Assistant Manager - Subscription Partnerships, JioCinema

Viacom18’s JioCinema is not just a streaming service; it's a movement, ushering in a new era of entertainment and sports consumption. It aspires to push beyond the traditional OTT platform boundaries, to offer an immersive, interactive viewing experience that transcends conventional viewing. JioCinema integrates real-time streaming, interactive features, and personalized recommendations, to build a more engaging and satisfying viewer experience. All of this while it continues to smash records for concurrent ‘live sports’ viewership and billions of digital views. 

On sports, JioCinema is home to some of the biggest live sporting events such as the IPL, and global sporting IPs like FIFA, LaLiga, amongst others. On entertainment, JioCinema boasts of a robust and diverse repository of riveting originals, digital film premieres, reality series, regional content, network content and curated entertainment and sporting content, all available for free. This along with the recently introduced subscription segment presents real-time uninterrupted streaming of premium global titles from leading studios like Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, and JioStudios establish JioCinema as the ultimate entertainment destination. As JioCinema strides towards its goal of becoming India's largest and most loved entertainment company, it is not just focused on size, but on the quality and diversity of the experiences provided. JioCinema is on a mission to ensure that every story, every game, and every piece of content finds its audience and that every audience finds its passion. 

JioCinema is available for Android, iOS, and for web users on https://www.jiocinema.com

What will you do ?

• Manage Subscription Partnerships: Identify and cultivate subscription partnerships to enhance platform growth. Strategize and execute initiatives to maximize partnership value and impact
• Negotiations: Assess potential partners across verticals and evaluate their suitability. Negotiate partnership agreements and terms to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes
• Stakeholder Management: Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders to foster collaboration and partnership success. Engage with internal and external stakeholders to align partnership objectives and strategies
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with content, marketing, product, legal, and operations teams to drive partnership initiatives. Ensure alignment of partnership activities with overall business goals and objectives
• Performance Tracking and Analysis: Track and analyze partnership performance metrics to assess effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. Provide regular reports and insights to stakeholders to facilitate data-driven decision-making
• Industry Awareness and Opportunity Identification: Stay informed about industry trends and competitor activities relevant to partnership initiatives. Identify new partnership opportunities and develop strategies to capitalize on emerging trends

Who should apply for this role ?

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field is required. An MBA is preferred
• Experience: Candidates must have proven experience in partnership management or business development roles, with a preference for experience in the subscription-based industry
• Skills: Strong negotiation and communication skills are essential for this role. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to build rapport and influence key stakeholders effectively. An analytical mindset is required, along with proficiency in tracking and analyzing performance metrics. The ideal candidate should be a strategic thinker with the ability to identify and capitalize on emerging trends and opportunities. Collaboration is key in this role, so candidates should be collaborative team players who can effectively work across cross-functional teams

Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is one of India’s fastest-growing entertainment networks and a house of iconic brands that offers multi-platform, multi-generational, and multicultural brand experiences. Viacom18 defines entertainment in India by touching the lives of people through its properties on air, online, on the ground, in cinemas, and merchandise. Its portfolio of 38 channels across general entertainment, movies, sports, youth, music, and kids genres delights consumers across the country with its eclectic mix of programming. JioCinema, Viacom18’s OTT platform, is one of India’s leading streaming services and most popular destination for live sports. Viacom18 Studios has successfully produced and distributed iconic Hindi films and clutter-breaking regional films for over 13 years in India.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status.