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3/15

Intern

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Assist with data analysis and data cleanup projects.
Analyze datasets across the department to derive meaningful insights.
Create comprehensive reports and visualizations.
Create & maintain documentation for new & existing functions, processes, and workflows.
Gather functional requirements and writing user stories with business customers
Support project managers, business analysts, developers, and testers as they define, test & deploy functionality for existing & new systems.
Interview department heads regarding their use of data and requirements for additional reports, etc.
Document the current flow of data, including data exchanged *** ween systems.
Perform data cleanup.
Perform QA/QC on code and data.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Proficiency in Data Analysis and Reporting
Proficiency in SQL, Tableau, Python, Advanced Excel
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Strong Organizational and Analytical skills
Attention to detail and accuracy

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program
Understanding of data models (databases, relationships, primary keys, data quality)
Aptitude for learning new programs and applications.
Experience in implementation of mobile apps
Great Team Player

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

3/14

Senior Paralegal, Tv Legal

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

This senior-level paralegal position supports TV Legal's attorneys in compiling/reviewing/discussing/filing client deliverables for television series and movies-of-the-week; uploading certain deliverables to digital data storage platforms on behalf of division clients; drafting and distributing episodic writer and episodic director agreements; drafting, compiling and processing court petitions; maintaining/updating digital databases.

Responsibilities:

Compiling/reviewing/monitoring network and streamer deliverables for television series and for movies-of-the-week
Uploading deliverables to digital databases
Drafting and distributing episodic agreements
Drafting, compiling and processing court petitions
Maintaining and updating the department's digital database

Requirements:

5-7 years of law firm or law department experience working in entertainment industry on entertainment-related contracts (compiling/reviewing/monitoring television series and movies-of-the week deliverables; drafting and distributing episodic writer or director agreements; drafting, filing and processing court petitions; maintaining/updating legal database)
Proficiency with digital databases (uploading documents to internal and external digital databases, maintaining and updating the iManage database)
AA or AS degree
Paralegal certificate preferred
Mid-level or higher proficiency and experience using Box.com, Portal+, Excel and iManage preferred

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

3/14

Administrative Assistant

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

This Administrative Assistant IV role will report directly to the EVP, Finance Transformation and Enablement. The role will be primarily responsible for administrative support to the EVP, the EVP's direct reports, and their respective teams.

Responsibilities:
Administrative

Schedule meetings, conference rooms and manage calendars
Managing EVP's calendar
Expense report processing
Travel coordination
Request and manage visitor Security clearance
Manage onboarding and offboarding of new team members, consultants, and contractors
Coordinate team events and/or training
Order office supplies
Scheduling and preparing for meetings, circulating agendas, securing internal locations for meetings, setting up for meetings, and handling the AV for each meeting.

Special Projects - illustrative tasks could include

Assist projects with spreadsheets, presentations, documentation, reporting and/or research
Assist with project budgets and invoices
Administrative coordination across projects
Manage project mailboxes
Maintain SharePoint sites

Required Qualifications:

BA degree preferred.
Highly motivated and professional
Interested in proactively assisting in efficient departmental administration
D ependability, discretion, and attention to detail
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint skills required.
Proactive and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; heavy email correspondence
Ability to work and pivot in a fast-paced environment
Strong organization skills, able to handle multiple projects, and effectively prioritize tasks
Strong interpersonal skills across all levels of management and excellent teamwork capabilities
Self-starter with a team-player attitude
Aptitude to learn new applications (Teams, PPM, ServiceNow, etc)
Takes an active role in broadening capabilities through new experiences and structured learning

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3/13

Intern

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns, Trainees, and Finance Rotational Associates, offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build on your experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Summer Internship is from May/June through August 30th (start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules) and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday in the specified location. This position is ideal for a student enrolled in an accredited college or university. A hybrid work structure may or may not be available.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

The US Digital Distribution, Home Entertainment Department is charged with maximizing revenues for *** Entertainment's iconic library of content in both the Electronic Sell-Through (EST), and Video on Demand (VOD) segments. This commercial team consists of 2 departments: (1) Sales, who liases with all digital retailers in the US ( *** , Apple, Comcast, etc.) (2) Sales Planning, who provides analytics and models in support of the organization's commercial goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The intern will be responsible for analyzing, assessing, and delivering a project on Best Commercial Practices in the Premium Window. This will include an analysis of the competitive marketplace including:

Premium Pricing strategies: How does SPE compare to the marketplace and should we consider revising our strategy? How does premium pricing vary by DBO and Genre? Are premium titles elastic (does it benefit us to price low or promote if these titles under-perform)?
Best practices at Digital Retailers: What should we be anticipating and asking for in terms of on and off-store placement, especially in light of new *** and Apple store layouts? Best competitive practices.
Additional best practices - (1) Can we quantify the financial benefit of planning early, including retailer placement/revenue up-lift. (2) Home Entertainment Revenue impact based on weeks of release post-theatrical

In addition to this major project, the intern will help with ad-hoc projects and daily tasks across the Sales and Sales Planning teams.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have an MBA, analytical and presentation skills, an understanding of the digital content landscape (and how transactional fits in) across *** , and a passion for the industry.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Studio/entertainment industry experience preferred but not required.

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

3/13

Vice President, Digital Creative Advertising

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Reporting to the EVP, Global Creative Advertising, this role is responsible for ensuring the successful creation of Digital A/V, Domestic and International materials that are aligned to the campaign's overarching creative strategy. Works closely with filmmakers, management and creative agencies to produce A/V materials and key art for use in broadcast, online, in-theater and outdoor advertising.

Leveraging strong marketing and creative instincts, the person communicates campaign direction to vendors, presents materials, secures approvals, oversees the finishing process, and manages day-to-day campaign operations.

The person acts as point of contact for internal marketing departments and collaborates with these departments to establish creative coherence across all global marketing materials. This role requires the flexibility and focus to handle development of creative materials for multiple movies simultaneously at varying stages of the creative process. This person must have the ability to make quick and confident decisions, interpret research and analyze competitive materials in the marketplace while also being an effective communicator.

