Specialist, Programming and Content Curation

The Specialist, Programming and Content Curation will be responsible for providing regional support for content planning across APAC. The role is vital in terms of providing support and recommendation to ensure subscribers are engaged via a calendar of editorial initiatives that support content discovery and time spent viewing, critical to supporting broader business KPIs of subscriber retention and customer lifetime value.

The role will become an expert/super-user in the Disney+ Planning and Content Management tools.

This role will report directly to the Manager, Programming and Content Curation.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with market leads to strategies and plan content  availability to optimize TWDC brands and franchises.
• Collaborate with local and international teams to align on regional and global content forecast and actualization plans.
• Proactively engage with relevant stakeholders within the region as well as global, making sure the necessary resources are in place for swift and timely content drops.
• Communicate proactively with cross-functional teams to anticipate, identify, and fix issues that would delay content drops.
• Partner with regional as well as global operational teams to ensure swift and timely content drops.
• Ability to analyze data and use insights to better understand title drop plans and facilitate accordingly.
• Aid when required to manage Disney+ content programming in the CMS and other tools with accuracy and efficiency to maximize audience engagement and retention.
• Facilitate clear and efficient verbal and written communications between teams, and to the larger organization.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience in slate planning, content strategy, and project management, ideally in digital media and entertainment, with SVOD experience preferred.
• Deep understanding of The Walt Disney Company content, brands, franchises, and characters that define the brand, and expertise to build further audience engagement.
• Keen interest in content – regional and global.
• Strong understanding of digital media platforms, including hands-on management of web, app, streaming, and connected devices.
• Familiar with local content guidelines and practices
• Strong collaborator with experience working with local, regional, and global teams.
• Diligent with ability to adapt quickly to new technology and constantly evolving organization, and to thrive in an extremely fast-paced and high-pressure working environment.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written). Knowledge of other regional languages would be nice but not essential.

Skills:

• Adopts a challenging and questioning approach, proposing information and solutions in creative ways.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet competing deadlines and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Agile and proactive to learn or adapt to new tools as required.
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Strategic thinker with good communications skills.
• Creative mindset with the ability to leverage on data to develop strategy/decisions.
• Results-oriented
• PC/ Computer systems literate is a must. Expert level in the use of Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Docs, and other relevant software tools

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.