Title:  Content Acquisition & Licensing Manager

Work Location:  Japan

Salary range (ref.):   Full Time | Remote, Japan | USD 3,300 - USD 5,000

Brief information about the hiring company: 

Our client is Pocket FM company. Pocket FM is India's largest audio OTT platform offering a vast collection of audio shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and novels, and making our entry into the global audience.

Our mission is to give wings and wisdom to stories, transforming them into a strong entertainment package. Pocket FM has grown to 80 million listeners, spending an average of over 110 minutes every day, while the total streaming on the app counts to over 4 billion minutes monthly.

We are a Series C-funded start-up backed by investors like Goodwater Capital, Tencent, Lightspeed, and others. It’s a fantastic time to join Pocket FM as we continue shaping the future of audio entertainment globally.

• This role will focus on identifying and executing licensing opportunities within the Asian content ecosystem. You will work closely with content publishers, platforms, and writers based in Japan. The impact and success of this role will depend on the ability to find the right content which can be localized for various global markets and the terms of licensing.

• Lead all aspects of the content acquisition process, including content acquisition strategy, deal sourcing, negotiation, structuring, forecasting, and contract review.

• Identify content opportunities and partnerships with writers, studios, content owners, and aggregators.

• Develop and create acquisition plans, financial metrics, and goals by data analysis, customer preferences, and market dynamics.

• Drive continuous improvement in all operational aspects of Pocket FM’s relationship with its content suppliers

• Dive deep and analyze customer viewership data, focus groups, online surveys, in person interviews, external benchmarking, and other forms of secondary research. Analyze metrics/results to drive improvements in acquisitions strategy

• Open for local Japanese only

• Have native level proficiency in Japanese and English, both written and verbal

• Education: Graduate with minimum 3 years’ Working experience

• Background in the publishing industry is desired

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in content acquisition and/or business development with a track record of closing deals

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable communicating with senior management; capability to build and maintain strong internal and external business relationships

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience at a publishing (book, author, stories, etc. content) company in business development, content licensing, or content acquisition role

• End-to-end ownership of major project deliverables

• Self-starter who is customer-obsessed, detail-oriented, and an enthusiastic team player

• Having good connections on LinkedIn is an added bonus. 

• Performance Management – Assess based on Company’s Performance Management Plan annually.

• 14 days of Annual Leave in a calendar year.

• Great allowances (parking, birthday, happy hours, promotion...)

• Outing/team-building activities (company trip, sports club...)

• Monthly Gross Salary will be 100% for insurance and income tax purposes.

• Probation Period: Two (2) Months with 100% monthly gross salary.

• Other benefits as per stated in Vietnamese Labor Law

• Training opportunity: both technical and soft skills to develop your career path

• Competitive salary range

• Flexible working time

• Contract-based agreement

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