Responsibilities

Responsible for developing Global Digital A/V Creative paid content for the lifecycle marketing campaign (theatrical through home entertainment) as well as at times assisting with the development of TV/Broadcast and other marketing materials.
Ensures all materials are built on strategy and are aligned to the other materials of the campaign
Develop a program of diverse campaigns to maximize *** exposure and perception
Directs and closely collaborates in regular meetings with the Digital Marketing team to understand best platform practices and to place digital creative material
Directs and closely works with the *** teams to meet campaign deliverables and deadlines
Manages projects with Research teams to ensure alignment of campaign and creative strategy
Directs trailer editorial, feature post-production and VFX teams to provide all materials required to build and ship final broadcast and digital deliverables
Customizes workflow *** ween studio creative and *** teams, multiple 3rd party creative vendors, trailer & graphics houses, finishing & digital delivery vendors
Manages delivery deadlines, creative approvals, technical quality control, engineering and delivery interface
Approves finishing vendor staffing and equipment utilization to ensure state-of-the-art work flows
Keep up to date on all related technology advances and work with vendor IT and Operations Departments to adjust these work flows accordingly

Requirements:

At least 10 years of progressive experience in online/offline marketing, advertising in Film, Motion Picture Studio is required

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, Advertising or Marketing preferred
Able to quickly adapt to growing business needs and possess strong interpersonal and management skills
Must work well in a team-oriented, collaborative environment and horizontally across multiple teams with fragmented, vertical (title-by-title) priorities
Must have an open communication style, which takes into account managing expectations with multiple stakeholders
Experience with strategic brainstorming, campaign development and brand development
Excellent written communication, oral communication, presentation, and team building skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Self-starter with high level of initiative
Passionate, committed with a high level of energy
Strong sense of ownership and urgency

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3/12

Senior Analyst, Finance Transformation

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

*** Entertainment is looking for a Senior Analyst to help drive the transformation of the finance function across all SPE Business Units and functions including Motion Pictures, Television, Networks, Corporate Functions, Development, Marketing, and Distribution. Working as part of Finance Transformation, this individual will join a team of change-agents who are the keepers of the Finance Vision and act as an in-house consulting arm to the Finance Organization. This role will provide consultative and project management support across a portfolio of projects that improve the reporting, planning, and analytical capabilities across the company. This individual will leverage their finance, technology, and consulting skills to partner with senior executives from finance, technology, and operations to advance the company's analytical and decision-making capability.

The Senior Analyst will play a key role in supporting the transformation of the global Finance function at *** by: analyzing and enhancing the impact of proposed and ongoing initiatives; identifying new analytical approaches to solving business issues and delivering insights; identifying, understanding, and highlighting risks and dependencies for transformation projects; identifying value added opportunities and promoting them as projects.

The ideal candidate will be someone who loves problem solving and enjoys the challenge of tackling complex and ambiguous problems as part of a team. The candidate will value decision-making information and the art of finding the most efficient means to deliver that information to all levels of the organization.

Specific responsibilities of the Senior Analyst may include:

Acting as a project facilitator and lead on projects focused on process redesign and system implementations.
Mapping and assessing current state of teams, systems, and processes
Defining and structuring a business problem and its root causes using a variety of tools including Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Leading meetings with key stakeholders to drive projects forward
Ongoing presentation of findings to senior management, making recommendations based on analysis and trends
Owning the cost-benefit and other models that examine the economic impact for finance transformation projects
Designing more streamlined and value-added go-forward processes for SPE's Finance departments
Understanding current financial analyses and developing more insightful and more efficient approaches
Identifying opportunities to include incremental market or operational data that could be used to *** ter inform analyses
Supporting individual projects with data analysis needs
Supporting the office of the CFO in special projects, including assisting in the planning and preparation of materials for strategic Finance Organization initiatives
Conducting ad hoc analyses at the request of senior executives

Basic Qualifications

BA/BS degree or substantial coursework in an analytics discipline including business, accounting, finance, and systems engineering.
Minimum 2 years of experience in an analytical role, such as in management consulting, accounting, financial planning, or financial services.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to interface effectively at all levels of an organization
High proficiency in developing and presenting PowerPoint decks that explain complex problems, solutions, and initiatives.
Proficiency in project management and facilitation -structuring discussion, prioritizing work, setting timelines, and identifying and removing roadblocks
Fundamental understanding of Financial Planning and Accounting systems, reports, models, and processes
Proficiency in reviewing complex financial reports and models; Inter *** te skill in building more simplified financial models
Desire to identify and solve problems that improve corporate processes and achieve business strategies
Must have strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, an inquisitive mindset, and ability to think strategically
Extraordinarily high level of motivation, self-reliance, and commitment to working diligently and overcoming obstacles to continually add value to the team.
Agile or project management experience a plus
Great team player, willingness to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
Expertise with multiple analytic tools and demonstrably high technological aptitude: advanced Excel is a must; experience with SQL, R, Python, VBA, SAP BPC, PowerBI, Jira, Tableau, Alteryx, etc. a plus

High level of focus on work quality and attention to detail

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

3/6

Intern

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns, Trainees, and Finance Rotational Associates, offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build on your experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Summer Internship is from May/June through August 30th (start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules) and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday in the specified location. This position is ideal for a student enrolled in an accredited college or university. A hybrid work structure may or may not be available.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

Global Real Estate and Facilities, Workspace Solutions Team supports the Culver City studio lot and its population by maintaining the lot's buildings and infrastructure and providing office space and associated services (e.g., design services) for the company's business units. The department also manages and maintains off-lot properties, both locally and globally, designs, manages, and executes construction projects on the lot.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The department has launched an initiative to optimize furniture usage and placement on the lot. Intern will work closely with department, inter department staff, and the project's lead.

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3/6

Intern

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns, Trainees, and Finance Rotational Associates, offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build on your experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Summer Internship is from May/June through August 30th (start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules) and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday in the specified location. This position is ideal for a student enrolled in an accredited college or university. A hybrid work structure may or may not be available.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

The Participations Residuals and Audit team is responsible for contractually-obligated third-party participations and residuals. The group reviews talent, investor, and co-finance partner agreements to determine obligations, sets up statement or residual payment parameters, and reports in accordance with agreements. The team works closely with all business units across the company to ensure accuracy and completeness of information.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist with Participations statement processing, cleaning up stakeholder database in anticipation of auto-processing ARIBA payments, and basic agreement abstracting with potential for setting up statements in PAWS, our reporting system.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Basic finance principles, strong reading comprehension skills with contract reading a plus, familiarity with MS Office applications, good verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently, and to work onsite in Culver City office.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Reading skills, verbal and written communication skills, onsite work.

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

3/5

Music Executive, Tv, Amazon Mgm Studios

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a Music Executive to join the dynamic music team supporting the *** original U.S. Series productions. *** *** *** are building an effective way to develop commercially viable episodic series and feature films globally. You will be an integral part to the music team and will be located in Culver City, CA. You'll have experience in TV and Movie music production and music supervision, you will use your robust knowledge of music and your network of relationships in the entertainment and music industry in the U.S. to drive successful projects. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to broaden their entertainment experience at a growing studio. Our team culture is goal orientated and fast paced. We are motivated by the challenge and success to produce premium content in the ever-changing digital entertainment business.

