Business Affairs Executive, International Originals

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Key job responsibilities • Negotiate deal terms for production companies, IP, and above-the-line talent to achieve business objectives and support wider Amazon goals. • Navigate ambiguity by adapting quickly and solving unfamiliar problems without predefined guidance. • Communicate across teams including Creative, Production, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and external stakeholders. • Manage high-volume workloads efficiently while staying composed under pressure. • Advise senior‑level executives and build strong relationships through clear risk analysis and cross‑departmental collaboration.

The candidate will interact with managers, agents, managing directors and outside attorneys and will efficiently communicate status and tradeoffs with other members of the Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video team including Creative, Production, Marketing, Finance, Tax, Accounting, Legal and Distribution, as well as executives outside of Amazon.

The candidate will apply a comprehensive working knowledge of international film and TV industry business models, development and production methodologies. Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Interested in an opportunity to shape deals in a key European market?

Prime Video is one of the leading global streaming services, offering customers an extensive selection of movies, TV shows, and Amazon Originals in more than 240 countries and territories. Amazon MGM Studios is the movies and TV development and production arm of Amazon.

It is our role to produce original content and license studio programs worldwide in exclusive service of Amazon’s Prime Video customers. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.

We are currently seeking a Business Affairs Executive that will provide support across all of the scripted, unscripted and features deals in Germany and potentially Europe.

A day in the life The candidate will negotiate and/or manage negotiations of commercial deal terms with and for production companies, producers, IP incl. original scripts, book rights, format rights, ATL incl. writers, directors, on‑screen talent, and other related deals.

The candidate will also demonstrate the ability to think abstractly, adapt quickly in ambiguous or unstructured environments, and effectively navigate new or unfamiliar situations and problems without predefined guidance.

The candidate will manage a varied, high‑volume workload efficiently and smoothly, operate within corporate parameters, and remain cool and level‑headed in high‑pressure situations.

The candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues in this department and across Amazon, build strong internal client relationships, effectively advise senior‑level executives under time‑sensitive conditions, and generate client satisfaction through clear thinking and risk analysis.

Basic Qualifications • Law or business degree. • Experience with complex commercial agreements (underlying rights, work‑for‑hire productions, co‑productions, licenses, distribution) and talent agreements (authors, writers, directors, actors, producers) with a solid understanding of legal terminology and reasoning. • Experience in the entertainment sector, representing or working for a media law firm, film or TV production company, studio or network. • Experience with the entertainment industry, customs, and practices. • Speak, write, and read fluently in German and English.

Preferred Qualifications • Understanding of media business models and the ability to devise new ones. • Experience in streaming deal making. • Deep interest in technology and innovation. Equal opportunities & other information Amazon is an equal opportunities employer.

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