Content Partnerships Lead - Entertainment (MENA)

Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is
to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los
Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and
Tokyo.

Why Join Us:
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We
create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than ‎1 billion users on our
platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away
from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the
opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist
just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a
career at TikTok.

The Entertainment Partnership Lead for the Middle East and North Africa will
be responsible for growing the Entertainment space and vertical on TikTok in
the region.

About Team:
The Content Partnerships Lead- Entertainment would be working within the
TikTok MENA Team and focused on growing the Entertainment partner ecosystem
for MENA 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 the global vertical team in resource management, as well as rollout out of content vertical strategies adapting local insights
* Work with the Regional MENA Lead 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 optimize the performance of local content partners
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree or above, with a minimum of ‎8 years of experience in the entertainment/media/ technology/social media/digital media/content production field
* In-depth domain knowledge about the content verticals
* People management skills having led teams operating across multiple markets
* Existing relationships with both a network of top content creators/ influencers and content partners to lead them toward partnership
* Experience in the entertainment landscape in MENA, with a strong network
* 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 visual material
* 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
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued
for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects
people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission
is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed
to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects
the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are
too.