Manager, Originals Marketing

Starz

$85K — $95K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience in integrated entertainment marketing at a network or studio, including hands-on management of creative agencies and production vendors.
  • Strong grasp of both creative and technical aspects of key art, AV, and digital production, with an eye for quality.
  • Experience in supporting and collaborating with senior executives in dynamic, high-visibility environments.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and detail-oriented approach, with a proactive mindset for solutions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of crafting clear and engaging narratives.
  • Collaborative mindset with an ability to build relationships across teams and external partners.
  • Proficient in budget tracking and financial management, with accountability and accuracy in handling funds.
  • A deep passion for entertainment and cultural trends, with insight into audience engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate proactively with marketing leaders to support campaigns from pre-production through launch.
  • Serve as the expert on assigned titles, mastering all relevant details such as scripts, storylines, and logistics.
  • Develop and maintain key campaign materials including presentations, recaps, and creative briefs that are strategic and polished.
  • Enforce quality control across all deliverables, ensuring high standards in branding and execution.
  • Act as a connector between PR, Social, Media, and operations teams, facilitating alignment and addressing risks early.
  • Support the creative production process across various formats by providing actionable feedback.
  • Manage campaign budgets in coordination with Finance and Operations, ensuring transparency and efficiency in spending.
  • Oversee the legal and compliance review processes, ensuring materials meet all necessary requirements.

Benefits

  • Full Coverage - Medical, Vision, and Dental
  • Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase
  • Generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and wellness days for work/life balance
  • 401(k) company matching
  • Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)
Full Job Description
Job Description
The Manager, Originals Marketing serves as a key partner in the development and execution of high-impact, cross-platform campaigns for STARZ Original series-understanding strategy, driving projects from concept through launch, and ensuring creative excellence, alignment, and rigorous attention to detail throughout.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as a highly proactive partner to multiple marketing leaders, supporting the full campaign lifecycle-from pre-production through launch and beyond-while helping drive creative development, and execution forward.
  • Act as the go-to expert on assigned titles, maintaining a deep command of scripts, storylines, spoilers, talent nuances, legal/clearance requirements, logistics, and budgets-ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
  • Own the development and upkeep of core campaign materials-including executive presentations, one-sheets, recaps, and creative briefs-delivering work that is clear, strategic, polished, and presentation-ready at all times.
  • Enforce a high bar for detail and quality control across all deliverables, ensuring accuracy and excellence in branding, sound mix, color, graphics, and overall execution.
  • Operate as a central connector across PR, Social, Media, Operations, and cross-functional teams-anticipating needs, flagging risks early, and ensuring seamless alignment on timing, strategy, and creative direction.
  • Support and help drive creative production across AV, print, and digital-providing thoughtful, actionable feedback to internal teams and external partners to maintain consistency and elevate the work.
  • Track and manage campaign budgets in close partnership with Finance, Operations, and vendors-monitoring spend, identifying efficiencies, and keeping leadership informed with clear, accurate updates.
  • Own the coordination of legal and compliance workflows, ensuring all materials are properly reviewed and approved while proactively communicating requirements and timelines to stakeholders.


Qualifications & Skills
  • 3-5 years of experience at a network or studio executing integrated entertainment marketing campaigns, with hands-on experience managing creative agencies and production vendors end-to-end.
  • Deep working knowledge of both the creative and technical sides of key art, AV, and digital production-able to engage in the details and push work to a higher standard.
  • Proven ability to support and operate alongside senior executives in high-visibility, fast-moving environments, with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
  • Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented, with a proactive, solutions-first mindset and the ability to anticipate needs, manage competing priorities, and keep workstreams moving without constant direction.
  • Strong communicator-both written and verbal-with a talent for distilling complex ideas into clear, concise, and compelling narratives.
  • Collaborative by nature, with the ability to build trust quickly and operate effectively across cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Exercises sound judgment and discretion, with the ability to handle sensitive information with professionalism and confidentiality.
  • Comfortable owning budget tracking and financial management, with a high level of accuracy and accountability.
  • Deep passion for entertainment, marketing, and pop culture, paired with a sharp instinct for cultural relevance and audience engagement.


Compensation

$85,000 - $95,000

Our Benefits
  • Full Coverage - Medical, Vision, and Dental
  • Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase
  • Work/Life Balance - generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and wellness days
  • 401(k) company matching
  • Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)


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