Description
Help create the future of video and live shopping with Amazon! We are looking to hire a customer-obsessed, consultative, and data driven technical business development manager within our Creator Partnerships team for Amazon Live, based in Seattle, WA. Creator Partnerships Managers work directly with our Video creators on Amazon and are the primary liaison and relationship owner for our Amazon Live Creators.
As a key member of the Amazon Live Creator Partnerships team, you will play a pivotal role in the growth of Amazon Live and how creators use livestreaming to engage our mutual customers. Our Creator Partnerships managers use their consultative business development skills to support our Creators growth and success with Amazon Live while providing individualized business growth recommendations and opportunities to our Creators that support both our Creators businesses and Amazon Live.
Key job responsibilities
Manage a book of business of current Amazon Live Creators and support their growth on Amazon Live through consultative sales and strategic business development
Acquire new content Creators to support the larger Amazon Live program growth
Negotiate and execute new strategic deals with Creators
Collect and advocate feedback from Creators cross functionally to influence and prioritize our product roadmaps and strategic businesses
Own robust individual and team goals around Creator growth
Work cross-functionally across tech, product, marketing, and finance
Dive deep on technical aspects of our product to support our Creators
About the team
It’s an exciting time to be on Amazon's Video Shopping (ASV) team. Now more than ever, customers watch videos when they shop. Videos and livestreams make shopping easier and more fun, whether a customer is researching a product or tuning in to chat with their favorite content creator live. The Amazon Shopping Video (ASV) team’s mission is to enable customers to find inspiration, information, entertainment, and community through videos at any point in their shopping journey. If you are interested in the intersection between video and shopping and enjoy a creative and fast-paced working environment, come join our team today!
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of business development or sales experience
2+ years working in a Content Creator business
BA/BS degree or equivalent
Experience working with strategic partners and closing deals
Self-starter with excellent listening, verbal, and written communication, and interpersonal skills
Strong ownership, bias for action, result oriented, and willingness to work in a high paced environment
Ability to prioritize workload and deliver results against multiple aggressive deadlines in a fast-paced setting
Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, customer focus, and highly data-driven are musts
Skilled user of MS Excel and MS Word and CRMs (e.g. Salesforce.com)
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of business development in a creator business
Knowledge of shoppable video landscape and a belief in the importance of livestreaming in the future consumer’s shopping journey
Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $73,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $177,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.