• Experience working with international markets.
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Suite including Premiere Pro.

Perks & Benefits

• Health Plans
• Mental Health support
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Stock Option Program
• Disability Programs
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Family-forming benefits
• Life and Serious Injury Benefits
• Paid leave of absence programs
• Flexible time off (for salaried employees)

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About the Team:

The Netflix AV Studio team specializes in producing and capturing impactful behind the scenes, on the ground content, alongside on camera talent interviews that shape, enhance and support our Global marketing campaigns for Netflix content across live programming, scripted series, film, and documentaries.

About the Ideal Candidate:

We are seeking an individual to join our AV Studio team (specifically for our US/CANADA markets) as a Creative Content Manager, specializing in LIVE events and Sports. The ideal candidate is a passionate creative producer, thrives in a fast paced environment, is highly collaborative, exceptionally organized and is fueled by the rush of going LIVE. The role requires a high level of creativity, an inquisitive and innovative personality, and a strong project management background.

Spearheading the capture during our live productions across our sports and nonfiction programming slate, this role utilizes knowledge of live entertainment and sports event production and video creative capture. We value candidates who are action-oriented, curious, hands-on and enthusiastic about contributing wherever needed. The ideal candidate has a strong project management background and excels at strategically planning and executing multiple projects simultaneously. They are highly organized, creative, and communicate succinctly. As a collaborative team player, they thrive in fast-paced environments and work effectively across multiple teams. Self-motivated and possessing high integrity, this candidate uses sound judgment to make wise decisions, thinks strategically, and inspires colleagues to do the same.

This role will work cross-functionally with the Netflix publicity, marketing, product, and social teams, as well as show production, talent reps, and external creative partners and producers throughout the lifecycle of a campaign.

This job is based in Los Angeles and reports to the Senior Manager of AV Studio Series, Live, and Non-Fiction.

Responsibilities.

• Develop and execute a creative content strategy for live entertainment and sports events, to capture, produce and utilize impactful visual assets to enhance the 360 marketing campaign throughout each project’s lifecycle
• Hire, schedule and oversee crews and creative agencies, with expertise in entertainment and sports event coverage; drive communication with production teams to ensure seamless capture of respective athletic events, behind the scenes moments and key talent interactions.
• Curate and deliver video content/footage to be used for the overall title campaign
• Drive communication with lead campaign publicist, marketing/social teams, production teams and talent reps
• Produce behind the scenes footage with Netflix talent on certain campaigns in lead up to live programming event(s)
• Manage and oversee live clip pulling strategy for a given event or series of episodes
• Assist with the asset management and servicing of AV material
• Produce social and marketing video shoots
• Partner with Publicity partner teams to produce and manage set visit capture as needed
• Oversee AV needs for premieres and events
• Manage budgets, open internal POs and negotiate rates with third-party vendors.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years experience at a network, studio, sports media company, or editorial outlet with a strong focus on sports and live event creative content capture and strategy
• Strong roster of sports, entertainment, and editorial videographers and creative agencies
• Experience in Live television and sports broadcasting preferred
• Strategic thought-partner and strong team player
• Deadline-oriented, agile in event settings with strong time management skills
• Strong eye for producing impactful creative assets
• Experience working with international markets is preferred
• Ability to handle high volume of complex projects and tasks for multiple people and departments simultaneously and manage competing priorities with tight timelines
• Must be able to work independently, highly decisive, strategic thinker with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Must possess solid organizational, effective time management and excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with internal and external teams
• Understand and interest in Federal copyright laws, usage licenses, embargoes and athlete likeness rights
• Strong knowledge in digital file specs, size formats and delivery workflows for sports media
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Suite including Premiere Pro is preferred
• Strong understanding of union, league associations, broadcast regulations (e.g., SAG, DGA, Local 600 rules and regulations)

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $169,000-281,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.