Senior Manager, Branded Content

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Job Purpose:

This position will be responsible for development and execution of innovative branded content solutions across platforms, aligning client objectives with brand identity for the adsales team across WBD Networks. Driving ideation, production, and delivery of engaging content, fostering collaboration with internal teams and external partners while ensuring creative excellence and commercial impact.

Job Responsibilities:

·Collaborate with Ad Sales Clients: Partner with clients to conceptualize and deliver innovative creative solutions across multiple platforms, ensuring alignment with their objectives.

·Content Creation and Delivery: Lead the ideation, scripting, production, and delivery of both short-form and long-form branded content, including advertiser integrations across various channels.

·Foster Innovation: Cultivate a culture of creativity and insight, challenging conventional approaches while maintaining the integrity of commercial and brand objectives.

·Review and Align Creative Briefs: Analyze client briefs to develop compelling concepts that meet their communication goals while aligning with Discovery's brand identity and strategic positioning.

·Ideation for Branded Content: Develop and pitch innovative branded content concepts, including creating new IPs and Advertiser Funded Programming (AFPs), leveraging a deep understanding of partner brands.

·Vendor and Production Management: Coordinate with external vendors, such as producers, graphic designers, studios, and VO artists, to ensure high-quality execution and timely delivery of content.

·Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams, including product heads, to ensure all branded content solutions align with overarching brand guidelines and positioning.

Job Essentials:

• A minimum of 12-15 years of experience in production and creative roles. Preferably within a creative or advertising agency, broadcast, digital media, or a similar creative environment.
• Strong communication and team management skills
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Customer oriented with strong negotiation skills
• Analytical skills with a problem-solving attitude
• Ability to to understand and analyse sales performance metrics
• Deep knowledge of entire end to end production process

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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