Sr. Manager, Editorial-Xumo

Xumo, a joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications, was formed to develop and offer a next-generation streaming platform for the entire entertainment industry. The company consists of three primary lines of business: Xumo devices, Xumo Play, and Xumo Enterprise. Powered by Comcast’s global entertainment platform, Xumo devices feature a world-class user interface with universal voice search capabilities, making it easy for consumers to find and enjoy their favorite streaming content. Xumo Play is a free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service offering hundreds of linear channels and on-demand options. Xumo Enterprise provides tools and services for content creators, distributors, and advertisers to make FAST content more accessible.

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Editorial will be a key member of the Xumo Play Editorial team, as we continue to revolutionize streaming and build a world-class, free content offering for millions of viewers. In this role you will help develop, execute, and drive content merchandising and editorial curation, partnering with teams across Content Operations, Product, Content Partnerships, Marketing and Data Analytics, to deliver best-in-class editorial. Success in the role will require the ability to intelligently evaluate data and make decisions based on those insights. In addition, you will need sound editorial judgement developed through working with video content services and being an avid consumer of film and TV. Ideal candidates are strongly analytical, innovative, and creative problem solvers, with excellent project management, interpersonal and communication skills. This role will also contribute meaningfully to our overall strategy and roadmap--including the development of new concepts in merchandising, product features, and tooling.

Job Description

Additional Job Summary:

• Position will manage a team & ideal candidate will have experience leading & coaching and developing direct reports.
• Position is office based in Irvine, CA- 4 days a week in office/1 day remote

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and execute repeatable, scalable editorial strategies that excite and engage users.
• Effectively pitch monthly editorial priorities through creative storytelling to maximize earned opportunities on Xumo Play’s distribution platforms.
• Optimize the user experience based on evaluation of data and strong editorial judgement.
• Partner with analytics to measure, test and optimize new curation concepts and merchandising strategies.
• Analyze and communicate performance and learnings to key stakeholders.
• Partner with ad sales to create sponsorship opportunities around editorial executions.

What You’ve Done:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of content merchandising/editorial experience.
• Proficient in content analytics and able to make data-driven decisions that have actionable results.
• Understanding of video streaming business models (AVOD) and content consumption formats (VOD, Linear, Short/Long Form, etc.).
• In-depth experience working with content publishing tools (CMS).
• Eye for visual language and content merchandising strategies.
• Demonstrated strong time-management, prioritization, and organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and partner timeline expectations.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to cultivate relationships and negotiate with internal clients.
• Thrives within a fast-paced, digital/tech environment.
• Approaches challenges with an organized, adaptable, and positive attitude.
• Highly organized with a demonstrated proficiency in verbal and written communication.
• Strategic insight into the current and future direction of content and consumption trends.

Who You Are:

• You have high standards, take ownership of your work, and are invested in the outcome.
• You are analytically driven, curious, scrappy, and determined.
• You operate with a customer-first orientation.
• You have exceptional ability to develop and validate hypotheses through experimentation.
• You problem-solve with a sense of urgency.
• You have excellent communication skills.
• You proactively help others and are a team player.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Skills:

Media Streaming; Editorial Strategy; Project Management; Analytical Thinking; Content Organization

Salary:

Primary Location Pay Range: $120,444.19 - $180,666.29

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years