Senior Talent Producer, Amazon Live

Job Description

Job summary
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, creative and analytical Senior Talent Producer who excels at working cross-functionally to identify new opportunities, negotiation, and implementing strategic ideas and processes at the program level. As a Senior Talent Producer on the Amazon Live team, you will work with both internal and external clients to identify and secure top tier creators for Amazon Live streams, communicate the benefits of the Live program to relevant stakeholders, and deep dive performance to optimize content. In addition, you'll collaborate with members of our agile team, including production, marketing, engineering, UX design, finance and advertising to grow the business.

The ideal candidate will have previous development, talent and production experience in digital formats, but will not be tied to traditional methods and processes. In addition, this person should bring to the table a notable track record in sourcing and securing talent, building trust with representatives, and have a passion for innovation. He or she will have a high level of comfort with ambiguity, ability to juggle multiple priorities, an analytical mindset with the ability to investigate complex challenges, and can effectively influence across organizations.

Key job responsibilities

Responsibilities include:
• Establishing scalable processes and strategies around talent recruitment and development
• Identifying and booking talent for daily streams
• Negotiating deals with external clients, liaising with legal to craft terms and conditions
• Managing ongoing relationships with talent and key internal and external partners including agents, managers, publicists, and other representatives.
• Overseeing a talent budget and working with finance and leadership to report spend and gain approvals when necessary
• Analyzing performance metrics and using data to drive improvement
• Writing and pitching proposals for new formats, concepts, and approaches

About the team
Amazon Live is a video shopping experience that leverages the interactivity and communication potential of live video to help customers connect with trusted voices and brands throughout their shopping journey. Amazon Live enables customers to discover new influencers, brands and products in a fun and engaging way, and to deepen their connection with the ones they already love. For creators and brands, livestreaming on Amazon offers a powerful communication tool that allows them to interact directly with shoppers, build their brand and following, and present products in a new format. Our full-stack teams build high-scale, low-latency, personalized video experiences, develop a world-class livestreaming mobile app, and create a high-volume real-time analytics dashboard that helps us understand what our customers love most. If you are interested in building an entertainment product, enjoy a creative and fast-paced working environment, and want to work on a strategic new initiative, this is the team for you.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 7+ years of experience as a creative executive
• Experience overseeing all creative aspects of development production and post production
• Experience working with other departments such as casting, production, research, PR, business and legal affairs

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• A proven track record of identifying, booking, and developing talent, either as an independent consultant or within a production company, digital media outlet, TV network and/or film studio.
• Strong working relationships with the creative community - network of talent, representatives, agencies, producers, writers and creators.
• Broadcast TV/Digital experience
• Ability to use data to measure success, benchmark against objectives, and determine high level strategic goals
• Ability to adapt to a quickly changing, fast-paced environment.
• Livestream-adjacent experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally within an organization to unlock growth opportunities
• Strong capability to manage a production budget and schedule.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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