Key job responsibilities
Core responsibilities of the role:
• Management and tracking of music budgets, talent deals, composers, scoring process, music delivery, and music licensing for designated productions
• Supervision of designated productions on behalf of the studio
• Utilize a deep understanding of music licensing for film and TV to ensure success of projects
• Partner effectively across internal divisions and with external partners using excellent communication skills

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Culver City, CA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

10-15 years experience in the Film/TV Music entertainment industry
Experience providing in-house music support for a TV or film production company
Film & TV Music supervision experience
Experience in Film / TV music licensing
Strong project management and organizational skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Goal Orientated and self-motivated
Effective Negotiation Skills
Highly organized with a keen sense to detail
Able to handle ambiguous projects with swift but measured responses / solutions
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment
Adept at learning new software and web based tools

*** is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. *** is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit *** .

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $145,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $240,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. *** is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit *** . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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3/1

Vice President, Physical Production

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

The VP, Physical Production supervises the physical aspects of the making of *** motion pictures, manages the costs and quality of the films and maximizes efficiencies across all productions. This includes overseeing preproduction, productions, hiring employees with the creatives, budgeting shows, scheduling films, and monitoring the films as they shoot.

Responsibilities

Attend technical scouts and final production meetings to confirm that the final stages of pre-production are on course for a successful shoot, and supervise reshoots for maximum production value while minimizing the impact to the post schedule.
Maintain constant contact with domestic and foreign film commissions regarding worldwide film incentives to maximize production value through soft dollars without compromising the film's creative integrity
Work closely with the creative, business affairs, labor relations and finance executives to develop a production plan that delivers the best possible product at the best possible price.
Hires the Line Producer and production manager and then works with them in hiring the entire crew, which includes the negotiating of crew deals, setting rates.
Works with filmmakers and Screen Gems creatives on the concepts of how the feature will be done, including tech scout locations, attending production meeting and working with production on how the film can be produced as envisioned, whilst staying within budget.
Continually tracking the feature, talking to production every day to ensure shots on target and within budget. Visits locations and set to see progress and liason with creative executives keeping them up to date on everything.
Works with post-production to ensure that any added VFX and time is within budget.
Ensure that all of our production policies and procedures are carried out in the course of production to avoid grievances, lawsuits or potential copyright piracy.
Exert leadership role in the Green Environmental Sustainability Project helping to create more sustainable practices throughout production and our facilities.
Help negotiate studio facility agreements *** ween SPE's Motion Picture production division and facilities around the world.
Budgeting of films prior to assigning the film with a Production Auditor.
Maintaining our database with all production information (our editors, production designers, line producers we like) to keep it as current as possible.

Qualifications

Minimum of 10+ years experience budgeting, scheduling and maintaining film projects
Prior set experience and background of working directly with creative teams and film directors in productions
Experience working in the low budget genre space - horror, thriller, action, sci-fi, etc. highly preferred
Experience with identifying managing projects with vendor ***
Prefer experience managing a Studio, including fiscal planning, facilities management, business affairs, HR, contracts, etc.
Strong working knowledge of Google Docs and production software
Must be able to multitask and work effectively under changing priorities and daily time constraints
Excellent verbal and written skills
Bachelor's Degree in Film or Business required

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

2/22

Staff Analytics Engineer

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to *** Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are...

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

The Role

As a Staff Analytics Engineer, you will lead data pipeline, data strategy, and data visualization-related efforts for the Global Product Analytics team at Max. You're an engineer who not only understands how to use big data in answering complex business questions but also how to design semantic layers to best support self-ser *** vehicles. You will manage projects from requirements gathering to planning to implementation of full-stack data solutions (pipelines to data tables to visualizations). You will work closely with cross-functional partners to ensure that business logic is properly represented in the semantic layer and production environments, where it can be used by the wider Product Analytics team to drive business insights and strategy.

Meet Our Team:
The Data & Analytics organization is at the forefront of developing and maintaining frameworks, tools, and data products vital to WBD, including flagship streaming product Max and non-streaming products such as Films Group, Sports, News and overall WBD eco-system. Our mission is to foster unified analytics and drive data-driven use cases by leveraging a robust multi-tenant platform and semantic layer. We are committed to delivering innovative solutions that empower teams across the company to catalyze subscriber growth, amplify engagement, and execute timely, informed decisions, ensuring our continued success in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

Job Responsibilities

Design and implement data models that support flexible querying and data visualization.
Partner with Product stakeholders to understand business questions and build out advanced analytical solutions.
Advance automation efforts that help the team spend less time manipulating & validating data and more time analyzing.
Mentor fellow engineers and help others act as successful stewards of our tools.
Build frameworks that multiply the productivity of the team and are intuitive for other data teams to leverage.
Guide the Analytics Engineering roadmap, communicate timelines, and manage development cycles/sprints to deliver value.
Participate in the creation and support of analytics development standards and best practices.
Create systematic solutions for solving data anomalies: identifying, alerting, and root cause analysis.
Work proactively with stakeholders to ready data solutions for new product and/or feature releases, with a keen eye for uncovering and troubleshooting any data quality issues or nuances.
Identify and explore new opportunities through creative analytical and engineering methods.

Skillset & Experience

Bachelor's degree, MS or greater in a quantitative field of study (Computer/Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, etc.)
7+ years of relevant experience in advanced analytics/analytics engineering
Expertise in writing SQL (clean, fast code is a must)
Experience working with complex stakeholders; dissecting vague asks and outputting digestible strategic insights from data
Advanced ability to build reports and das *** ards with BI tools (such as Looker and Tableau)
Experience in transforming flawed/changing data into consistent, trustworthy datasets, and in developing DAGs to batch-process millions of records
Experience in data-warehousing concepts such as star schemas, slowly changing dimensions, ELT/ETL, and MPP databases
Experience with general-purpose programming (e.g. Python, Java, Go), dealing with a variety of data structures, algorithms, & statistical analysis etc.
Experience with big-data technologies (e.g. Spark, Kafka, Hive)
Proficiency with Git (or similar version control) and CI/CD best practices
Experience in managing workflows using Agile practices
Ability to write clear, concise documentation and to communicate generally with a high degree of precision
Ability to solve ambiguous problems independently, while prioritizing the quality of the input data and how the processed data is ultimately interpreted and used by stakeholders
Ability to manage multiple projects and time constraints simultaneously
Experience with digital products, streaming services, or subscription products is preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially with senior level stakeholders

How We Get Things Done...

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits...
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of *** Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $131,600.00 - $244,400.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, *** Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

*** Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at [Please reply using Staff Me Up].

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2/14

Creative Executive, Amazon Kids+

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

DESCRIPTION

*** Kids is looking for a Creative Executive to contribute to the growth of our original programming for audiences aged 3-12, across scripted, unscripted, live-action and animation. This person will have creative as well as strategic responsibilities - overseeing the development of series from pitch through post, and working hand in hand with cross-functional teams to shape our slate of integrated multi- *** original properties.

The ideal candidate is a strong creative with excellent storytelling instincts. They are an invested leader with the proven ability to work collaboratively, solving day to day creative problems as well as supporting bigger strategic and production conversations. They will have an entrepreneurial spirit, with experience contributing to a fast-paced content team across development and production, creating a culture of innovation and thinking big.

