Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About The Role

The Marketing Partnerships Creative team collaborates with external brands and agency/production partners as well as internal cross-functional teams to create compelling campaigns, activations, sponsorships, and other innovative solutions. This team is tasked with ensuring partnership programs are rooted in a compelling strategy, crafted at the highest quality, and executed flawlessly. Examples of the work created by this group can be found here - https://www.netflixmp.com/ 

 We are seeking a Marketing Partnerships Creative Manager with expansive experience working on brands from various categories, in a full time position for 18 months as Maternity Cover. 

The successful candidate will lead creative campaign development on behalf of Netflix and drive best creative outcomes with our brand partners across the DACH region, demonstrating a strong strategic acumen, an asserted creative point of view and a partnership mindset.

Whilst the focus will be on working with brands, some operational support (e.g. creative approvals, retail activation support etc. ) with our local operator and telco partners like Sky, Deutsche Telekom, Swisscom etc. may be required also.  

All candidates should demonstrate their deep experience and passion for creative advertising and executing 360 campaigns across multiple touchpoints. But the truly outstanding candidates will offer a clear and compelling point of view on good creative and how/why Netflix is well positioned to offer something new and better to enhance the entertainment experience for both brands and members alike.

This role presents a huge opportunity to be at the forefront of a new Netflix offering, one that not only continues to prove how Netflix is the most innovative entertainment company in the world, but also helps to deliver and grow an important revenue stream for the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy: Partner with the Brand Partnerships Lead and Senior Manager Creative who leads creative strategy for brand partnerships, helping them establish a compelling strategic intersection between brand partners and the Netflix titles. 

Creative: Work with Senior Creative Manager to build foundational creative concepts with agencies, that reflect the identified strategic intersection between the brand and the title, and resonate with our advertising partners.

Campaign development: Drive the creative development and execution of the brand partnership campaigns end-to-end, attending all partner meetings, leading creative conversations and feedback to partner agencies / brands, ensuring best-in-class execution at every stage. Establish and discuss clear and confident opinions on creative to quickly become a trusted partner to all stakeholders. Proactively contribute creative ideas and solutions that help us drive the best creative outcome, driving impact for the business. 

Production  & Deployment: Understand an agency's production process and represent Netflix at reviews, pre-production meetings and shoots. Oversee and manage production budgets, timelines, legal considerations, facilitate the production and operations behind a campaign on behalf of Netflix, and give the final sign off on campaign assets and deliverables. Handle signing of contractual documents (SOWs, POs, MSAs)

Collaboration: Efficient and timely communication across multiple cross-functional internal Netflix teams (e.g. legal, business development, title marketing, publicity) so all relevant stakeholders are  informed of the partner campaigns.

REQUIREMENTS:

8+ years of proven experience in a brand and/or consumer marketing, creative partnerships or account lead role in creative agencies within the entertainment, advertising, or related industry. Strong creative acumen is vital, solid commercial understanding required. 

Must have key, demonstrable experience leading the development of innovative creative solutions with top tier brands and working with agencies, across multiple touchpoints (traditional, social and digital).

Passionate and curious about creative marketing, brands, and entertainment.

A forward-thinker, extremely organized, proactive. Someone that will thrive in a fast-paced environment, and is always up for a challenge.

Has a passion for concepting and pitching unique and innovative marketing campaigns.

Operational excellence, capable at prioritizing tasks and managing resources, timings and budgets across a range of briefs.

Can flourish in our unique ​​company culture.

Confident presentation skills and excellent communication skills. 

Fluency in German and English. 

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.