Why Join Us

• At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate, and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform.
• We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes.
• Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility.
• Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.
• The Entertainment Partnership Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa will be responsible for growing the Entertainment space and vertical on TikTok in the region.

About the Team

• The Content Partnerships Lead
• Entertainment would be working within the TikTok Africa Team and focused on growing the Entertainment partner ecosystem for SSA within TikTok through working with partners; from media houses to creators to public figures and more.

Job Description

• Develop a comprehensive localized strategy to drive creator development and growth pipeline for the Entertainment vertical, with a focus on PGC/PUGC (top creators, publishers, public figures)
• Work with global vertical team in resource management, as well as rollout out of content vertical strategies adapting local insights - Work with the Local Head of Operations to define unique content verticals to suit local market needs
• Lead the local content partnership teams to acquire, onboard and foster strong relationships with content partners
• Track, analyze and drive reporting and analysis and to optimize the performance of local content partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or above, with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in Entertainment / Media / Technology / Social Media / Digital Media / Content Production field
• In-depth domain knowledge about the content vertical
• Existing relationships with both a network of top content creators / influencers and content partners to lead them towards partnership
• Experience in the Entertainment landscape in SSA, with a strong network in at least one region within SSA
• Experience and proven ability to lead a team
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to skilfully manage multiple teams, projects and diverse stakeholders
• Experience with cross-functional communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to adapt to business needs and work in a fast-paced environment - Proficient in creating presentations and easily digestible reports and feedback through tools like PowerPoint
• Passionate about the incubation and expansion of local content, and content creators - Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proactive work-style - Able to work in a fast-paced and multicultural environment
• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form.