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Specialist, Programming and Content Curation - 6 Months Contract

Job ID 10107686 Location Singapore, Singapore Business The Walt Disney Company (APAC) Date posted Dec. 11, 2024
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Job Summary:

Wherever you are in the amazing world of Disney, you are contributing to the stories of our iconic brands, recognised by audiences everywhere for entertainment, information and inspiration. Innovation, imagination and inclusion are at the core of Disney, defining the experience that we deliver as well as providing the foundation of our success. The scope of our business, combined with global growth and collaboration result in an inclusive employee experience characterised by continuous learning, development and achievement.

This is a 6 months maternity cover contract role based in Singapore.

This role will report directly to the Manager, Programming and Content Curation.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with market leads to strategies and plan content availability to optimize TWDC brands and franchises.
  • Collaborate with local and international teams to align on regional and global content forecast and actualization plans.
  • Proactively engage with relevant stakeholders within the region as well as global, making sure the necessary resources are in place for swift and timely content drops.
  • Communicate proactively with cross-functional teams to anticipate, identify, and fix issues that would delay content drops.
  • Partner with regional as well as global operational teams to ensure swift and timely content drops.
  • Curate, build, publish, and manage Disney+ content programming in the CMS and other tools with accuracy and efficiency to maximize audience engagement and retention.
  • Ability to analyse data and use insights to better represent curation plans.
  • Facilitate clear and efficient verbal and written communications between teams, and to the larger organization.

Required Experience:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree
  • Experience in slate planning, content strategy, and project management, ideally in digital media and entertainment, with SVOD experience preferred.
  • Deep understanding of The Walt Disney Company content, brands, franchises, and characters that define the brand, and expertise to build further audience engagement.
  • Keen interest in content – regional and global.
  • Strong understanding of digital media platforms, including hands-on management of web, app, streaming, and connected devices.
  • Familiar with local content guidelines and practices
  • Strong collaborator with experience working with local, regional, and global teams.
  • Diligent with ability to adapt quickly to new technology and constantly evolving organization, and to thrive in an extremely fast-paced and high-pressure working environment.
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written). Knowledge of other regional languages would be nice but not essential.

Required Skills:

  • Adopts a challenging and questioning approach, proposing information and solutions in creative ways.
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet competing deadlines and manage stakeholder expectations.
  • Agile and proactive to learn or adapt to new tools as required.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
  • Strategic thinker with good communications skills.
  • Creative mindset with the ability to leverage on data to develop strategy/decisions.
  • Results-oriented
  • PC/ Computer systems literate is a must. Expert level in the use of Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Docs, and other relevant software tools

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

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About The Walt Disney Company (APAC):

For over 70 years, The Walt Disney Company has been entertaining consumers in Asia Pacific – and enriching people’s lives. Today’s consumer can discover new branded experiences in many ways and in many markets from Australia, New Zealand, Mainland China, Japan, Korea to Southeast Asia.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia), which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (APAC).

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