Assistant, Development

Job Description

Assistant, Development (FX)

The FX Original Programming department is seeking an Assistant to provide administrative support to two SVPs of Development. This position is also responsible for evaluating material, tracking submissions, and coordinating and disseminating information and materials pertaining to development projects.

Responsibilities:
• Answer phones, manage calendars, schedule meetings and conference calls, make travel arrangements, handle expense reports, and various other administrative tasks.
• Evaluate and track submissions, read drafts of projects in development, manage delivery of incoming scripts and cuts, and track shooting schedules.
• Manage various tracking grids and collaborate with other assistants.
• Manage communication between the Production and Development departments, studios, and production.
• Coordinate and distribute materials.
• Communicate with other departments regarding their needs and ensure they have the materials that they need to take care of their responsibility to FX

Basic Qualifications:
• 1+ years of entertainment experience at a talent agency, studio, network, or production is required.
• Avid TV watcher with a strong interest in series development, who wants to grow with the FX suite of networks.
• Must be a highly organized, task-oriented person, able to manage and disseminate a high volume of information and material punctually, properly, and confidentially in a fast-paced, busy office environment.
• Must be able to evaluate material and think analytically in relation to projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Must have strong skills utilizing Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 2+ years of entertainment experience at a talent agency, studio, network, or production company.

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $57,900 to $77,500 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
• • • About FX Networks:

FX, a division of Disney Entertainment Television, is a multiplatform brand that develops, produces, commissions and markets original programming for Hulu and the FX and FXX linear channels in the US, and Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other international territories. The FX brand mark appears above the title across its entire slate of originals. Over the past two decades, FX has been responsible for some the most-critically acclaimed and award-winning shows on television. Some of the brand's current and legacy titles include the dramas American Horror Story, American Crime Story, The Americans, Damages, Fargo, Justified, Nip/Tuck, Pose, Rescue Me, The Shield and Sons of Anarchy; the comedies Archer, Atlanta, Better Things, DAVE, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows; and a growing slate of docuseries and documentary films.

This position is with FX Networks, LLC PAY SVC, which is part of a business we call FX Networks.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb09qe-3-129-13-201-42 in your application.