We are seeking a creative, savvy and analytically-minded digital content executive to join the content acquisition team. This leader will be responsible for helping to define and execute a content acquisition strategies with major artists, labels, network groups and global content partners.

A bit about us: We are a well-funded, newly established company at the intersection of music, media, and technology. Based in Chicago, we are looking for an exceptional Acquisition Manager who can lead the ground-up development of our editorial capabilities.

If you have a passion for creating amazing experiences, building powerful cultures, and thriving in a fast-moving environment, let’s chat.

Join us and, over the next 6-9 months, you will have successfully:

• Execute US domestic and/or international SVOD content licensing agreements on behalf of LMP with artists, labels, network groups and global content partners
• Develop content acquisition plans, financial metrics, and goals for senior management
• Establish and manage strong relationships with content providers at a senior level
• Lead all aspects of content licensing negotiations, including content selection, financial analysis, forecasting, and technical requirements
• Proactively identify and develop new ideas, with a focus on new revenue opportunities and scaling projects that drive operating efficiency and structure agreements across key partners in line with overall goals and strategy.
• Develop deal strategy, formulate key terms including all related analysis, strategizing and planning for a variety of complex agreements with relevant stakeholders.
• Own the preparation of valuation analyses (model building, scenario testing, etc) to support deal team across negotiations.
• Relentlessly accountable for data-driven business results, and restlessly passionate about continuing to iterate to improve.
• Collaborate with internal teams across all functional areas within LMP to define content strategies and to execute content licensing agreements (e.g., legal, finance, marketing, etc.)
• Maintain a can-do attitude and willingness and flexibility to solve problems at short notice, using any tools necessary

Key Responsibilities

• Own deal architecture, development and day-to-day business affairs matters in connection with content acquisition.
• Build and manage a high performing team that is tightly integrated to key stakeholders, including all of the teams that generate content, analyze support quality.
• Own analysis of key business drivers, trends and performance indicators (market research, tracking and compiling industry trends and competitive analysis).
• Proactively identify and develop new ideas, with a focus on new revenue opportunities and scaling projects that drive operating efficiency and structure agreements across key partners in line with overall goals and strategy.
• Develop deal strategy, formulate key terms including all related analysis, strategizing and planning for a variety of complex agreements with studios, production companies, writers, actors, producers, publishers and other relevant stakeholders.
• Own the preparation of valuation analyses (model building, scenario testing, etc) to support deal team across negotiations.
• Regularly liaise with to drive and synthesize analysis and planning and ensure execution of deals in line with company strategies.
• Lead creation of C-suite presentations and updates that summarize analysis and highlight key deal-related structuring and economic considerations.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, JD or MBA required.
• Deep understanding of the media business, including key players, business models, competitive forces, and strategic issues.
• Creative, strategic and analytical thinker and problem solver. Thinks out of the box and is able to comfortably identify solutions to ambiguous issues.
• Advanced experience as a key team member of complex deal negotiations in excess of several hundred millions of dollars.
• Comfortable structuring, interpreting and overseeing drafting of contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to review, interpret and synthesize complex financial analyses.
• Solid reputation as a leader.
• Proven executive level written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence others’ points of view and/or create consensus.
• Experience building, managing, coaching and developing a team.
• Exceptional analytical skills.
• Exceptional business acumen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or strong interest in music entertainment.
• Ability to work well in a fast paced and highly changing environment with little guidance
• End to end ownership of major project deliverables
• Self-starter who is customer obsessed, detail-oriented, and an enthusiastic team player
• Wide-Ranging Music Expertise
• User Obsession
• Technology, SVOD, or music industry experience
• Understands the demands, intensity and passion of creating new experiences for
• Relentlessly accountable for data-driven business results, and restlessly passionate about continuing to iterate to improve.
• Sets and meets personal goals and team goals.
• Anticipates change, and keeps others informed of issues and risks.
• Recognizes this is a growing team, always pitches in, thrives on ambiguity.
• Passion for music, tech and media.
• Delivers exceptional experiences, always simplifies, never settles.