Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role
This role is responsible for leading ongoing and future acquisitions of content for WarnerBros Discovery/HBO Max with a primary focus on Southern Europe, undertaking negotiations with major studios, European and local independents per the division within the team, and will be working closely in partnership with other teams across the company; local teams, Finance, Administration, Content Strategy & Analysis and many others, to ensure a complete and successful content portfolio on HBO Max. The role will also play a crucial part in monitoring and fulfilling any European or local investment obligations with acquisitions as needed and will work collaboratively on Pan-European deals and discussions with larger EMEA Streaming Acquisition team when relevant.
The Acquisitions Manager reports to VP Acquisitions & Programming Iberia & Italy, based in Madrid, Spain.
Your Role Accountabilities
Driving and executing Acquisition of content, both current and library for HBO Max across Southern European markets. Driving discussion per team account division for local or multi-territory rights and other projects. Supporting sourcing, evaluations, deal making and negotiations as needed across Northern European markets.
Sourcing, screening, reading and evaluating content for acquisition and pre-buy/co-pro opportunities, looking at estimated performance, programming needs and platform requirements.
Negotiating commercial terms with licensors (volume, license fees, rights etc.) with respect to budget and legal requirements for HBO Max.
Collaborate closely with any WBD channels or services in market/region as needed.
Preparation/distribution of documentation, both internal and external: set up various approval materials, proposals, deal memos and contracts, and follow the process through to the securing of signatures.
Ensuring internal administration and communication, for example setting up rights and content overviews and administering information flow to relevant intercompany teams and stakeholders across WBD and HBO Max EMEA.
Working closely with the Acquisitions and Rights Management teams across Europe, supporting different projects as part of the day to day as well as any expansion to new markets as needed.
Coordination across teams and regions within the Acquisitions and Programming team with regards to opportunities, rights alignment, benchmarking, communication etc ensuring best practices and service coherence across EMEA.
Supporting the Acquisition budget/forecast process.
Preparation of presentations and assembling analyses and data consolidation required
Setting up rights and content overviews and making sure they are kept up to date and monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements, contract obligations and internal content benchmarks.
Monitor market trends and competitors in market as well as the international content rights market and rights holders.
Building and maintaining relevant relationships with rights owners, Licensors and other necessary partners in the region.
Attending markets as needed/requested.
As part of a dedicated Programming and Acquisitions team there will also be other ad-hoc tasks and periodic projects where support is required and expected.
Skills and Experience
Relevant experience of rights acquisition within the media/broadcast/TV and content industry, including a deep understanding of Rights, Legal requirements and SVOD service needs.
Passionate about content!
Solid and current relationships with Licensors and Rights owners, as well as other market players, with special focus on Southern European markets.
Good understanding and experience of the Southern European audience, rights market, broadcasters, competitors and media industry at large.
Broad knowledge of cinema and TV, deep evaluation skills and experience of both finished and in-production materials as well as scripts, outlines, bibles etc
Sensitivity for market trends and an analytical mind-set
Highly organized, structured with a strong attention to detail while maintaining strategic overview.
Well versed in negotiation, drafting and finalization of agreements, setting up spreadsheets and overviews in various formats, calculating benchmarks, business rationale and financial impact
Advanced level of both written and spoken English.
Strong interpersonal skills, team player at heart without prestige, and with collaborative and inclusive approach.
Ability to multitask across a wide range of different projects, and an agile attitude in quickly moving company
Enjoy working in a fast-paced result driven environment
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.