--- title: 'Director, Agency Partnerships, US at JustWatch' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/director-agency-partnerships-us-justwatch-los-angeles-qywsrkz0qvb2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-28' --- # Director, Agency Partnerships, US at JustWatch - **Company:** JustWatch - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-27 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/justwatch/7d45cde0-bfeb-40fd-9e32-f33793f43fd2 ## Job description ## About JustWatch We are the JustWatch Group. We love movies and TV shows and connect audiences with their favourite content across three divisions: JustWatch The Streaming Guide, JustWatch Media and our own streaming service, JustWatch TV. JustWatch is the world’s largest global streaming guide, with 50 million monthly active users, helping millions of people discover what to watch and where to watch movies, TV shows and sports across their favourite theatrical exhibitors and streaming services. With JustWatch TV (JWTV), we're building our own ad-supported streaming offering, creating new opportunities for brands to connect with highly engaged streaming audiences. We're looking for ambitious commercial talent to help us build this business. ## The Role We are looking for a Director, Agency Partnerships (US) in New York or Los Angeles to build relationships with leading media agencies and secure strategic advertising investment for JustWatch TV. Your focus will be on agency-level commercial partnerships rather than selling individual advertising campaigns. You'll work with agency investment and trading teams to negotiate annual Upfront agreements, joint business plans and advertising commitments that bring new budgets to JWTV. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone with an established agency network who can position JWTV as a compelling streaming advertising partner for brands outside the entertainment industry. ## What You Will Do - Build and manage relationships with major and independent media agency groups, and their investment and trading teams. - Negotiate annual Upfront agreements, joint business plans and strategic advertising commitments that secure agency investment in JWTV. - Grow JWTV's share of agency advertising budgets, with a focus on non-entertainment brands across automotive, FMCG, retail, finance and other categories. - Develop agency-specific growth plans, manage your commercial pipeline and deliver against partnership revenue targets. ## What We're Looking For - Strong experience in agency partnerships, media sales or CTV and digital video advertising. - An established network of senior agency investment and trading decision-makers. - Proven experience negotiating significant agency-level advertising agreements, ideally including annual Upfront commitments. - Strong commercial instincts, knowledge of the streaming advertising landscape and the ability to build partnerships from scratch. Why Join JustWatch? You'll have the opportunity to help build a new arm of our advertising business within an established global streaming technology company. You'll work with an entrepreneurial, international team, take real ownership of commercial growth and help shape how brands advertise on JustWatch TV. Media is important to us, and we are always happy to hear from people who enjoy film! If we caught your attention and you're eager to delve into our perspectives and thought processes, we recommend immersing yourself in our blog post, which elaborates on these subjects: - [A company culture that really works](https://www.justwatch.com/blog/post/justwatch-company-culture/) - [Audience as a Service](https://www.justwatch.com/blog/post/justwatch-audience-as-a-service/) - [JustWatch Media](https://media.justwatch.com/) - Or visit our blog here: https://www.justwatch.com/blog 💡 If you were paying attention, get ahead of all applicants by listing two things you took away from the links above. How to apply - Tell us why you want to work at JustWatch - What platforms and budgets have you worked with - No mass or AI-generated applications — we value originality Please only apply if you are genuinely interested. Copy-paste mass applications will receive a copy-paste rejection email. The same goes for applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content. We want to get to know you as a person first, not your prompts. Research shows women apply when meeting 100% qualifications, men at 60%. JustWatch welcomes all candidates, especially women and marginalized groups. Apply, let's talk and explore if you're a great fit. ## About JustWatch ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: JustWatch operates the world's largest streaming guide and uses its data to provide highly efficient media buying and audience insights for the entertainment industry. - **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; Seed round 2014, Venture round 2017 led by STS Ventures) - **Headquarters**: Berlin, Germany - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: David Croyé (CEO), Christoph Hoyer (CMO/COO), Ingke Purrmann (CRO) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Marketing Services / Entertainment Technology - Target customers: B2B – movie studios, distributors, VOD services (JustWatch Media); B2C – movie & TV fans (JustWatch streaming guide) - Mission: “Connect entertainment fans with their favorite content worldwide” [justwatch.com](https://www.justwatch.com/ad/about) ## Products & Services - **[JustWatch – The Streaming Guide]**: Free consumer app (web, mobile, smart TV) that shows where to legally watch movies and TV shows across Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+ and many other platforms. Tracks user preferences and sends notifications when titles become available. [justwatch.com](https://www.justwatch.com/ad/about) - **[JustWatch Media]**: Full-service media buying and audience insights platform built on the streaming guide’s data. Runs highly efficient trailer campaigns on YouTube, Facebook, and other channels, claiming twice the effectiveness of industry benchmarks. Also offers creative development, native advertising, and campaign analytics. [media.justwatch.com](https://media.justwatch.com/about-us) ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue reported as USD 2,000,000 (LinkedIn estimate); total funding includes Seed (2014) and a Venture round (Nov 2017) led by STS Ventures. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/justwatch) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: STS Ventures (lead in 2017 round); partners include major streaming platforms and entertainment studios. - **Growth Signals**: Workforce of 201 employees (+11.8% YoY); 12 active job postings (+50% YoY); offices in Berlin (HQ), London, Los Angeles, Paris, Munich, Rome, New York, Dubai; operates in over 130 markets with 20M+ users. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/justwatch) ## Competitive Advantages - **Proprietary Data Moat**: The streaming guide generates billions of data points on content and audience behavior across 200,000+ movies & shows in 130+ markets, enabling unmatched targeting for entertainment marketing. - **Global Reach & Localization**: Live and localized in over 130 countries, with a team of 200+ people representing 46 nationalities – allowing deep understanding of local entertainment markets. - **Proven Performance**: Claims to deliver media campaigns twice as effective as industry benchmarks, powered by real user intent data. ## Strategic Focus - **MarTech & Automation**: Active product development around marketing technology (e.g., Product Manager – MarTech, Working Student Product Design – MarTech) to further automate and optimize campaign delivery. - **International Expansion**: Continued growth in key entertainment markets (US, UK, France, Italy, etc.) and deepening of partnerships with streaming services and studios. - **Data-Driven Innovation**: Leveraging the streaming guide’s user base to enhance predictive analytics and audience research (e.g., Data Science research roles). ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes “Learn and Deliver Value” with core beliefs: result-driven, 80/20 rule, “done is better than perfect”, proactive communication, and a flat, transparent environment. [justwatch.com](https://www.justwatch.com/talent/jobs/all) - **Employee Rating**: 4.3/5.0 on LinkedIn (59 reviews) – Work-Life 4.0, Compensation 4.2, Culture 4.3, Career 4.0. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/justwatch) - **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office presence expected in Berlin, London, LA, Sydney, Paris, etc. (full-time, part-time, and working student roles available). International team with 46 nationalities; offices designed for collaboration. - **Perks & Growth**: Opportunities across engineering (Golang, mobile), data science, product, marketing, sales, and ad operations. Salary data from LinkedIn shows competitive ranges (e.g., Data Scientist ~€70k/yr, Recruiter ~€55k/yr). Strong alumni network (Google, GoTo, Delivery Hero). ## Sources 1. [justwatch.com](https://www.justwatch.com/ad/about) – About page 2. [justwatch.com](https://www.justwatch.com/talent/jobs/all) – Talent / Jobs page with core values 3. [media.justwatch.com](https://media.justwatch.com/about-us) – JustWatch Media about page 4. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/justwatch) – LinkedIn company profile (financials, workforce, reviews, openings) 5. 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