Remember pop singer Vitamin C whose hit song "Graduation" might have made you cry at your graduation? Well she works at Netflix now, leading the creative music direction for your favorite Netflix films and series! On this episode of the WeAreNetflix podcast, we dive into unique career paths of Netflix employees and their advice on how to be unconventionally successful.

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Unique Career Paths

In this special season of the WeAreNetflix Podcast, our host, Lyle Troxell, chats with Netflix colleagues from around the globe on various topics about Netflix's workplace culture. In this episode, we focus on feedback. Openness to feedback is one of the signature aspects of Netflix’s culture.

Netflix Culture: Feedback

Over the last year, Netflix’s TikTok following grew by 10.5 million people -- more than any other brand. On this episode of WeAreNetflix, we talk to Gena-mour, Jimena and Kelli who manage Netflix’s TikTok accounts for the U.K, Latin America and the United States, discussing how they use TikTok to engage with fans of Netflix’s films and series.

Launching TikTok for Netflix

Kicking off Season 4 of the WeAreNetflix Podcast are William Horberg (Executive Producer of The Queen’s Gambit) and Blair Fetter (Director of Original Series at Netflix) for an inside look on the creative partnership between Netflix and The Queen's Gambit producers to bring this beloved series to life.

The Queen's Gambit: The Making Of

In any given year, India produces more movies than any other nation on earth -- hundreds more than the United States even. On this episode of the We Are Netflix podcast, we’re joined by Monika Shergill, Vice President of Content at Netflix India, and Srishti Arya, Director of Original Film at Netflix India. They paint a picture of the robust film and television industry in India, including Netflix’s participation in it.

Made by India, Watched By the World

Noelle Green, Director of Production Management, explains the initiative to increase representation and diversity in Netflix’s productions through its program called ION (Inclusion, Outreach, and Networking).

Increasing Representation in Production Through ION

Recorded prior to Covid-19, a behind the scenes look at Netflix’s efforts around building a studio in the cloud, with a focus on both Netflix’s production and post-production application efforts including studio media management.

Building a Studio in the Cloud

Co-CEO Reed Hastings discusses his new book, No Rules Rules (co-written by culture expert Erin Meyer), which pulls back the curtain on Netflix’s work culture including his thoughts on the first days of Netflix, how candor leads to excellence, streaming competition, and reflections on the infamous Qwikster decision. Visit norulesrules.com to get your copy today!

No Rules Rules: Co-CEO Reed Hastings on his new book about Netflix’s Culture

In Part 2, Vernā Myers (Head of Inclusion) and Wade Davis (Vice President of Inclusion) explore what it will take to create an anti-racist organization at Netflix, and the implications for hiring, leadership, and company culture.

Addressing Anti-Black Racism and Promoting Allyship in the Workplace Part 2 of 2

In part one of this two-part series, Vernā Myers (Head of Inclusion at Netflix) and Wade Davis (Vice President of Inclusion) discuss the effects of anti-Blackness, the importance of recognizing racial inequities in the workplace and helping employees to understand their role in ending those disparities.

Addressing Anti-Black Racism and Promoting Allyship in the Workplace

Vice President of Original Series Andy Weil and Director of Product Innovation Carla Engelbrecht discuss how content and product worked together to launch Interactive Storytelling at Netflix. Using Bandersnatch as a case study, they pull back the curtain on the software they had to create, how it required more than 110 rounds of editing, and what’s next in the space of interactive for Netflix.

Interactive Storytelling at Netflix

Creative Production at Netflix is a bit like air traffic control for a piece of content landing on the service. Whether it is subtitles, dubbing, tagging, trailers, imagery, marketing assets, and more - creative production is truly the intersection of content, marketing, and product. Rochelle King, Vice President of the team, discusses how being a leader means making as few decisions as possible, leaving Netflix for Spotify and then coming back, and what type of skills they look for as they grow creative production on a global scale.

Creative Production at Netflix

After 18 years of being at Netflix and growing from a team of 1 to more than 650, David Hyman - General Counsel for Netflix - discusses what risk and innovation on the legal team looks like, what qualities they look for when hiring, and just what happened with that Stranger Things cease and desist letter.

Legal at Netflix

Thiago Lopes, Vice President of Marketing for Brazil, discusses Netflix’s marketing strategy and how autonomy and decision-making works regionally in a global company.

S2: Netflix Brazil

Jinah Kim (Director of Marketing, Korea) and Minyoung Kim (Director of Content, Korea) join us to discuss Netflix’s growth in Korea, the journey from script to screen with the Netflix original Kingdom, and how inclusion and diversity differs in Korea.

S2: Netflix Korea

Join us for conversations about working at Netflix. Michael Paulson and Lyle Troxell interview impressive colleagues to learn how the company's culture creates a highly productive, rewarding place to work.

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