Content Acquisition Manager
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Content Acquisition Manager
San Mateo, CA
We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Content Acquisition Manager to join the global PlayStation services team that leads PlayStation Plus – the world’s largest game subscription service with over 47M subscribers – and the rapidly growing PlayStation Now service.
What you'll be doing:
- The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in identifying, negotiating and securing the games that power PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now to drive player engagement and maintain subscriber momentum.
- Close collaboration with internal teams – including third party relations, PlayStation Studios, analytics, marketing, content ops – and external publishing partners is key to delivering the best outcomes for players, partners and our business
- Responsible for executing a multi-million content budget to secure the best games and improve ROI
- Become a subject matter professional, implicitly understanding the PlayStation business (Services, Store, Retail) as well as our partners businesses, motivations and priorities
- Collaborate with the planning and analytics teams to help develop the annual content plans and identify specific target titles and content opportunities
- Build and present compelling narratives to publishing partners – including service updates, life cycle management opportunities, title performance & projections and financial forecasts
- Negotiate deals to secure games for our services
- Responsible for owning the content budget within agreed parameters as well as improving the value of each individual deal
- Work with operational teams to contract titles and ensure their successful set-up operationally
What we're looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience in content planning and acquisition, business development and/or account management within digital entertainment or subscription services roles
- A phenomenal teammate who can identify and cultivate key relationships both internally and externally
- High data literacy to work with the analytics teams, translating data into insights to develop and present compelling narratives
- Excellent communication skills are essential for influencing cross-functional stakeholders across all levels of PlayStation and external publishing partners
- Ability to lead individuals in crafting and executing the best solutions for players, partners and the business
- Ability to think strategically and execute tactically, with a persistent attention to detail
- Ability to adapt quickly and balance multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualities:
- Knowledge and experience of digital gaming landscape, key players, and competitive offerings
- Advanced degree
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