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Sr. Manager, Content Programming (Live Sports & News)
Job ID : 10111847
Location : Glendale, California, United States
Business : Disney Direct to Consumer
Date posted : Feb. 20, 2025
Job Summary :
About the Role & Team
Disney’s Direct to Consumer (DTC) team oversees the Hulu and Disney streaming businesses within Disney Entertainment, helping to bring The Walt Disney Company’s best-in-class storytelling to fans and families everywhere.
The Disney Global Subscriber Engagement and Content Programming team is responsible for leading content planning, scheduling, on-service merchandising, slate management, and programming insights that contribute to a cohesive strategic content approach for the service.
What You’ll Do
Disney’s Global Content Programming team is looking for a Sr. Manager, Content Programming (Live Sports & News) to lead efforts in supporting our business and editorial priorities, aiming to achieve engagement objectives across Disney and Hulu, with a particular emphasis on driving Sports and News KPIs for both platforms. In this role, you will oversee a team of Content Programmers responsible for creating and executing on-platform live news and sports campaigns and promotions.
The ideal candidate is an experienced cross-functional leader with a track record of managing fast-paced, high-performing teams. Familiarity with content management systems, project management tools, and live event programming is essential. We’re seeking someone passionate about growth, with an extensive knowledge of sports, news, television, film, and pop culture. If you are a dynamic leader who is curious, decisive, and adaptable, this role could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Responsibilities
- Team Leadership : Oversee, develop, and manage the team responsible for Sports and News prioritization and curation across Hulu and Disney , ensuring alignment with viewer needs and business objectives.
- Editorial Management : Manage the editorial campaign calendar, curation strategy, upsell initiatives, and channel performance to identify optimization opportunities that drive growth and engagement.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with ESPN, ABC News and insights, data, and analytics teams on event planning, calendar management, experiment design, data collection, and performance measurement.
- Campaign Development : Contribute to campaign ideation and oversee the planning, tracking, and communication of events across global programming teams and the organization.
- Prioritization and Strategy : Guide title prioritization and targeting strategies while effectively managing a high volume of concurrent priorities.
- Process Documentation : Maintain comprehensive documentation of team processes, workflows, strategies, and outcomes.
- Event Coverage : Be available to cover evening and weekend programming events as needed.
- Global Collaboration : Collaborate with leaders from the Hulu and Disney Content Programming teams worldwide to shape the overall DTC programming strategy.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Required Education
Additional Information
The hiring range for this position in California is $124,900 to $167,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and / or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Salary : $124,900 - $167,500
