Manager, Special Projects & Talent Relations

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

The Manager, Special Projects and Talent Relations will support the Special Projects and Talent Relations team and work closely with the Awards and TR, Director to enhance the functionality, efficiency and productivity of the team’s work across special projects, ceremony ticketing, festivals and talent relations. 

While the core work will be in UCAN, as a team we work across 3 regions (UCAN, APAC and LATAM) interacting with cross functional teams in each territory. Given the projects at hand are varied, extensive and timely, we are seeking a candidate that is self-motivated, quick-thinking, flexible, able to pivot when necessary, thorough and able to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities with a strong emphasis on organization and an unwavering attention to detail at all times. This is a demanding and fast moving position that requires someone who is proactive and a positive thinker. This person will need to exercise good judgment while dealing with not only a high volume of tasks, but also high caliber talent. 

This role will be based in Los Angeles and include, but is not limited to: managing long term museum relationships, coordination with the physical archives team, maintain and establish global industry relationships, curate and seek talent recognition opportunities across both film and series, award ceremony and festival ticketing and logistics coordination. 

Responsibilities:

• Onsite ceremony, festival, and event coverage as necessary 

• Support ceremony and select festival ticketing across major UCAN award ceremonies and film festivals for nominees, filmmakers, internal Netflix executives, external partners and key stakeholders, where applicable

• Act as a liaison between the Netflix Physical Asset and Archives team, including: Pre-planning and working with cross-functional partners on the shipping logistics for large projects ahead; Hiring and onboarding of external specialized vendors for exhibits; Taking lead on exhibit initiatives tied to animation, documentaries and other smaller-scale initiatives

• Work alongside the talent relations team to update and maintain global industry database across film and series 

• Organize and collaborate with the talent relations team on enhancing efficiencies surrounding talent tributes and honors across both film and series

• Responsible for updating and maintaining key timeline documents across several large scale projects.

• Facilitate talent travel, transportation, and glam as needed

• Creating, processing both POs and invoices

• Supplier onboarding when necessary

Experience Requirements: 

• 10+ years of experience within a studio or production company that actively engages in entertainment awards campaigns

• Significant experience directly managing a variety of fast-paced and time sensitive projects from inception to completion autonomously

• Experience working collaboratively and effectively with varied teams across different regions and functions

• Practical experience in managing budgets, creating and processing purchase orders, invoices, and managing supplier onboarding

Skills for Success:

• Highly Organized & Detail-Oriented: Meticulous about details, able to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities under deadlines and pressure, and highly organized with the ability to implement or create organizational systems for the team.

• Problem Solver & Resourceful: Scrappy, resourceful, relentless in finding solutions, and able to troubleshoot problems while also knowing when to ask for help. A sound thinker who can maturely approach challenges and obstacles.

• Adaptable Team Player: Functions effectively as part of a loosely coupled but highly-aligned, fast-paced, team-oriented setting.

• Strong Communicator: Possesses strong, concise, and direct written and verbal communication skills.

• Reliable & Discreet: Able to respond after hours for important, timely, or urgent matters, and maintains discretion with confidential information.

• Tech Proficient: Profi