Media & Entertainment Industry Advisor

## About the role Serve as a trusted advisor to C-level and business-unit executives across Media & Entertainment, shaping AI and digital transformation strategy. Lead executive conversations grounded in industry transformation principles, optimizing operations, redefining content creation, and unlocking monetization. Engage stakeholders beyond IT (content, editorial, production, marketing, advertising, and monetization leaders) using persona-based industry narratives. Drive co-innovation with software vendors, systems integrators, and Media & Entertainment industry partners to design and scale differentiated solutions. Lead outbound partner engagements to create and accelerate opportunities aligned to customer needs. Identify ecosystem gaps and influence partner strategy to meet emerging industry needs across the media value chain. Champion AI-first transformation scenarios, including AI-powered content creation and production workflows; media supply-chain optimization and AI-driven automation; real-time personalization and audience engagement; and data-driven monetization and advertising intelligence. Help customers move from early experiments to enterprise-scale, responsible AI adoption and real business value, keeping human creativity and judgment at the center. Translate Media & Entertainment insight into actionable guidance for sales and technical teams. Mentor colleagues and contribute to skilling and readiness across the organization. Share industry insight, competitive intelligence, and customer feedback to influence product, marketing, and strategy teams. ## Requirements * Master's Degree in Business, Technology, Media/Communications, Engineering, or a related field AND 5+ years of customer-facing experience in the Media & Entertainment industry (advertising, publishing, streaming, content/media) or in industry-focused consulting, digital strategy, or transformation roles serving these sectors * Experience and fluency with AI translation - demonstrate deep awareness of how the media ecosystem works end to end, how content is created, produced, distributed, monetized, measured, and experienced. Ability to translate that industry context into practical AI scenarios that matter to business leaders, from creative workflows and production efficiency to audience engagement, advertising effectiveness, rights, data, and new revenue models. * Experience in the Media & Entertainment value chain - from content creation, production, rights, distribution, and audience engagement to advertising, monetization, and measurement - with the ability to translate that knowledge into credible AI-led customer scenarios. * Experience with establishing C-suite and business-unit relationships at strategic Media & Entertainment customers, with a proven ability to engage and influence senior decision-makers. * Recognized industry thought leadership and a strong personal brand in the Media & Entertainment market. * Broad media value-chain fluency and experience with AI translation skills, able to engage across studios, broadcasters, publishers, streamers, sports, advertising, and agencies without being limited to one sub-sector; understands how AI can reshape creative workflows, production operations, distribution, monetization, audience engagement, and business models. * 12+ years of Media & Entertainment industry or industry-consulting experience with increasing scope and influence. * Proven success driving complex, enterprise-scale digital transformation initiatives. * 5+ years of leadership or influence experience (formal or matrixed) guiding cross-functional teams. * Experienced in AI, data platforms, and cloud-based transformation, with the ability to translate them into industry outcomes. * Track record of partner-ecosystem development, cross-regional collaboration, and building strategic narratives that drive consensus across complex organizations. ## Nice to have * (None specified in the source text) ## What we offer * (None specified in the source text) ## About us * (None specified in the source text)