Create or adapt original story concepts and develop them through research and the writing of overviews, outlines, treatments, scripts, and show information guides under the guidance of a senior member of the Story Development team and project teams.
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Reading scripts, screening films, and tracking creative materials for production and development consideration. Evaluating all creative material and making recommendations to senior management team based on sellable concepts and IP.
Actively pitch and sell series to both established buyers (e.g., streamers, networks) and emerging platforms, leveraging relationships and insight to drive sales and new shows.
Review and provide notes on show bibles, scripts, outlines, springboards, animatics, cuts, voice records, and other steps in the creative process.
Translate beat sheets and outlines into full-length 15-20 page scripts, capturing the essence of the story and characters. Develop dialogue, scene descriptions, and action sequences that effectively convey the intended message and emotional impact.
Experience in both development and current programming and can provide strong, astute notes on outlines, scripts and cuts. Writing ability a key for notes document process.
Responsibilities include scheduling meetings across multiple time zones, departments, and brands while respecting the need for flexibility and adaptability in an ever-changing environment.
Hear and respond to pitches; evaluate new project submissions (scripts, books, articles, etc.), and read and analyze scripts, stories & outlines to assess their value as it relates to the creative direction of the Network.
Schedule meetings, coordinate scheduling, makes travel arrangements and various administrative tasks relating to FX Original Programming. Reads scripts and outlines, watches rough cuts.
From a creative standpoint, partner with the International creative teams to review market materials, development slates and pilots to ensure alignment with the creative vision. Provide creative notes and feedback on outlines, scripts, and cuts.
Manage and evaluate incoming submissions of written and visual material and keep an accurate account of all materials that are submitted. Evaluate materials such as scripts, cuts, outlines, and submissions.
Give Creative guidance and feedback to writers, producers, and creators on outlines, scripts, cuts, and all other incoming material.
Take lead role in sourcing, developing, producing, and overseeing your own projects while also stepping in as lead Executive on certain existing projects already in motion.
Take lead role in sourcing, developing, producing, and overseeing your own projects while also stepping in as lead Executive on certain existing projects already in motion.
Manage an active slate of development projects and actively support SVP live-action Series & Film in maintaining a pipeline of compelling, engaging and producible content.
Track filmmakers, producers, competing projects and buyers needs to keep our team at the forefront of the business.
Analyze and breakdown scripts to identify strengths and weakness. Make recommendations of the commercial impact and quality of screenplays/scripts to be optioned and those that are in development.
Finds writers for series development, series staffing and Streaming development projects. Works closely with writers to develop pitches, write outlines and give story and script notes.
This role will be responsible for creating visual assets, including videos, graphics, and some photo illustrations and spanning across platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and other new emerging social platforms.
Oversee development, some current and casting for Comedy and Adult Animation Series. Field pitches, identify trends, and help establish the strategic development goals for the department.
Serve as lead problem solver with TV studio and outside producers on all production issues from prep through production and post. Liaise with each network/cable/Streaming partner on all notes for scripts, outlines, and written materials.
Work closely with the President and VP to build and support a growing slate across Film and Television. Write coverage, outgoing submission letters, and notes on outlines, scripts, dailies, and cuts.
Must have experience developing and selling projects, writing outlines, as well as constructing decks and sizzle reels.
The ideal candidate has extensive development experience with the ability to identify strong material and talent and give creative guidance and feedback to top level writers and directors on outlines, scripts, and cuts.
Work with writers to develop story and scripts to help transition each podcast to TV series. Develop innovative story approaches and thematic arcs to help transition podcasts into TV/Film.
Track and identify highly entertaining unscripted sports stories. Organize notes and creative feedback for producers and directors on outlines and cuts.
You will help develop and produce across a wide range of IP and content formats (e.g. Animation, live-action, puppets, audio content), for YouTube as well as all other major platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Nickelodeon, Disney, WarnerMedia, PBS, Spotify, Sky, etc.
Work closely with a passionate team of seasoned executives to execute and build on a robust growing NA feature slate, based on Wattpad and WEBTOON’s most valuable IP.
Oversee a global production slate of original IP, reviewing scripts, treatments, outlines, production schedules, assets, Music, dailies and cuts and providing timely feedback.
Candidate must have comprehensive knowledge and experience working with top-tier talent as well as understanding of creators in other mediums including literary authors, Comic Book/Graphic Novel creators and video game developers.
