SVP, Alternative Unscripted
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Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 300000 - 335000
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join us at Paramount Sports Entertainment a division of Paramount that unifies the companys premium sports storytelling across film television live events gaming and interactive experiences. A cornerstone of the division is Skydance Sports based Santa Monica the industry-leading sports content studio behind acclaimed scripted and unscripted projects created in partnership with the worlds top athletes leagues and storytellers.
Known for standout projects such as Air Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants and Americas Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys Skydance Sports continues to build a bold slate of films series and documentaries featuring some of the most influential figures and institutions in sports including the WWE the University of Connecticut womens basketball program Rafael Nadal and Deion Sanders.
For information on Skydances privacy practices see theSkydance U.S. PersonnelPrivacy Notice located at a Skydance Corporation is seeking an SVP of Alternative Unscripted to oversee creative development and sales strategy for lifestyle competition structured formats and other alternative unscripted projects in the sports and sports-adjacent space. This leader will help build the divisions identity establish scalable creative development systems and ensure that every project meets the highest editorial and operational standards. The role requires a blend of creative vision sales expertise and teambuilding ability to grow a slate that complements the companys premium sports scripted and unscripted pedigree while reaching new audiences.
Responsibilities
- Oversee endtoend development and sales of Alternative Unscripted series slate from ideation and development through pitch and sales negotiation as well as work closely with PSE production team to ensure premium execution of projects
- Build a diverse slate of projects that leverage the companys sports DNA while expanding into new genres such as competition docusoap food dating travel and live events
- Source potential material for unscripted programming and hybrid formats that align with brand while expanding into broader entertainment categories
- Oversee and create compelling cost-effective development materials and sizzle reels
- Hire manage and mentor showrunners executive producers directors out-of-company experts and production teams across multiple concurrent series
- Establish production workflows budgeting systems scheduling processes and quality controls for development that scale with the divisions growth
- Collaborate closely with Production Finance and Post Editorial and Post to translate concepts into executable compelling development materials and projects
- Maintain strong relationships with networks streamers agencies global distributors and production partners to position the company as a goto reality supplier
- Ensure all productions comply with legal safety union and network/streamer requirements
- Guide longterm strategy for building a repeatable exportable formats catalog that can scale globally
Requirements
- 20 years of experience in reality unscripted competition/games television programming
- Extensive leadership experience in unscripted TV ideally with a track record of selling and/or executing premium series for major networks or streamers
- Deep understanding of unscripted production logistics budgeting staffing and creative problemsolving
- Strong marketplace instincts and the ability to shape concepts into highimpact commercially viable series
- Proven success developing managing or selling unscripted formats in domestic and/or international markets a plus
- Experience with rights negotiations licensing and international distribution a plus
- Experience working with sports talent or sportsadjacent storytelling is a strong plus
- Proven ability to build and lead highperforming production teams in a fastscaling environment
- Strong industry relationships across buyers agencies and production partners
- Excellent communication negotiation and organizational skills
The salary range for this exempt position in Santa Monica CA is $00 annually. The rate offered may vary based on the candidates location qualifications experience and relevant expertise among other factors. The range indicated is for base salary only and does not reflect the total compensation package including bonus benefits etc.
We realize that skills and expertise can come from many different experiences and paths and we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet all of the requirements as written in the job description.
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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film television interactive and animation divisions.
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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms.”
