Content Partnerships Lead - Entertainment at Tiktok

About Team:
The Content Partnerships LeadEntertainment would be working within the TikTok Africa Team and focused on growing the Entertainment partner ecosystem for SSA within TikTok through working with partners; from media houses to creators to public figures and more.

Job Description:

• Develop a comprehensive localized strategy to drive creator development and growth pipeline for the Entertainment vertical, with a focus on PGC/PUGC (top creators, publishers, public figures)
• Work with global vertical team in resource management, as well as rollout out of content vertical strategies adapting local insights
• Work with the Local Head of Operations to define unique content verticals to suit local market needs
• Lead the local content partnership teams to acquire, onboard and foster strong relationships with content partners
• Track, analyze and drive reporting and analysis and to optimize the performance of local content partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above, with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in entertainment/media/ technology/social media/digital media/content production field
• In-depth domain knowledge about the content vertical
• Existing relationships with both a network of top content creators/ influencers and content partners to lead them towards partnership
• Experience in the Entertainment landscape in SSA, with a strong network in at least one region within SSA
• Experience and proven ability to lead a team
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to skillfully manage multiple teams, projects and diverse stakeholders
• Experience with cross-functional communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to adapt to business needs and work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in creating presentations and easily digestible reports and feedback through tools like Powerpoint
• Passionate about the incubation and expansion of local content, and content creators
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proactive work-style
• Able to work in a fast-paced and multicultural environment
• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form
• This role can be based in Johannesburg, Kenya or Nigeria