Director, Scripted Programming & Development
5296
Hollywood, CA, US, 90028
Other
Hollywood
Full-Time
BET Networks, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news, and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture and news; BET HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks – BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
We’re looking for a Director of Scripted Programming to cover current shows and movies and shepherd new and engaging series to our cable network and sister streaming platform.
Responsibilities include:
- Help establish the strategic development goals of the department by identifying trends, brainstorming ideas, determining needs, etc.
- Cover several shows simultaneously
- Field pitches, read specs, identify new business opportunities and secure new talent for projects in development.
- Provide notes on story documents, outlines, scripts and cuts for current shows and projects in development.
- Build and manage relationships with production partners, including studio executives, third party production companies, producers, writers, directors, actors, agents, managers, etc.
- Attend shoots to ensure that agreed upon concepts are fully realized in production.
- Assist in launching shows from pilot to series, including creative notes, assisting in finding and hiring of writing staff and episodic directors.
- Work closely with various internals departments including production, legal, press, casting, marketing, digital, social media etc. to communicate information and act as a liaison for the scripted department’s projects.
- Work with external partners as liaison and brand ambassador
- Attend film festivals, panels and events as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum 4 years of experience in television/film
- Minimum 2 years in creative executive capacity, current and/or development
- College degree or equivalent work experience in related environment.
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience in television development and/or current programming
- Ability to interface with veteran producers
- Excellent writing skill, proficient at writing network notes on scripts and cuts
- Experience in generating and/or taking pitches
- Strong relationships with agents, managers, writers, producers, industry executives, etc.
- Exhibit flexibility, excellent communication skills and relationship building ability
- Assertive, enthusiastic and highly motivated self-starter
- Polished with good interpersonal skills
- Creative and passionate
- Innovative and entrepreneurial
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and high energy environment
- Travel as needed to sets and events outside of LA
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