FEBRUARY 2023
HOME ENTERTAINMENT REPRESENTATIVE
Music Box Films is seeking a full-time Representative to focus on growing our Home Entertainment revenue stream with a particular focus on growing the Advertisement Supported Video on Demand (AVOD) sales channel. The ideal candidate is highly motivated, organized, and has experience in content sales.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Located in Chicago, Music Box Films distributes award-winning and critically acclaimed international and American independent cinema to theaters, institutions and households. We are a small team of passionate film lovers who value hard work, collaboration and creativity.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Home Entertainment Representative will play a crucial role in developing the fastest growing area of opportunity for sales at Music Box Films. The Home Entertainment Representative will take lead on outreach to new accounts, perform day-to-day task execution, assist with management of existing accounts, and work with the Heads of Home Entertainment, Acquisition and Marketing to develop an ongoing AVOD strategy.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
- Identifying, contacting, and qualifying new clients in the AVOD space
- Completion and submission of all relevant metadata
- Performing ongoing maintenance of title and platform metadata
- Acting as liaison between Music Box Films and platforms’ asset delivery teams
- Supporting management of existing AVOD clients including generating reports needed for accounts receivable
- Providing weekly and monthly sales reporting to appropriate internal teams
- Other duties as assigned
Ideal Candidate
- Demonstrates strong written and oral communications skills
- Has knowledge of film and/or content distribution, but will train
- Has experience in reading and understanding license agreements, but will train
- Has experience working in WordPress or similar CMS
- Has experience working in Zype, or similar digital video infrastructure
Requirements
- 5+ years of sales experience
- Basic Microsoft Office Suite skills
- Must be willing to provide 3 client references
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Salary range $50,000 – $65,000 per year based upon experience, plus discretionary annual bonus based on performance
- Preference is for this candidate to be based in Chicago, however, it is not a requirement
Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to jobs@musicboxfilms.com.