Join us as we build the next generation of safe, fun, and healthy kids content!

Key job responsibilities
Identifying and evaluating original content opportunities.

Overseeing the development and production of original series from pitch through post.

Slate planning age groups and content types (scripted, unscripted, live action, animation).

Liaising with internal teams (Business Development, Marketing, PR, Strategy, etc.) to operate and enable the reliable and timely delivery of original content global releases.

Monitor kids content trends and generate bar-raising content initiatives.

Evaluating content creation pipeline.

About the team
*** Kids is scaling quickly. What began as a small, parent-friendly experiment in children's multi *** content has quickly become one of the top kids' *** subscriptions in the world.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Culver City, CA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 4+ years experience as a creative executive/producer/production manager/line producer on animated and/or live-action series.
- 4+ years experience with budgeting, scheduling and cost reports.
- Highly organized, with the ability to juggle multiple projects efficiently in a fast-paced, rapidly-changing environment.
- Persuasive, clear and professional verbal and written communication style.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with preschool and bridge-aged content.
- Understanding of S&P guidelines and age-appropriate storytelling in children's content.
- Knowledge of digital *** creators and trends.
- Passion for kids *** .

*** is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. *** is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit *** .

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $113,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. *** is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit *** . Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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2/11

Animation Lead

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Animation Lead

We are looking for an Animation Lead with a passion for character-driven narratives to join us in bringing a script to life. You'll work with a cross discipline team to build environments and action that will be shot by the filmmakers themselves using our virtual cinematography volume. If there's a character or asset that moves in the scene, it'll either be created by you or captured via Mocap. You'll be leading a growing team of animators while still spending the majority of your time on the box. Strong input into the standards, practices, and overall structure of the animation team is a given, but creative leadership and vision, backed by the ability to demonstrate not just direct, will be a key part of success here. This is a leadership position, and teamwork is essential.

Responsibilities

Working with filmmakers and creative supervisors on designing animation sequences and action to work within Master Scenes
Is active in the creative process and communicates goals and objectives to the team
Deliver and integrate animation into Unreal scenes based on an adjustable quality level determined by many factors including available development time during the visualization process
Providing long-term strategic planning and inspiring technical solutions regarding animation
Leverage latest advancements in Unreal Engine to expedite animation process
Augment motion capture data of character animation for creative purposes
Ensure that standardized practices are developed and implemented across projects to meet high quality and aesthetic standards
Ingest character meshes from external parties and analyze technical requirements for assets to work in our realtime system
Create and utilize packaged default rigs for characters, skin meshes, and apply rigs to character skeletons
Work with production support to plan schedules, commit to deliveries, and inspire animators to deliver great performances
Lead, coach, and mentor animators to create a unified vision for projects

Qualifications

A strong portfolio which demonstrates a diverse background with real-time animation systems (both pre-scripted and animation trees for state machines)
7+ years of leading character-driven animation with excellent credentials on high quality AAA games (The number of years isn't mandatory, but it's an indicator of the seniority and experience expected)
In-depth knowledge of Maya & Unreal, including FK and IK techniques and rigging methodologies
Can work in a range of styles from stylized to realistic and can maintain a consistent style across characters over the course of a project
Experience with hand-animation, Mixamo pre-canned animations, and motion capture systems
Interest in simulation-based real-time animation controllers with neural-network powered style transfer
Experience animating in Unreal Engine

The anticipated base salary for this position is $119K to $159K. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

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Executive Director, Ww Television Distribution Fp&a

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

Executive Director, WW Television Distribution FP&A

The Executive Director, Worldwide Television Distribution FP&A is responsible for the FP&A process related to Distribution sales of *** Entertainment (SPE) Content. This includes the mid-range plan, quarterly reforecast, and budget processes. This role reports to the VP, Worldwide Distribution Central Team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for planning process related to Distribution sales of SPE Content, directly managing/developing a team of six
Collaborate with non-US based colleagues for consolidation, reporting and analysis of worldwide financial mid-range plans, forecasts and budgets
Define the process, set timelines and scope, create deliverables, and ensure efficiency and effectiveness across multiple constituents within SPE
Support monthly close analysis of worldwide revenues and direct costs
Build and maintain financial models/analyses for "greenlight" approvals and subsequent ultimates
Partner with all Production divisions and Content Strategy for understanding of ultimate and revenue flow impacts as part of key review cycles
Assist team members on both local and global ad-hoc analyses
Assist with financial analyses in support of new business models
Collaborate with the Sales Planning and Product Strategy groups to identify and initiate financial analyses of internal and external data
Prepare financial presentations for operations and finance
Develop and implement processes to leverage existing global tools and streamline workflows
Complete special projects for operations and finance as necessary.
Maintain appropriate controls as required by Sarbanes Oxley

QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years of experience, supported by at least a Bachelor's degree
Extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting, planning, and analysis
Television Distribution and international experience preferred
Fluency in Excel and PowerPoint is a necessity; Analytics tools experience like Power BI a plus
Multinational, matrix experience with large-scale multi-currency ERP systems preferred, particularly SAP and Essbase

S****S

Solutions focused, with a "can do" mindset, able to operate effectively in a deadline driven environment and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics
Detail-oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills
Experience in automating tasks or processes, as well as identifying and organizing data to achieve a *** ter outcome for analyses
Able to quickly grasp new concepts, problem solve and communicate with local/distant team through tactical execution
Experience in any or all of 1) transforming legacy manual processes into integrated digital/automated processes; 2) data intensive models/forecasting; complex/intensive analytical analysis
Strong track record of team, and individual member, development
Solid accounting / GAAP knowledge - ASC 606 a plus
Ability to build strong relationships across distance and time zones in a matrixed organization
Excellent oral and written communication skills with multiple levels of the organization; ability to build relationships with various internal stakeholders

The anticipated base salary for this position is $164,000-$219,400. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

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2/8

Manager, Payroll

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Manager, Payroll

This role will manage the daily operations of the U.S./Canada payroll functions, ensuring all payments made to employees are accurate, timely, and in accordance with all federal, state, and local tax regulations. In addition, this role will be responsible for cross-functional, collaborative efforts to improve and enhance current payroll end to end processes, prepare and develop a variety of reports for external and internal resources, ensure accurate tax filings, as well as ensure the policies and procedures for the payroll department are documented and in compliance with SOX.

