Senior Acquisition Executive

As a SeniorAcquisition Executive you will be at the forefront of curating premium content that defines our platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape platforms content strategy by identifying negotiating and securing toptier content that resonates with our audience.

Role description:

• Responsible for acquiring content for all of the company assets;
• Responsible for following the acquisition strategy on the content for the platform asProgramming Director and Head of Acquisition direction;
• Responsible for respecting the acquisition budget based on the needs;
• Responsible for informing the Head of Acquisition and Programming Director whenever asituation involving the library of the channels appears (not enough content technical and quality problems with the programs etc);
• Responsible for establishing contact and maintaining relations with content distributors;
• Responsible for negotiating with third parties the best conditions for the company based onthe mandate received from the Head of Acquisition and Programming Director;
• Analyze rights information current trends competitor analysis and market
  intelligence to play a key role in providing insight into the team to support acquisition
  strategies;
• Work with the Acquisition team to ensure a smooth running of the department
  including coordination of information between the acquisition department and other
  departments (Digital Finance etc).
• Prepares the commitment budgets for the platform events and ensures that thebudget is respected;
• Participates in all stages of the acquisition process together with the Head of Acquisitionor alone whenever gets approval to do so;
• Prepares financial analysis together with the finance department;
• Prepares buying offers;
• Gives input on the contracts (works with the legal department);
• Knows in detail the platform strategy channel schedules and their
  programming needs and makes suggestions for acquisitions;
• Has a clear image of the existing library for the platform events;
• Knows in detail the Companys policy in terms of amortization and financial behavior;
• Represent the Company in front of external distributors. Participates whenever necessaryto meetings events and specialized fares;
• Supervises the way the contracts are implemented by the different departments of thestations.

Qualifications:

• University degree;
• Minimum 3 years previous experience in Television/ Aquisition/ Mediafield area is a plus;
• Experience of working with both creative and commercial contacts at different levels;
• Understanding of digital platforms and their corresponding rights;
• Understanding of linear and nonlinear rights within the media landscape;
• A strong interest in TV and digital media;
• Sports understanding and connections in different sports federations represent anadvantage;
• Experience working across rights management systems;
• Comfortable working with and communicating with multiple departments;
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• Specific TV acquisition software (MIS);
• Passionate about sports which represents an advantage;
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills;
• Detailedoriented organized and persistent;
• Capacity to work under stress and under time pressure;
• Advanced English.