Also called: Acquisitions Director, Content Licensing Executive
Decides which movies and shows a studio or streamer buys and licenses.
An acquisitions executive watches festival films, studies viewership data, and negotiates multimillion-dollar deals for streaming rights.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Business, film, or law degree.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Film Studies, Pre-Law.
Growing about average. Streamers shift between buying and making content.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI viewing data guides choices, but deciding which films to buy and negotiating deals stays human.
Classes: Business, AP Statistics, Film studies or media, English.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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