Role/Responsibilities :

Manage and train the Controls and Recon team
Maintain communication with payroll ser *** provider ensuring payroll system is up to date with Tax regulations
Manage the garnishments process with the payroll ser *** provider
Ensure all payroll expenses/ payroll related contributions payments are remitted in accordance with Sony's policy
Determines payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal/state income tax, social security tax, and employer's social security tax
Leads payroll Year End efforts/project plan
Perform Quarter and Year End Recon (payroll accounts are balanced by resolving payroll discrepancies)
Approves all earning/deduction codes additions, audits, and funding performed by staff
Supports finance inquiries for payroll GL activity
Assist with testing of payroll GL posting and activities
Work with the finance team on any month-end close payroll related activities

Experience/Skills:

BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Knowledge and experience with multi-state taxation; payroll tax calculations and garnishments processing
5+ years of relevant experience in payroll
3+ years of experience managing teams
Excellent organization, oral and written communication skills
Must be detail-oriented
Must be able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
Advance computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite
Prior UKG Pro, SAP experience, required

The anticipated base salary for this position is $105,000 - $130,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

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2/8

Unreal Engine Engineer - Tech Dev

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Unreal Engine Engineer - Tech Dev

*** is seeking a skilled and innovative Unreal Engine Developer with a strong focus on virtual production to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the development of immersive and interactive virtual experiences using Unreal Engine. Your work will directly contribute to our cutting-edge virtual production projects which include film, television, and interactive multi *** .

The Unreal Engine Engineer will be responsible for the development and integration of innovative tools that can enhance and create new interactive technologies for the virtual production and future entertainment initiatives. This role will be responsible for supporting the development of immersive and interactive virtual experiences using Unreal Engine, as well as building out pipelines for immersive AR, VR and MR experiences. Your work will directly contribute to our cutting-edge virtual production projects at *** .

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement real-time 3D projects for virtual production using Unreal Engine
Work closely with directors, cinematographers, and other department leads to understand and achieve the project vision
Optimize real-time graphics for high performance and visual fidelity
Collaborate with the virtual production team to integrate real-time visual effects and digital environments with live-action footage
Develop custom tools, scripts, and plugins to streamline virtual production workflows
Assist in the creation of believable CG environments, characters, and assets
Troubleshoot technical issues and challenges during the virtual production process
Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project deadlines
Actively participate in team meetings, providing input and suggestions to improve processes and workflows
Stay current with the latest virtual production techniques and developments in Unreal Engine
Provide Unreal Engine support, ad *** and guidance as required

Qualifications

Proficient in Unreal Engine, and game engine technologies, with a portfolio showcasing relevant projects
Strong understanding of virtual production concepts and pipelines
Proven experience with real-time rendering, shading, lighting, and visual effects
Familiarity with cinematography and the integration of CGI into live-action footage
Solid programming skills in C++, C#, Python, and/or other relevant languages
Knowledge of 3D math, physics, and computer graphics principles
Experience with motion capture, camera tracking, and performance capture technologies
Extensive knowledge of code management practices.
Deep knowledge of agile working practices.

Ability to:

Troubleshoot technical issues and debug.
Deliver technical solutions in a rapidly-changing environment.
Communicate complex issues to end users and key stakeholders.
Document work in a professional manner.

Language skills:

The candidate should be fluent in English.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $100K-$130K. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

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2/8

Principal Engineer, Infrastructure Architecture

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Principal Engineer, Infrastructure Architecture

Principal Engineer will be a senior member and of a team accountable for the uptime and management of all SPE Global Enterprise Server Infrastructure.

The Principal Engineer is responsible for analysis, design, and development of enterprise systems and senior level technical expert for production of the *** Entertainment Global Server Technology environment. This position has a strong emphasis on enterprise system analysis, design, architectures and project management.

This position requires an emphasis on problem management, project management as well as building and maintaining positive business relationships with the IT Organizations, clients and vendors. Fulfillment of responsibilities must be performed with a minimum to no supervision.

Responsibilities:

Senior team member on a team of Global Server Technology Team.
Perform installations and configurations of multiple virtualization technologies and Operating Systems (i.e., Windows, Linux, etc.)
Establish standards for server hardware and operating systems.
Establish server usage policies and communicate policies to affected audience(s).
Develop performance management procedures for server infrastructure.
Manage and maintain server resources, globally, throughout the enterprise.
Manage IT Staff relationships to insure ser *** levels and availability of all servers.
Manage outages, identify root cause and resolve all server issues within allowed ser *** levels.
Manage outages, identify root cause and resolve all server issues within allowed ser *** levels.
Participate in the daily production meeting to report the status of production systems.
Participate in the change control, production acceptance and event management processes.
Participate in the development of operational procedures and policies.
Participate in the development of a viable, cost-effective disaster recovery capability.
Develop report monthly statistics and progress against internal and external ser *** levels.
Communicate change requests, issues and resolutions, event status as well other important matters to all areas of IT and customer departments.
Identify, resolve and escalate business issues as appropriate.
Manage after hours and on-call support.
Manage Server capacity and provide server utilization statistics to the capacity planner.
Provide oral and written status reports to IT management and customers

Requirements:

Minimum 8 years employment in the IT industry working with a major systems and vendors.
Minimum 5 years experience as an Intel and/or x86 systems administrator.
Minimum 5 years experience with Windows and Suse Linux operating system required.
Minimum 3 years experience with Virtualization OS (VMWare, Power VM, Oracle VM) required.
Minimum 3 years experience with multi-tiered application development required.

Technical Skills Required:

Computer Networking Concepts: switching/routing/firewalls
Linux OS: Systemd working knowledge, shell/python scripting, ansible/other config *** t tools
Windows OS: Group Policy, Windows registry, protocols, config *** t tools
Virtualization: SDDC/SDN/SDS concepts preferably in VMware/Nutanix products
Storage: SAN/NAS/NFS/CIFS/Object stores
CSP knowledge: AWS/Azure/GCP including but not limited to Security/Networking/IAM
Security: Data/Database/OS/Web/Network
Application: General knowledge on low-level programming languages (Java/.Net/C/C++)
IaC/DevOps tools: Jenkins/Github/Terraform etc
System Design: ER diagram, n-tier arch, expertise in any architecture drawing tools
Project management: Waterfall/Agile, ROI, FRD/BRD/TRD, CBA/budgeting
Experience working with MS SQL, Oracle, Sybase and other DB platforms.
Two or more years of entertainment experience is a plus.
Bachelor's degree in computer engineering or equivalent experience preferred.
Able to travel about 10% of the time.

Soft Skills Expected:

Communicates in written and verbal forms to all levels of the organization on architecture and strategic technology issues and plans.
Exceptional understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.
Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent architecture and technical support documentation skills.
Strong interpersonal and consultative skills.
Ability to conduct research into emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products as required.
Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Ability to solve problems quickly and automate processes.
Ability to think both strategically and tactically in ways that implement the business and technical vision.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $142,000-$167,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

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2/7

Senior. Analyst, Payroll

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

Sr. Analyst, Payroll

This role will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day tax administration tasks. In this role, the candidate must demonstrate a strong knowledge of payroll processes and financial processes as it relates to payroll, attention to detail, collaboration skills, and a work history that clearly demonstrates job stability with increasing levels of responsibility.

