Creative Executive

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

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is one of the world's leading standalone, pure play, publicly traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by the studio's bold and entrepreneurial culture.

Compensation

$80,000 - $85,000

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-qk3zq6-216-73-216-71-42 in your application.