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Job description / Role
• Leading the strategy of Platinum Records, in line with the business targets.
• Play an active role in decision making process by submitting detailed reports about the working and financial pipeline of Platinum Records
• Manage the team projects and be responsible for researching the market and emerging trends in the music industry.
• Apply statistical data and analysis to make recommendations on where there is potential for growth or change and to advise on the strategy for growth.
• Analyze the position of Platinum Records and make recommendations on any changes to make in the structure or activities in order to achieve the business objectives.
• Review cost structures and operating models to identify areas of improvement
• Support the development of processes and structures and work with cross functional departmental teams to improve workflows/communications
• Analyze the existing client base or audience and current revenues, as well as identify potential opportunities and advise on any action that may be required to maximize further potential.
• Conduct operational analysis in support to improve information available for internal decision making
Requirements
• Previous experience in strategy consulting/corporate environment
• MBA or a degree in Business from a well reputed university
• Background in financial and business modeling
• Highly numerate and analytic
• Ability to present persuasively at a senior level
• Aptitude for planning and project management
• Excellent staff management skills.
About the Company
MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.
Today, MBC GROUP includes over 17 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA (a joint pay-TV channel between MBC and OSN); MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on “Dish Network” in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); all of them benefit from MBC STUDIOS which produces the region’s most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms. MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music).
Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.