Sr Director of Content and Development, TV Plus

Position SummarySamsung TV Plus is a premium global entertainment service and is the most used streaming app on Samsung Smart TVs. A leader in FAST, Samsung TV Plus offers hundreds of channels and thousands of shows and movies on-demand in the U.S. Globally, the streaming service carries almost 4,000 ad-supported linear channels in 30 countries and is accessible on over 630M active devices. Samsung TV Plus is the exclusive home of Conan O’Brien TV, Letterman TV, Samsung Television Network and hundreds of additional exclusive channels available worldwide. Samsung TV Plus is available on Samsung TVs, Galaxy devices, Samsung Smart Monitors, and Family Hub."The Samsung TV Plus Content Team is seeking a dynamic Senior Content & Development executive to lead our US/CA initiatives, develop first to market content experiences, and manage the content budget management efforts. This role is ideal for a creative visionary who excels at storytelling, driving audience engagement, while detail oriented to managing complex projects, and analytically minded to track content performance & analysis and budget management functions. This content executive will be responsible for budget management functions and the deployment of resources to achieve key business objectives. You will work cross functionally with the Programming, Merchandising, Partnerships/BD, Marketing, Product, Legal, Engineering, Operations, Sales and Product teams to develop compelling content experiences, articulate business and creative needs, and bring to market content that enhances brand visibility, drives engagement, and supports business objectives.The candidate should have strong analytical skills and be able to quickly identify meaningful insights, drivers, and priorities for the business. They will need to have a strong commercial mindset but possess a strong understanding of the content production landscape with the focus on the bringing great programming to the screen. Samsung TV Plus is looking for a candidate who is excited by the opportunity to tackle large-scale ambiguous problems. The candidate should possess a strong point of view and is willing to continually challenge the status quo, who is comfortable wearing many hats and possesses a decisive, “get it done” mentality.Role and Responsibilities1. Content Strategy and Budget ManagementDefine and execute a content strategy that aligns with the vision of Samsung TV PLUS, audience preferences and business growth objectives.Work closely with the programming, acquisition, licensing, merchandising, legal, content acquisitions and the business development team to bring on board first-to-market & high-quality content.Identify and bring to market trending types of content, genres, and storytelling formats that resonate with viewers Identify gaps in the content library, channel offering and curate a compelling mix of contentBalance commercial viability, audience demand, and creative vision in c...