Head of Content Planning

6 days ago

Culver City, United States Apple Inc. Full time
Head of Content Planning & Strategy, Apple TV+

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Do you love thinking analytically? Are you passionate about using your financial knowledge to navigate complex challenges? Just as our customers find value in Apple products, the Finance group finds value for both Apple and its shareholders. As part of this group, you'll play an integral role in ensuring our day-to-day financial health. You and your team will support Apple's growth, both top and bottom line, by applying the same level of innovation toward financial matters as we do toward our products and services.

This is an exciting opportunity, rich in analysis and playing a critical role in supporting strategic decision making. This role will report to the Head of Apple TV+ Finance and will contribute to the overall financial planning, analysis, and reporting for AppleTV+, Apple’s premium streaming service. The responsibilities for the Head of Content Planning & Strategy will include but are not limited to managing all financial aspects of the Apple TV+ content slate, including forecasting, analysis, and reporting for content commitments as well as leading the greenlighting process.

Responsibilities:

  1. Lead and develop the high-performing team that is responsible for Content Planning & Strategy at Apple TV+.
  2. Oversee content slate forecasting (title composition and amortization) for monthly forecasting cycles and long-range plans.
  3. Oversee and execute quarterly close process related to content asset accruals, amortization, allocations, and financial disclosures.
  4. Manage and drive the greenlight process, including creation and review of greenlight models for potential series orders and season renewals, including collaboration with multiple stakeholders in the development of presentation materials.
  5. Collaborate with Business Affairs to develop backend participation models and advise on various deal structures for licensed and self-produced content.
  6. Collaborate with data analyst team to develop and implement a top-down financial model, measuring efficiency of content and marketing investments.
  7. Manage creation and publishing of monthly KPI dashboards that monitor title performance.
  8. Oversee by-title viewership models and assist in integrating outputs from models into annual plan and augmenting viewership efficiency analyses.
  9. Partner with Business Affairs, Production, Production finance, and Programming to maintain active and accurate data of all content commitments.
  10. Develop and implement management reporting to facilitate better business decisions.
  11. Lead the implementation, design, and testing of internally developed business technology solutions to streamline processes, strengthen financial controls, and support business growth.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 15+ years of finance experience in the entertainment media industry required.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; CPA or MBA preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong business acumen and high intellectual curiosity with solid interest in Apple’s products, services, technology, business, and strategy.
  • Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills with demonstrated ability to own and manage multiple projects, grasp new concepts, and problem solve.
  • Exceptionally detail-oriented while able to keep sight of the “big picture.”
  • Proven experience building and/or running high-performance teams; able to form positive relationships with multiple business partners and peers.
  • Passion for automating and improving processes, and drive to adopt the latest technology tools.
  • Ability to work comfortably with a high level of ambiguity and complexity across multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present results and recommendations to an executive audience.
  • Experience with SAP, Essbase, Tableau, and advanced knowledge of Excel preferred.
  • CPA and/or MBA preferred.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

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