Manager/Senior Manager, Program Scheduling & Content Planning
Role: Manager/ Senior Manager, Program Scheduling & Content Planning
Location: New York, US
Work Pattern: Hybrid
Reports to: Programming & Editorial Lead
About Us
We are creators and champions of the best British TV, and hosts to the world’s largest collection. It’s our mission to bring the most engaging and relevant British TV experience to fans like us all around the world.
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We’re relentlessly creative and in this new world of content, where the possibilities are endless, we are charting our own course.
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We are thriving in 5 markets already around the world and have ambitious plans ahead of us. This is where you come in…. we are on the lookout for talented individuals to join our BritBoxer family and help us to navigate the adventures ahead.
Job Purpose
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BritBox North America is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager of Program Scheduling & Content Planning to oversee all content scheduling for BritBox’s largest market. Exploring the data and the competitive landscape to prioritize and find optimal placement for on-demand and digital linear content, the ideal candidate will employ traditional and modern techniques to cultivate interest in all titles; and engage and grow the platform’s subscriber base. Candidate should be a shrewd strategist with a passion for television and a proclivity for empirical decision-making.
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Responsibilities
- Working closely with the department lead, drive scheduling endeavor for all BritBox’s content
- Build and manage Digital linear channel(s) and content planning to best showcase breadth and depth of the service
- Manage relationships with UK schedulers to stay ahead of changes and plans
- Own BritBox’s editorial priorities on syndication and O&O platforms
- Track all streaming and media landscapes, especially direct and indirect competition for attention
- Mentor direct report(s) managing editorial and merchandizing
- Guide the securing and sourcing of program priorities – managing availability on product and ensuring accurate program information
- Create and disseminate monthly and long term scheduling documents for distribution to internal and external stakeholders
Skills and Personal Attributes
- Data fluency with the ability to extrapolate, develop insights and make considered decisions
- Expertise in managing VOD and Linear scheduling
- Demonstrated capacity to devise and iterate elegant solutions to problems
- Unbridled curiosity and interest in finding new approaches to work
- Ability to stand by convictions, but ultimately works as a team
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mind-set and determined approach to achieve success in a high pressure setting
- Quick to respond and act appropriately
- Excellent communication skills
- Impeccable attention to detail and ability to manage multiple stakeholders at once
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Qualifications and Experience

- Relevant work experience in Cable or Streaming
- Knowledge of and passion for British and America TV programming
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Salary Range:  $75 – 90K base salary.
Please note that the salary range is intended to give as an indicator of the salaries that could be attributed to the breadth or experience for a given role. All candidates will be measured based on their level of experience.
This job spec is not exhaustive and may change from time to time in line with the evolving nature of a dynamic and growing business.
BritBox International
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