About MUBI
MUBI was founded to build the biggest community of film lovers, anywhere.
We are a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. To make this possible, we create, curate, acquire and champion visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world. And we have a team of brilliant, ambitious and passionate individuals to help bring our mission to life. From London to New York, Istanbul to Paris, and Berlin to Mexico - we work together to realize MUBI’s vision.
That’s where you come in! Join our global team and help us make great cinema accessible to everyone, everywhere.
About the Role
We're at an exciting stage of growth, and are looking for someone to join our Programming team for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
MUBI is looking for a Programming Manager to join our team in Berlin. Working across Programming and Licensing, and closely with our content and marketing teams, you would be central to bringing great cinema to the MUBI platform in the German speaking territories.
You will focus on:
Help implement MUBI’s Programming vision in Germany and German-speaking territories in alignment with key metrics and growth objectives
Drive platform growth through strategic use of content based on performance data, including developing stunts, planning monthly highlights and liaising with Marketing on key titles
Screen and evaluate content for platform suitability in order to curate an exciting line-up of titles and collections that fit MUBI's editorial line and brand universe while supporting the acquisition and retention of subscribers
Build monthly schedules and create monthly curation documentation to be presented and shared with other teams such as marketing.
Ensure content is presented optimally, adhering to MUBI’s curatorial values and core objective
Source, negotiate, and draft licence deals for library titles and platform exclusives for Germany.
Maintain relationships with rights holders across Germany, ranging from local distributors, to filmmakers and producers to secure library deals and earlier window licensing opportunities
Report on the programme’s performance, prepare analytics reports on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
Work with the analytics team to extract data and understand customer viewing behaviour to inform curation, valuations and investment decisions
Organise and maintain the local inventory, gauging programming possibilities and activating local licensing initiatives
Participate in the overall licensing strategy and workflow while constantly improving methodology and tool efficiency, and maintain an up to date market knowledge.
Work with the Editorial team to introduce and contextualise programming for German subscribers
What you will bring:
3-5 years experience in the film or streaming industry in a curatorial or licensing role, with at least 2 years of experience doing acquisitions, programming or sales
Proficient in streaming data/ viewing data analytics and ability to look at data to inform editorial decision-making
Passionate about great cinema. Strong cinema knowledge—domestic and international, past and present—is strongly desired.
Familiarity with local distributors and good understanding of the arthouse and independent film market, and the digital distribution landscape in Germany
Excellent organisational, time management and prioritisation skills to effectively manage multiple concurrent tasks
A hands-on approach and desire to try new things
A co-operative, communicative, and team-oriented work style
Excellent written and verbal skills in English and German
A keen interest and enthusiasm in working within the fast-moving media industry
We want to make cinema accessible to everyone. We believe people from different backgrounds bring different ideas that foster innovation and engagement, allowing us to attract great people to develop the best experience for our users.
MUBI is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. That means it's our responsibility to ensure that all candidates are not discriminated against in our hiring processes and our employment decisions based on their race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, age, gender identity or expression, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, family or parental status, or any other applicable characteristic.