Role/Responsibilities :

Adds new earning and deduction codes and tax jurisdictions
Perform Pre-Open and Pre-Check Tax Audits
Perform employee level balancing of deductions
Validate testing for tax updates
Research laws and regulations regarding taxes and payroll withholding procedures
Work with Operation team to respond to payroll related inquiries/cases
Work with the Finance team for any month-end close payroll related activities
Provide Financial reports for the Line of Business
Assist in researching GL issues

Experience/Skills:

AS degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience
Fundamental Payroll Professional (FPC)
Multi-state taxation knowledge
5+ years of relevant experience in payroll
Excellent organization skills, detail-oriented, oral and written communication skills
Must be able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
Advance computer skills: Microsoft Excel
Prior UKG Pro experience, highly desirable

The anticipated base salary for this position is $78,000 - $98,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

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2/7

Lead Test Automation Engineer

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Lead Test Automation Engineer

The lead Test Automation Engineer works to develop testing framework, automated test scenarios, identify defects for faster and reliable feature deployment across SPE applications.

The role requires a deep background in scripting, execution and reporting using test automation using Python, Javascripts, Typescript, Java, Terraform etc. In addition to this, expertise in using Robot framework, Selenium, Playwright, or any other open-source tools is a must.

The role will establish and employ Continuous Integration and Deployment practices for the Enterprise using cloud-native managed services and DevOps tools. They must have experience using Jenkins, AWS or Azure cloud platform for running test scripts.

The role will be responsible for quickly adapting to unique application team requirements, excellent problem-solving skill using latest technology platform, cross functional team collaboration, and showcase clear communication skills across the team.

Key Responsibilities:

Implement test framework for SPE applications by identifying, scripting, and executing test scenarios
Identify defects and report them for *** ter visibility across the team
Collaborate with DevOps Team for continuous integration
Work with SPE application during planning phase as part of Agile Methodology
Collaborate with offshore team for team building and troubleshooting
Lead communication proactively to accomplish deliverables

Qualifications:

7-10 years of experience in Robot Framework, Playwright, Selenium or any open-source other testing framework. In addition to this having similarity with Agile methodology is a must.
Diverse experience in constructing CI/CD pipelines, Terraform scripting for AWS platform, API testing.
7-10 years of experience writing code in Python, Java, Javascript, or Typscript for problem solving.
Knowledge on AWS or Azure cloud support is essential
Excellent analytical communication skills for cross platform collaboration across various technical and business groups.
Bachelor's Degree is preferred

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

1/25

Manager, Domestic Distribution Finance

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Manager, Domestic Distribution Finance

*** Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services, and technologies.

*** Television operates dozens of wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies around the world. SPE's Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, *** Animation, Stage 6 Films, *** International Productions, and *** Classics.

*** Television (SPT) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing, distributing, and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating a robust portfolio of wholly-owned and joint-venture production companies across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a *** Entertainment Company.

Manager, Domestic Distribution Finance

Reporting into Executive Director of Finance, the Manager, Domestic Distribution Finance is accountable for all aspects of FP&A responsibilities to support the team managing all planning processes of the US Distribution business. The individual will collaborate with commercial partners to understand business performance and direction and effectively articulate commercial drivers and context to management and finance stakeholders throughout the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of process improvement, comfort working with multiple financial and planning systems, excellent analytical, collaboration, presentation, and communication skills.

The followings are the core responsibilities related to businesses with over $1 billion in revenue but are not limited to:

Support the finance team that is responsible for P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet planning processes related to US Distribution sales of SPE Content. This includes coordination, review, and analysis of actual, planning (mid-range plan, quarterly forecast, and budget), investment / commitment approvals, ad hoc and KPI management reporting, utilizing a critical-thinking lens as well as managing the variance explanations with a root-cause analysis
In the near term, partner with FP&A colleagues across the company (distribution, production, corporate) to significantly reduce the duration of our quarterly forecast cycles, creating opportunities for increased collaboration with commercial partners and value-add analyses.
Support monthly close of US TVD P&L and cash flow, providing SPE management with financial results review shortly after monthly, quarterly and year end close, including an analysis of budget/forecast to actual results, trend analysis or other important commercial context & insights
Work in partnership with Sales Planning and Content Strategy, review title ultimates quarterly and provide recommendations to management
Work closely with sales and sales planning teams to understand market environment and deal expectations to effectively communicate commercial drivers to finance management and stakeholders outside of distribution
Assist with financial analyses in support of significant new deals, including impact to production divisions
Collaborate with operation to understand and help defining financial targets and goals, further supporting the management in executing financial goals
Develop and implement processes to leverage existing global tools and streamline workflows, transforming legacy manual processes into integrated digital/automated processes & partnering with global finance distribution colleagues to share best practices.
Evaluate long-term company financial metric model, sensitivity analysis & scenario cases for strategic planning
Assess and evaluate financial performance with regard to operational strategic goals, identification of opportunities and mitigate risks and collaborate with management to set KPIs
Perform and manage insightful analyses, reports, and presentations on relevant operating and financial metrics in an easy-to-understand format to executives to i *** uence decision-making
Collaborate, build, and maintain strong relationships with various groups internal / external groups
Efficiently work with cross-functional teams to identify financial value drivers & maintain the highest level of data quality
Complete special projects for operations and finance as necessary.

REQUIREMENTS & PREFERENCES

5+ years Corporate FP&A in *** entertainment and / or management consulting / banking experience
Prior experience in sales distribution finance and/or digital space is preferred
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or other relevant field that demonstrated quantitative orientation
Expert in financial modeling and analysis, including annual budgeting and long-term strategic planning as Corporate FP&A

High proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint with data analytics & ability to translate information / data into insight-driven story telling management report / presentation

Ability to analyze and work with high volume of data from multiple sources
SAP/BPC and/or Essbase/PBCS knowledge preferred. Power BI or Tableau experience a plus

CORE S****S / KEY COMPETENCIES

Experience in transforming legacy manual processes into integrated digital/automated processes, as well as identifying and organizing data to achieve a *** ter outcome for analyses
Able to quickly grasp new concepts, problem solve and communicate with finance and non-finance partners through tactical execution
Ability to operate effectively in a deadline driven environment, managing competing priorities and independently managing projects through completion

Proactive, self-starter and independent thinker, with strong ability to collaborate across team environment
Team player, upbeat, and focused, with a strong passion to learn and succeed
Excellent oral and written communication skills with multiple levels of the organization
Thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment, possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, focus on generating results and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics
Self-motivated, a "get it done" attitude and approach & strong sense of urgency when needed and efficiency in time-management
A strong comfort level with analyzing large datasets and drawing meaningful conclusions/results that add value to the business
Think outside the box & challenge status quo when required by highlighting new trends, improving existing processes or are open to sourcing those ideas from others

