Head of Content & Supply (AI Short-Drama)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; hiring is also planned in Beijing. The role works across the US and China.

Annual base pay: $180,000–$240,000 USD, with potential discretionary bonus and options.

Company

hirify.global is a content intelligence platform delivering personalized local news and information through AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.

What you will do

• Own the content supply strategy across Chinese studios, AI studios, overseas catalogs, US creators, and UGC.
• Define selection criteria and content taxonomy, and build a data-driven title-selection system using CTR, completion, paid conversion, and per-title return.
• Build and manage 50+ supplier and rights-holder relationships, negotiate buyout, minimum guarantee, and revenue-share deals, and secure premiere and exclusivity windows.
• Design a creator fund and partnership models for US-based creators during the second phase of the platform.
• Track US, China, and global content trends, publish performance insights, and partner with Growth to scale successful titles.
• Hire and lead content operations, supplier business development, and creator relations teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in short drama, web fiction, or digital video, including 2+ years in content acquisition, distribution, or content strategy at an overseas short-drama or leading Chinese platform.
• Established China-side supply network with studios, AI studios, or rights holders, and the ability to start initial deals within 30 days.
• Verifiable experience selecting or signing successful titles, supported by performance data.
• Data-driven decision-making based on completion, conversion, and per-title ROI.
• Strong negotiation and deal-structuring skills across buyout, minimum guarantee, and revenue-share models.
• Professional fluency in English and Mandarin is required.

Nice to have

• Creator fund, creator program, or MCN experience.
• Experience with AI short-drama production and AI studios.
• Connections to US film schools, independent production, or writer communities.
• TikTok or YouTube short-drama channel and revenue-share operations experience.
• 2+ years of team management and familiarity with US mainstream audience tastes.

Culture & Benefits

• CEO-sponsored, company-level initiative focused on building an open short-drama distribution platform.
• Transparent revenue-share model and real US audience insights for creators and studios.
• Opportunity to work across US and China supply networks and content markets.
• Potential discretionary bonus and equity options depending on the position.

Hiring process

• Recruiter provides further details about the overall rewards package during the hiring process.