Description:
Director, Business Development, Disney Online
Come play a leading role in the growth of the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG), the online division of the Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) offers a compelling mix of interactive entertainment and information content and services for Internet and mobile devices for audiences around the world. WDIG is both a developer of unique new media experiences specifically designed for Internet and mobile media and a developer of new platforms for distributing content selected from broad, existing entertainment divisions and libraries of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). Its paramount mission is to provide a safe, secure environment for consumers to experience the Disney brand anytime and anywhere as they inform and entertain themselves, look to join communities with other Disney fans, or shop for products and services. WDIG integrates the unmatched breadth of content with a best-practices approach to Internet and mobile technology and drives multiple revenue streams from premium content offerings, advertising and ecommerce. WDIG’s suite of properties includes Disney.com and mDisney mobile entertainment, FamilyFun.com, Movies.com and Wondertime.com. Additionally, WDIG’s Disney Mobile phone service is the first comprehensive mobile phone service with applications specifically developed to meet the needs of kids and parents. WDIG also provides strategic leadership, business execution support and a world-class technology platform for all the Walt Disney Company Internet properties, including category leaders ESPN.com, ABC.com and ABCNEWS.com. WDIG, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, Calif., has operations in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The position will cover all business development needs for Disney Online within The Walt Disney Internet Group (‘WDIG”). Reporting directly to the SVP of Business Development for WDIG, the person will have an opportunity to interface with senior management and several business units to help drive WDIG strategic goals including increasing revenue, driving traffic and usage and technology acquisition. The role offers a high degree of exposure and will encourage ‘out of the box’ thinking.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Proactively search for new opportunities for BU growth via strategic partnerships
- Drive research, data collection and analysis on prospective companies, target industries and key business trends that could deliver strategic value to The Walt Disney Internet Group
- Evaluate potential value components that can be derived from prospect companies and identify brand and business "fit"
- Evaluate and verify key strategic and business objectives of the prospective partner
- Initiate relationships with third parties companies to explore a variety of partnership structures including but not limited to distribution, content licensing, technology and co-marketing deals
- Structure and negotiate deals from concept stage to executed agreement
- Serve as primary contact point for BU functions (marketing, finance and engineering) for deal related implementation
- Aid WDIG Corporate Strategy and Development groups where needed
SPECIFIC SKILLS REQUIRED:
- BA/BS required; MBA preferred and 5+ years experience in Business Development with top caliber Internet companies with a depth of Entertainment (especially gaming) content experience
- Strong communications, strategic and analytic skills (comfort with financial models)
- Strong understanding of Internet and Web 2.0 technologies
- Must have very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and build consensus internally and with prospective partner company contacts
- Self-motivated individual capable of managing work with limited direct supervision
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with several team members
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JOB ID: 103303
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