Ability to work with all departments of company - multi-cultural workforce
Critical thinking & demonstrated experience in problem solving, making decisions i *** uenced by data and business insights utilizing financial modeling
Great judgement and decisiveness when dealing with deadline-driven, finance-related issues and concerns
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Excellent organization skills, acute attention to detail, ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced and time sensitive environment
Strong follow-through on all projects; ability to bring projects to timely completion with proven track record of meeting deadlines, and taking initiative to make confident and well-informed decisions
Solid accounting / GAAP knowledge - ASC 606 and IFRS a plus

The anticipated base salary for this position is $88,600-$117,400. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

* *** - CA - Culver City Area & ***

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Manager, Production Finance Reporting & Analytics

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Manager, Production Finance Reporting & Analytics

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing high-level industry support of original content production, along with broader content creation through development of our financial accounting and reporting process for original owned productions. This role will have a high degree of interaction with the company's finance leadership, production and executive teams. The candidate must be hands-on, entrepreneurial, passionate about content and physical production, quick-thinking, elastic, able to pivot when necessary, systematic, has impeccable ethics, and is able to juggle multiple and diverse projects with a strong emphasis on organization and an unwavering attention to detail. The candidate will execute on a vision to develop a world class production finance operations team, comprising of its people, systems and policies.

This individual should demonstrate a high aptitude for critical thinking and analysis, tax credit, financial systems and labor/union foundational knowledge. You will be a part of a dynamic and creative SPT Production Finance team working directly with our production business units. The successful candidate will be a strategic partner to management teams enterprise wide. He/she should be extremely comfortable counseling business partners and i *** uencing them towards decisions that have a valued business impact. The successful will work closely with freelance accountants during the course of production to provide compliance support.

Essential Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary administrator for the Summary of Picture Cost (SOPC) platform, ensuring efficient consolidation of cost reports from various productions into a centralized database, while maintaining operational functionality and data integrity.
Guarantee accuracy and timeliness in financial reporting, including regular quality checks and managing deadlines for information submissions from production units. Prepare and distribute an executive summary of financial reports to *** Television (SPT) executive stakeholders.
Maintain effective communication with production finance teams, executive management, and other stakeholders, ensuring alignment and providing critical financial insights for strategic decision-making.
Constantly seek opportunities to improve the SOPC platform and the overall financial reporting and analytics process. Stay abreast of industry trends and technological advancements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and the value of financial insights provided.
Develop deep partnerships with studio technology and research teams to deliver on major cross-functional measurements, testing, and modeling efforts with studio's Data Warehouse.
Build out a "best in class" production data support models.
Develop new data management techniques to improve production cost forecasting.
Liaise with corporate tax, production audit, controllership, production and government relations teams to ensure proper compliance, including refreshing studio documentation and desktop procedures.
Identify and leverage production financial and operations data to develop standardize metrics, data tools and methods to enhance production decision support.
Research and become a subject matter expert all domestic and international production centers.
Participate with Director of Tax Credits and Incentives for C&I planning, production metrics and production data consolidation in support of future initiatives.
Coordinate with production accountants, estimators, finance and legal teams on all tax and incentive matters facing our productions
Maintain knowledge of current industry trends pertaining to television and film production.
Develop and manage production accountant hiring/ recruiting database.
Ensure that the SPT financial controllership and production policies and procedures are uniformly implemented operationally and that payroll/AP/Reporting are in accordance with standards established by SPT.
Support projects pertaining to union MOA updates, rate increases and compliance issues.
Perform ad-hoc projects as required.

Technical Skills:

Advanced experience with Excel and other Microsoft / Apple products.
Inter *** te/Advanced experience with Tableau/PowerBi/MicroStrategy VI tools.
Inter *** te/Advanced knowledge of Global Vista, Movie Magic, PSL, and Smart Accounting products.
SAP experience required.

Basic Qualifications:

Education: BA/BS required (Finance, Quantitative Field or Accounting preferred. CPA, MBA or JD/LLM, a plus)
Candidate must have 4+ years of film and/or television industry production finance or entertainment tax, or management audit experience.

Eligibility Requirements:

Willingness to travel (domestic and international) and work extended hours if needed.
Must be willing to submit to background check.
Must have work authorization to work in the United States.
Must be 18 years or older.
Must be willing to work in Culver City, CA.
Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered.

Desired Characteristics:

Strong communication skills, written / verbal, and ability to interact with employees at all levels, including upper management.
Robust understanding of payroll process, union labor agreements and tax requirements.
Proven ability to lead and manage.
Candidates are required to be highly analytical, as well as strong effective communicators.
High aptitude and enthusiasm for complex problem solving and analysis utilizing financial applications, including great Excel skills.
He/she must thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess a high level of academic curiosity, focus on generating results and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $88,600-$121,700. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

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Gsoc Operator

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

GSOC Operator

The Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) "Operator" is a key member of a team responsible for providing essential ser *** support for all safety, security, and crises impacting *** Entertainment (SPE) facilities, productions, special events, travelers, and personnel on a global scale. Working in a fast-paced and innovative fusion center, Operators are required to possess exceptional analytical and incident management skills. GSOC Operators play an integral role in operational security, facility safety, crisis management, content protection, traveler safety, and overall duty of care, using various security systems and monitoring software to detect and triage critical incidents.

Since the GSOC is a 24/7 operation, this operator role is expected to work the night shift: 10:00pm - 6:30am.

Core Responsibilities

Dispatching and coordinating response to incidents that occur on company premises and/or sites of special interest (e.g., productions, events, etc.), using the appropriate communication methods and tools. Incidents may include but are not limited to fires, trespassers, duress alarms, or medical emergencies.
Review, analyze and escalate, as necessary, intelligence data feeds to help mitigate and report threats to company property, employees, and stakeholders. Serve as a key resource for the Global Threat Analysis team (GTA) for both formal and informal requests for research and analytical support related to global events, geopolitical conditions, and country/city/area situational awareness, and travel safety.
Escalating abnormal conditions involving company infrastructure and/or environmental health and safety to the company's decision makers and impacted stakeholders.
Coordinate emergency response and prepare clear and concise communications to security management and other stakeholders during major incidents. Major incidents include, but are not limited to medical, fire, security, and environmental health and safety events.
Supporting tactical open-source intelligence monitoring efforts during special events, film premieres, production shoots, press junkets, etc.
Monitor and operate various technical security systems including access control, video management, alarm monitoring, CAD systems, and mass-notification tools, to detect and facilitate the response to potential security/safety issues.
Partner with GTA and Crisis Management on global traveler security/duty of care efforts, to include producing and sending Travel Advisories, identifying upcoming travelers, and monitoring high risk travel itineraries.
Support social *** threat monitoring-to include monitoring stream creation and customizations to specific areas of interest and specific client needs. Identify, monitor, and provide notifications (as appropriate) for future events with potential impact to SPE business operations, travelers, productions, or events.
Help produce location risk assessments, talent assessments, crime reports, and incident assessments on a variety of incidents/subjects with potential impact to the safety and security of SPE personnel, business operations, physical assets, and intellectual property.
Curate and regularly update the global distribution list, location coordinates, and POC databases. These resources include but are not limited to Google Earth KMZ files, Anvil, ISOS, Dataminr, and other social *** platforms. Take lead on feature film and TV production location tracking, monitoring, and alerting.
Help identify and escalate crises by activating the Incident Management Team when appropriate or when instructed to do so by S3 Leadership. Operators will also research, draft and deliver situational briefings during the crisis management process (IMT).

