Overview In this executive role, you will lead Business Affairs strategy for creator-driven content at Disney Entertainment Television, shaping deals with digital creators, talent, and production partners for direct-to-consumer platforms. You will build scalable deal frameworks, best practices, and new business models to grow the creator economy. You'll act as a strategic partner to Content, Platform, and Studio leadership, guiding risk and opportunity in a rapidly evolving creator landscape. This is a chance to influence how Disney scales creator-led content across formats and channels.
Compensation / Benefits- bonus and/or long-term incentive units
- medical benefits
- financial benefits
- other benefits
Responsibilities- Lead negotiation of complex agreements with creators, talent, influencers, production companies, and digital media partners
- Define and implement scalable deal frameworks, templates, and playbooks tailored to the creator economy
- Structure innovative deal models across formats (short-form, long-form, and emerging formats)
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on trends, risks, and opportunities within the creator ecosystem
- Partner with Content, DTC platforms, and Strategy teams to enable new creator-led business models
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Production, Marketing, and Strategy to drive alignment and execution
- Help establish and evolve new Business Affairs capabilities and operating models supporting creator initiatives
- Build and maintain strong external relationships across the creator and digital media landscape
Key requirements- 6+ years of experience in business affairs, legal, or complex dealmaking, including significant experience in digital media and/or direct-to-consumer platforms
- Deep expertise negotiating talent, production, and/or licensing agreements
- Demonstrated experience working within the creator economy, including digital creators, influencers, and emerging media business models
- Proven ability to lead high-value, complex negotiations and influence senior stakeholders
- strategic advising to senior leadership
- strong negotiation and influence
- cross-functional collaboration
- stakeholder management
- problem solving and risk assessment
