Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Creative Executive

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. • $80K — $90K *
Santa Monica, CA 90405In-Person
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience as a junior executive in development at a studio or production company is required.
  • Strong creative idea generation skills for projects.
  • Diligent, punctual, and detail-oriented, particularly in script maintenance and coverage writing.
  • Self-starter with a proactive approach to learning and problem-solving.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion concerning team-generated concepts.
  • Effective communication skills with personnel at all levels.

Responsibilities

  • Read scripts and screen films for development and production.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with industry talent including agents and filmmakers.
  • Evaluate creative materials and provide recommendations to senior management.
  • Track competitive projects in the industry.
  • Generate lists of potential cast, writers, directors, and producers during development.
  • Provide feedback on project drafts, outlines, and cuts.
  • Maintain communication with filmmakers through all production phases.
  • Source new material for development.

Benefits

  • Full Coverage - Medical, Vision, and Dental benefits provided.
  • Work/Life Balance - generous policies including sick days, vacation, holidays, and Impact Day.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching.
Full Job Description
Summary of Position

Lionsgate is currently seeking a Creative Executive. This role encompasses supporting senior executives on all projects, from inception to release.

Responsibilities

  • Reading scripts, screening films, and tracking creative materials for production and development consideration
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with agents, producers, filmmakers, writers, actors, and distributors
  • Evaluating all creative material and making recommendations to senior management team based on sellable concepts and IP
  • Tracking competitive projects across the industry
  • Generating cast, writer, director, and producer lists throughout the development process
  • Providing notes and feedback on project drafts, outlines, and cuts
  • Maintaining communication with filmmakers during all phases of the production process
  • Sourcing new material for development or production consideration


Qualifications and Skills

  • Candidate must have prior experience as a junior executive in development at a studio or production company.
  • Ability to generate creative ideas for projects
  • Must be diligent, punctual, proactive, strong in writing coverage and pitching material and extremely detail-oriented with maintaining script and other available material.
  • Self-starter who proactively seeks ways of developing his/her/their own skills, while taking direction, support and feedback from senior executives
  • Maintains the strictest levels of confidentiality and discretion around all activity, in particular in relation to ideas and concepts generated by the team
  • Must be able to communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of personnel


Nice to Haves

This position requires five (5) days per week in office.

Our Benefits

  • Full Coverage - Medical, Vision, and Dental
  • Work/Life Balance - generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
  • 401(k) company matching


Compensation

$80,000 - $90,000

About Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. is a Canadian-American entertainment company that produces and distributes films and television shows. The company's film and television library includes over 17,000 titles, and its content is distributed through various platforms, such as theaters, cable and satellite television, and streaming services. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Learn more about Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Market Cap
$1.2 billion
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
Net Income
-$26.2 million
Revenue
$3.3 billion
NASDAQ
LGF.A
* Ladders Estimates

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