Manager, Store Mgmt, Transactional, EMEA

Manager, Store Mgmt, Transactional, EMEA

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At The Walt Disney Company, magic is more than just a word; it's a way of life. For a century, we've been inspiring imaginations, celebrating diversity, and bringing families together through our beloved stories, characters, and experiences. From our iconic theme parks and resorts to our groundbreaking films, television shows, interactive media and products, we're dedicated to creating magic that knows no bounds.

This is an office-based role. 4 days working in the Hammersmith, London office with 1 day working from home (Monday or Friday).

Contract Type
12 month FTC

About The Role

Content Sales is a dynamic division of TWDC responsible for digital distribution of the full slate of movies and TV content produced by The Walt Disney Company. The Manager, Digital Stores, plays a pivotal role in expanding Disney’s digital transactional business across key third‑party digital stores in Europe, covering both ownership (Electronic Home Video Licensing, EHVL) and rental (Transactional Video on Demand, TVOD) models.

The individual will be working closely with clients in various EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) markets to drive the sales of digital content.

Role

This role is based in the Regional Digital Stores Management Team in London, covering global and local retailers, and has responsibility for the following key areas:

• New releases: drive the successful launch of new content across digital stores in various EMEA markets to achieve revenue targets.
• Catalogue: collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on catalogue projects and price promotional initiatives aimed at driving revenue from library content.
• Project management and ad‑hoc: lead projects and ad‑hoc requests across external accounts and internal teams, focusing on finding efficiencies and revenue opportunities.

The fast growing, quick changing space crossing digital, technology and business would suit a commercially focused, organised and passionate business professional with a background in digital content. The individual should bring a high attention to detail, have good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to project‑manage and work effectively under deadlines and in complex environments.

What will you do

In partnership with the Senior Manager, act as the lead for designated markets/accounts:

• Manage client relationships with specified accounts to drive on‑store featuring and placement of Disney content, aiming to achieve/exceed revenue targets in line with AOP.
• In partnership with the marketing team, leverage trade marketing assets and investment in store management negotiations to maximize support for TWDC titles across digital stores.
• Maintain a symbiotic working relationship with the trade marketing team on a client and territory level to optimise the owned and bought media campaigns.
• Work with commercial leads to ensure alignment and accurate implementation of deal terms.

Content Management

• Ensure relevant systems (Salesforce) and internal trackers are updated and distributed to key internal stakeholders to ensure content availability. Coordinate with immediate team to implement enhancements required to such systems and trackers.
• Work closely with the wider Store Management, Deal Management, Technical and Marketing teams to ensure that all clients have the required materials for upcoming releases and promotional events.
• Review, recommend and implement pricing and windowing strategies.
• Collaborate with the wider team on the annual price promotion strategy.

Analytics

• Track sales and assist finance team regarding new release content forecasting.
• Oversee and monitor content availability, pricing and windowing strategies and digital storefront trends across markets.

Stakeholder Management

• Effectively communicate applicable account/territory performance updates to relevant internal parties e.g. regional senior management and local leadership.
• Organise and attend business trips when required to participate in industry markets or internal events, preparing agendas and leading…