Content Business Partnership Manager

Position:
Content Business Partnership Manager (Short Drama)

Company:
TikTok

Compensation:
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $102,600 - $198,360 annually.

Location:
United States, Los Angeles

Employment type:
Regular

Short Summary:
The Short Drama Team is dedicated to curating, producing, and localizing high-quality short dramas for TikTok.

Responsibilities:
- Lead copyright partnership initiatives for overseas short dramas to expand the pipeline of targeted content supply.
- Apply solid understanding of short drama content; leverage a sharp eye for identifying hit content, provide strategic guidance on imported content quality, and drive growth in both overall content volume and the number of premium short drama titles.
- Screen and manage key copyright holders on an ongoing basis. Independently handle end-to-end copyright negotiations, contract execution and content launch processes to secure favorable copyright terms and maximize partnership value.
- Acquire exclusive premiere rights to new short drama titles and support the overseas distribution of top-performing domestic short dramas, with the goal to boost the coverage of hit content offerings.
- Monitor overseas short drama rankings on a regular basis to maintain the edge of TikTok’s overseas short drama portfolio in the market.
- Continuously refine partnership and management workflows throughout the collaboration lifecycle; proactively identify potential partnership risks, develop viable solutions and drive their effective implementation.

Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree or above; minimum 2 years of experience in business development or content partnerships, with a proven track record in short drama copyright collaboration.
- Possess established networks and resources across short drama copyright holders, platforms and distribution channels.
- Demonstrate strong project management capabilities, paired with excellent business negotiation, proposal development and pressure resilience skills.
- Have professional fluency in English for business communications.
- Preferred: Possess existing connections and resources related to overseas short drama platforms and copyright holders.

Benefits:
Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year, and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).