Sunday, August 9, 2009
Get your ass (and wallet) thin at Beachbody | part 3
Part 3: "Today's plan. aka: The last ditch effort"
I think Brightcove was the best thing for me. When we migrated from Feedroom to the Brightcove platform a year ago I had no idea what I would be learning. Scott didn't really either but he knew the platform was powerful and would move the company in a positive direction. And he knew that by making me the local expert on the technology it would entrench me in Beachbody and give me an advantage, not to mention job security.
So today I own the Brightcove relationship and all things video distribution at Beachbody. Nobody else knows how to program players or fully understands their capabilities. The thing of it is, nobody thinks of video distribution as "video distribution." It's more simplistic like just some little players on a page.
I think that may be where I'm going wrong. I do my job and keep the magic to myself. I've tried to let others know that what I accomplish is pretty fuckin' cool but they don't seem to get it. So to them, it's no big deal. I couldn't help but wonder if they know how valuable I am or if they keep me around because I get the job done without a large cost.
Alright, the plan. So I am attempting to make digital video distribution a larger component of the Beachbody business. And I'm attempting to jump ship to the Web department where I should get more cash for what I do and have a clearer growth path.
I've tried this once before. Bill Townsend, the previous VP of Online was very receptive to me joining his team. He saw the value in what I did and knew how I could help his objectives. But then he had to go and get a brain tumor or something. My thoughts are with you Bill. I feel selfish bitching about my life in a blog right now when someone has real problems to deal with.
This week we got a new VP of Online, Hope. Everyone around the office is saying, "we've got Hope now. Maybe she can fix things." That's a lot to ask of one woman. But perhaps she can start with something small like my salary. You see, two months ago the new 'Social Media Manager' position was posted. I jumped at the opportunity.
But much like Burger King, I want it my way. I'm not going in for the Social Media Manager job. I don't see the long-term stability and security in that position. Plus, I've worked too hard in video distribution to just hand it over. So I'm proposing that we merge the two positions into one. I think it's brilliant, I've been told it's arrogant.
So far I have written up a new job description (although I'm still deciding on what I want my title to be), written up a business proposal, an executive summary, a new-job guideline for measurement, and researched comparable salaries. Now all I half to do is charm Hope, and negotiate the deal. Wish me luck.
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