Sponsorship Manager

Job Description

Company Overview

Rakuten TV is a leading streaming network, available in 42 countries of Europe, that offers premium Hollywood and local content through multiple forms of access: Transactional Video-on-Demand (buying or renting films), AVOD (advertising-based on-demand content), and FAST (linear free TV channels with adverts). Rakuten TV is part of the Rakuten Group, one of the world’s biggest internet services firms, which provides a wide range of services to consumers and businesses, with a concentration on e-commerce, fintech, and digital content.

Our Rakuten Mission:

Contribute to society by generating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. We strive to improve and enrich society by delivering high-quality services that assist our users and partners in their growth.

Job Description:

• Based in the UK (ideally London), Germany, or Italy.
• Identify and prioritise potential sponsors based on their alignment with the organization’s aims and target audience.
• Customise sponsorship proposals and presentations to meet the sponsor’s needs and interests.
• Negotiate sponsorship contracts, ensuring that all terms are properly outlined and agreed to by all parties.
• Manage sponsorship activation and fulfilment, working closely with other departments to ensure that sponsors’ commitments are met.

Key Skills:

• Experience selling sponsorship for content (original or licenced) or across platform service displays (e.g., homescreen, backdrops, banners)
• Established a network of agencies and companies eligible for sponsorship opportunities, notably on CTV apps.
• A track record of reaching sales targets.
• Skilled in sales pipeline management
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
• An analytical mentality for determining sponsor needs and ROI.

Here are some good reasons to apply:

• Opportunity to work for a major corporation and a worldwide technological conglomerate.
• Promotional opportunities in a rapidly growing environment.
• Interesting Training Resources and Free Language Classes.
• Great working environment, team activities, and offsites.
• Platforms for promoting wellbeing.
• Culturally varied and inclusive, with people representing approximately 24 different nations.

Rakuten Shugi Principles:

Rakuten Group is dedicated to creating an equal society by helping individuals and businesses to succeed in business and in life. We expect “Rakutenians” to imitate the following 5 “Shugi” Principles of Success:

• Never stop improving and moving forward. With enough determination and effort, you can do anything.
• Be passionately professional. Be determined to be the best.
• Shikumika: Hypothesis, Practice, and Validation. Business success is dependent on developing and implementing solid, defined action plans.
• Maximise customer satisfaction. The greatest gratification in the service profession comes from seeing our customers smile.
• Speed, speed, speed!! Always be mindful of time. Take charge, establish clear goals, and engage yourself and your team.

Our Diversity and Inclusion mission:

Rakuten’s mission is to “contribute to society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship.” We cultivate a culture that provides equal opportunities to those who share our founding philosophy and accept the challenge of transforming society, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, culture, nationality, disability, or any other status. Diversity is one of Rakuten’s core strategies and a driving force behind innovation. To continue to provide innovative services, we strive to respect the uniqueness and values of each of our Rakutenians, located all over the world, and to create environments in which they can reach their full potential.”

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