Coordinator, External Affairs

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

Do you live and breathe entertainment? Do you stay ahead of the curve and take in the latest films and TV shows across different platforms? If this resonates, then the opportunity to join our Communications team and work on our External Affairs team could be the job for you!

The External Affairs team manages external partnerships, including stakeholder engagement with third parties on key issues related to our content and representation efforts, as well as company sponsorships, industry programs and charitable giving. As the External Affairs coordinator you will orchestrate comprehensive operational support across sponsorships, grants, vendor management, events, and team administration, including maintaining critical databases, coordinating budgets and payments, and managing external partner relationships.

Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate sponsorship processes, including executing paperwork, managing invoicing and budget tracking, and overseeing sponsorship deliverables (e.g. ad creation). 

• Help manage the ongoing maintenance of the global resource site.

• Research and vet organizations on behalf of the team and in response to internal requests.

• Track team budget and maintain alignment with Finance partners.

• Maintain core team databases, including our programs talent database.

• Maintain calendars for the team, including scheduling meetings both internally and externally, booking large department events, meetings and offsites.

• Manage org grant renewal processes, including tracking renewal calendar, setting up meetings with external partners, and executing agreements/invoices.

• Manage getting new vendors set up for payment; and workflows to create POs.

• Lead on outreach to partners for proactive events (e.g. premiere/screening invitations) in partnership with our publicity teams and create a new system for managing invite lists and tracking RSVPs.

• Provide support for External Affairs event execution.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years experience working in public affairs, stakeholder engagement, corporate social responsibility or communications within a media/entertainment company.

• Experience working with nonprofits, academic institutions and industry organizations.

• Understanding of how the entertainment industry works, including familiarity with the nonprofit community specific to media and entertainment, including knowledge of key organizations and issues.

• Strong written and oral communication/advocacy skills. 

• Strong project management skills.

• Experience managing budgets.

• The ability to think from first principles and work well cross functionally, including with outside partners.

• A willingness to roll up your sleeves to get the work done.

• The ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and stay calm under pressure.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $60,000 - $234,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs.  Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment.  Learn more here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.