Sr. Manager/Director – Business Development

Job Description

Sr. Manager/Director – Business Development 

Duration: Permanent

Location: AMER – New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago

The Strategic Development team identifies, evaluates, executes, and manages commercial partnerships and business strategies for Getty Images. Are you an expert business development executive, who thrives on discovering and driving new and high impact business opportunities? We are seeking someone skilled in consulting and developing commercial partnerships with a passion for digital products, technology, innovation and UX. 

Your Next Challenge:

• As Strategic Partnerships leader, you will embed Getty Images products and services deep into leading workflows and platforms with particular focus on (but not limited to) global agencies, consulting groups and cloud service providers.
• You will build recommendations and business plans for developing, launching and operating potential new partnership opportunities and will work closely with teams and collaborators to ensure smooth management and operation of any identified and implemented new business opportunities pre and post launch. 

What You’ll Need:

• You will be identifying, negotiating and executing strategic partnerships, including API, new technology, product integrations and distribution of the Getty Images family of current and future products (including pre-shot content, generative AI, data sets and custom content)
• We are seeking someone with a strong strategic, commercial and technical acumen to lead the entire deal process and working closely with internal and external teams, including legal, content, marketing, product, finance, technology and sales.
• The ability to establish and form relationships with key target platforms with particular focus on agencies, consulting groups and cloud service providers
• An understanding of the competitive environment. You will be identifying and communicating key market trends and business information to senior executives.
• Supporting broader strategic product planning efforts and business modeling
• Strong bias to action, with ability to persuade others to move quickly with you, to test and then course correct
• Passion and curiosity to uncover and build industry shaping partnerships
• Minimum of 5 years relevant and/or management experience in this field 

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame. 

We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world. 

Working at Getty Images 

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals. 

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work. Our flexible time off policy is above industry standard. We offer premier benefits with options including above-market competitive medical, dental, vision, health plan savings accounts, life and disability plans, global employee assistance programs, legal, pet, home, and auto coverage at preferential group rates and discounts, as well as retirement and financial education and tools. Full-time employees working at least 25 hours per week are eligible for these programs and health benefits on the 1st of the month following their date of hire.

Getty Images Holdings, Inc is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GETY”. You may be eligible to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees to purchase company stock at a 15% discount to market. 

Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours. 

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal-opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.