Business Manager, Amazon MGM Studios Marketing

This is a Full Time Job

Business Manager, Amazon
Business Manager, Amazon Mgm Studios Marketing

We are hiring for a Business Manager role, which is a key, senior leader on the Amazon MGM Studios Marketing team, reporting into the Head of Marketing (HoM). This role is dedicated to managing the strategic planning and development initiatives of the Marketing department at Amazon MGM Studios.

The role requires extensive expertise of the overall Amazon MGM Studios' operation, and will require designing innovative solutions for the org. This role is dedicated to:
(a) the strategy and planning tasks for Studios Marketing,
(b) devising and implementing scalable, best-in-class business practices in support of the HoM's vision and strategy,
(c) developing a fiscally responsible department, and
(d) identifying, developing, and managing strategically important, significant, challenging, or risky initiatives for the department.

This role will manage extremely challenging problems, decisions, and escalations to mitigate globally impactful risks to Studios Marketing. In addition to orgs within Amazon MGM Studios (Development, Production, Operations), the role will require interfacing with the Prime Video (PV) US, PV International, PR/Communications, Finance, and Legal organizations, in addition to key external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate for this role has deep experience in long-term business development, strategic planning, change management, and financial analysis. This individual is focused on the planning and execution of plans within Marketing, as well as supporting processes for the wider Amazon MGM Studios business.

Key job responsibilities:
• Author business documents and reports to communicate state of the business or recommend new initiatives.
• Identify, develop, and manage high-impact strategic marketing opportunities for Amazon MGM Studios.
• Act as a communication conduit between the Marketing department and both internal and external stakeholders/teams.
• Collaborate closely with Creative Strategy & Planning, Marketing Operations, and Franchise Management teams to manage incoming project pipelines effectively, with focus on high-priority tentpoles.
• Aid the HoM in identifying key business goals and ensuring that the Marketing organization meets those goals.
• Establish annual Studios Marketing goals, plans and related metrics, track progress, and manage through obstacles to achieve program objectives.
• Execute against ad hoc projects, including creation and delivery of presentations, data management and reporting, etc.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, marketing or related fields, or equivalent work experience
• 10 years of experience engaging with senior executives, preferably in the entertainment industry
• Experience working with studio departments such as Marketing, Production, Research, PR, Business and Legal affairs
• Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives, often in ambiguous situations
• Experience driving projects to completion through influence versus authority
• Excellent communicating effectively in written and verbal form
• Experience leading a cross-functional team to achieve short, medium and long-term goals.
• Experience with business support tools including, but not limited to, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AirTable, Smartsheet