Director, Video Strategy & Content Ecosystem

El Segundo, CA (On-site)

$178K/yr – $223K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own Mattel's global video strategy and content ecosystem, guiding audience growth across YouTube, FAST/CTV, creator-led and social video, while shaping platform-native content, partnerships and monetization.

  • Lead strategy across platforms and audience development
  • Build content ecosystems and creator partnerships
  • Align production, monetization and distribution with audience performance

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Video Platform Strategy & Audience Growth
  • Define Mattel's global video strategy across YouTube, FAST/CTV, creator-led video, social video and emerging platforms, translating audience behavior, cultural trends and performance data into growth opportunities.
  • Lead YouTube strategy and governance globally, including channel architecture, portfolio strategy, programming frameworks, audience development and distribution.
  • Develop differentiated strategies for made-for-kids audiences and general audience/adult fan and collector audiences based on their distinct behaviors, content expectations and commercial opportunities.
  • Build strategic relationships with YouTube/Google and other priority video and distribution partners and identify emerging platforms, formats and technologies relevant to Mattel's audiences.
  • Content Strategy, Development & Production
  • Develop platform-native video strategies and repeatable content formats that connect franchise priorities with audience needs and platform behavior.
  • Shape Mattel's general audience and adult fan and collector content strategy, including original series, repeatable formats, creator-led programming and new storytelling models.
  • Ensure major franchise moments, live experiences, partnerships and entertainment launches are designed as content engines that extend storytelling before, during and after the moment.
  • Develop the role of creator-distributed video within Mattel's broader strategy, identifying opportunities to reach audiences through integrations, recurring creator formats and creator-owned channels when owned-channel investment is not the most effective approach. Partner with Influencer, Media and Partnerships teams on activation and measurement.

Requirements

  • 10–15+ years of experience across video strategy, digital content, audience development, production, programming or platform strategy within entertainment, media, digital platforms, studios, agencies or global consumer brands.
  • Deep expertise in YouTube strategy, programming, channel growth, audience development, optimization and monetization.
  • Strong understanding of the broader digital video ecosystem, including FAST/CTV, creator platforms, social video and emerging distribution models.
  • Demonstrated experience developing or commissioning digital video content and working directly with production companies, studios, producers and creators and creative teams.
  • Strong production and financial fluency, including experience evaluating creative treatments, scopes, budgets, schedules and production models.
  • Demonstrated ability to connect content investment with audience performance, monetization and business outcomes and make strategic tradeoffs across a portfolio.
  • Experience using audience, performance and competitive data to establish benchmarks, set targets and shape programming, creative development and investment decisions.
  • Exceptional strategic thinking, editorial judgment, executive communication and leadership skills, with the ability to operate across creative, analytical and commercial disciplines.
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Mattel

La Mauritano-Tunisienne des Télécommunications est le premier opérateur mobile en Mauritanie.

Founded in 1999
Nouakchott, Nouakchott-Nord Region, MRT
318 employees (51 in marketing)

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$178K/yr – $223K/yr

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Director, Video Strategy & Content Ecosystem

Mattel · El Segundo, CA · On-site