Sporjo - Content Manager

A leading Sports Franchise is looking for a Content Manager to join their team in New Delhi.

Skills and Qualifications:

- Master's degree in Business Administration in Sales or PG in similar field.

- 6 to 10 years of experience selling content in market and robust understanding in media licensing and partnerships.

- Sports-marketplace experience is a plus.

- Demonstrated ability to lead content marketing campaigns.

- Proven experience organizing and directing multiple teams and departments.

- Cross-functional understanding and experience in media and digital content space is highly preferred

- Excellent communicator in written and verbal form.

- Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives.

- Nimble business mind with a focus on developing creative solutions

- Strong project reporting skills, with a focus on interdepartmental communication.

Attributes:

- Self-motivated individual who takes the initiative while being strategic and creative.

- Strong background in network relations, content licensing and contract negotiation.

- Experience working with legal on drafting basic general terms and understanding long-form agreements.

- Thought leader able to manage many projects and initiatives simultaneously.

- Clear understanding of external market, competition and channel dynamics

- Should be matured and able to manage good relations between the Companies.

- Excellent aptitude for team management, relationship building and strong communication and analytical skills.

- Has strong media and network relationships.

Job Description:

- Accountable for licensing-out the franchise's content to third party companies (licensees) and thus increasing monetization.

- Plan and execute a content strategy in conjunction with Marketing & media team that drives high engagement.

- Formulate the overall strategy, performance parameters, and execution roadmap for the influencer content in conjunction with Marketing & Media team.

- Proactive in identifying new content formats, product innovations, and working with cross-functional teams to deliver on new features, tests, and initiatives.

- Ability to collaborate and work closely with the insights, creative, sales, growth, and product teams to - identify and develop new-age content solutions that leverage product features and creatives/content formats together.

- A deep understanding of the digital content and creator landscape with insights into production timelines and delivery processes.

- Collaborate with brands, product and sales managers to create promotional concepts.

- Actively seek out and engage with business development opportunities by involvement in activities such as email campaigns, scheduling pitch meetings, and attending industry events.

- Present innovative, well-researched and enterprising business proposals and overview documents for prospective commercial partners. Manage the distribution of content across all channels.

- Track key components of licensing deals including rights, terms, contracts, payment, and creative assets.

- Create custom decks and proposals for all potential licensing pitch meetings.

- Manage the entire sales lifecycle by collaborating with other internal teams to develop, propose, close, and deliver on licensing deals.

- Work closely with internal departments (legal department to draft, negotiate and execute content agreements, marketing and creative services to update and deliver assets, and accounting on payments.)

- Build strategic relationships cross-functionally with Marketing & Media Team, Cricket Operations, Sponsorship counterparts of Group, F&A Team - to ensure that sponsor requirements are met effectively.

- Coordinate with CEO, & Group key stakeholders for Commercial updates, Discussion on Financial Matters, Budget - AOP.