[Hiring] VP, Media @Chess.com

Role Description

We are hiring a VP, Media to serve as the operational and strategic leader across our Content and Media organization. This role is about running a media operation at scale with excellence:

• Making sure productions ship on time
• Ensuring teams are unblocked
• Supporting creators
• Ensuring every piece of content reflects the quality our brand demands

You will oversee the full media and content pipeline - video production, social media, editorial storytelling, and broadcast - while serving as the connective tissue between content, partnerships, and events.

This leader will report directly to our Chief Chess Officer and work alongside senior leaders across Partnerships, Business Development, Events, and International teams. You’ll directly manage the Content and International Content teams while providing high-level operational oversight.

The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about content, operationally minded, and brings deep relationships with leaders across top tier sports, tech, and media companies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in content, media, or digital entertainment with progressive leadership responsibility, including P&L ownership of large, multi-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience as a leader of leaders - managing Directors, VPs, and senior individual contributors.
• Proven track record of delivering content and IP at scale.
• Experience shaping organizational strategy.
• Deep operational excellence.
• Experience packaging business deals that combine content, talent, and media assets.
• An industry network that opens doors.

Requirements

• Lead, develop, and scale a multi-layered leadership team.
• Set the organizational structure and team design for the Media function.
• Own the day-to-day of a multifaceted, talented, and international team.
• Lead day-to-day operations of the Content and Media teams.
• Own the content calendar, production pipelines, and cross-functional workflows.
• Drive accountability by setting goals, tracking KPIs, and removing blockers.
• Care obsessively about community experiences.
• Serve as the strategic bridge between content and commercial partnerships.
• Collaborate closely with Business Development and Partnerships leads.
• Own the Media P&L: manage budgets, headcount, and resource allocation.
• Directly manage team leads and senior managers across Content and International.
• Build scalable processes, reporting structures, and team rhythms.

Benefits

• This is a full-time opportunity.
• We are 100% remote (work from anywhere!).
• This role is open to candidates who can work in USA/CAN/EMEA.

Company Description

You can learn more about us here:

• How Chess.com Virtual Team Works Together
• About Chess.com