Job Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in International Affairs, Business, Emergency Management, Political Science, Criminal Justice, or related field.
1 - 3 Years of experience working in a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC), emergency dispatch center, watch center, or similar command center environment.
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the company in a high pressure and fast paced environment.
Ability to accurately type a minimum of 60 words per minute while entering data or information relayed via radio, phone, or alarm monitoring system into a CAD system.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as operational needs dictate.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $40,700 to $60,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

12/24

Production Manager

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Post Production Manager, Series

The Post Production Manager for Series is responsible for the implementation of Sony Picture Animation's Editorial and Post Production agenda across all series projects. This position requires strong managerial skills and a detailed understanding of Post Production in television/streaming animation.

*** Animation is a pre-production animation studio based in Culver City, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process, and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

Directly oversee and manage all Post Production Management personnel for series, including Post Production Supervisors and Post Production Coordinators
Work with VP and Director of Post to manage SPA series job postings for Editorial and Post, source and review candidates, and facilitate interviews as recommended
Employ Creative Editors & Editorial teams across all shows
Actively collaborate with Post Executives to design and implement departmental standards, guidelines, methodologies, work flows, and best practices for current and upcoming series
Work hands-on with productions during animatic production, assisting the production teams in achieving their schedule and deliverables
Develop schedules and budget needs for a constantly evolving environment
Stay informed of Production, VFX, and Post Production best practices across departments on current productions
Liaise with Line Producer on any changes that are relevant to the budget
Develop and maintain business relationships with ADR, sound, DI, QC, mastering, and archiving vendors as needed
Manage, recommend, and drive securing relevant bids for series Post work, including maintaining an evolving Post vendor database
Act as a liaison *** ween SPA and our distributors ( *** , *** , Max, etc.) to cover topics like distribution, international post, mastering, home entertainment, archiving, etc.
Be the Post Production point person who can drive series post and archiving deliverables to conclusion, even after production staff has rolled off
Balance the staffing needs of current and emerging shows
Assist Development and Marketing departments when they are in need of Editors for one-off projects related to the series in development or production
Partner with Production and Post executives to implement procedures for emerging ***
Keep VP and Director of Post informed of pertinent updates for each series as they evolve

Skills/Qualifications:

Minimum of 8 years Production Management experience in a television or streaming animation environment
Must be able to multitask and work effectively under changing priorities and daily time constraints
Excellent verbal and written skills
Should have a working knowledge of NLE systems, like Avid Systems, Adobe Premiere, Davinci Resolve, and other Adobe applications
Must have both broad and specific knowledge of the many tools and software used in Production and Post
Should be able to work within Google apps, Microsoft Office apps, and budgeting software

The anticipated base salary for this position is $90,000 to $115,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - The Culver *** Office Bldg- CA08

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

12/20

Principal Engineer, M365 Platform Support

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

Principal Engineer, M365 Platform Support

The Principal Engineer will be a Senior member and of a team accountable for the maintenance and management of all SPE Global Messaging Services Infrastructure on MS O365, MS Exchange, MS InTune, MS Teams, SMTP and other Messaging and Collaboration technologies.

Principal Engineer is responsible for providing Infrastructure support functions including problem determination and resolution, technical solution development, policies, procedures and processes governing the use and operation of the company's global Messaging infrastructure assets.

This position requires an emphasis on Infrastructure problem management, project management as well as building and maintaining positive business relationships with the IT Organizations, clients, vendors, and other SONY global O365 support team (SONY GISC NWA). Fulfillment of responsibilities must be performed with a minimum amount of supervision.

Responsibilities:

1. System Engineering Support

Team member on a team of ETS M365 Platform Support Team.
Perform configurations of the Messaging environment (i.e., M365 hybrid environment, SMTP relay systems, InTune Mobility Devices backend, etc.)
Establish standards for Messaging hardware and services for on-prem.
Establish Messaging usage policies and communicate policies to affected audience(s).
Develop performance management procedures for Messaging infrastructure.
Manage and maintain Messaging resources, globally, throughout the enterprise.
Manage IT Staff relationships to insure ser *** levels and availability of all Messaging systems.
Manage outages, identify root cause and resolve all Messaging issues within allowed ser *** levels.

2. IT Operations Support

Primarily responsible for working with SONY global M365 support team to troubleshoot any SPE related O365 suite tools (Exchange online, Exchange Online Archive, Teams, InTune backend)
Primarily responsible for SPE's Production M365 tenant management (Exchange online, Exchange Online Archive, Teams, InTune backend)
Manage outages, identify root cause, and resolve all Messaging issues within allowed ser *** levels.
Participate in the daily production meeting to report the status of production systems.
Participate in the change control, production acceptance and event management processes.
Participate in the development of operational procedures and policies.
Participate in the development of a viable, cost-effective disaster recovery capability.
Develop report monthly statistics and progress against internal and external ser *** levels.
Communicate change requests, issues and resolutions, event status as well other important matters to all areas of IT and customer departments.
Identify, resolve and escalate business issues as appropriate.
Manage after hours and on-call support.
Manage Messaging capacity and provide Messaging utilization statistics to the capacity planner.

3. Develop and maintain project plans for medium to large sized Messaging projects

4. Provide oral and written status reports to IT management and customers

Requirements:

Competencies:

Minimum 8 years employment in the IT industry working with a major systems and vendors.
Minimum 3 years experience with MS 365 Cloud environment required.
Minimum 7 years experience as a Messaging administrator including Mobile Messaging and Collaboration experience such as BES, Active Sync, IM/OCS,
Minimum 3 years experience with Microsoft Exchange required.
Minimum 5 years experience with Microsoft ForeFront, and other SMTP relay systems.
Experience with Email Archiving and Exchange Migration Tools is a plus.
Two or more years of entertainment experience is a plus.
Bachelor degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Domino, Exchange, and BES Certifications are a plus.

Knowledge of:

Enterprise Messaging Administration (Microsoft M365)
Mail System troubleshooting, performance tuning.
Alternate Routing Administration, configuration, management, and support.
Experience with various Messaging operations tools, performance monitoring tools, diagnostics tools.
Experience in large heterogeneous Messaging Infrastructure environment

Skill In:

Strong interpersonal skills are required. Ability to work effectively with team members, clients and other areas of the IT environment
Strong written and oral communications
Excellent problem solving abilities, strong decision making skills and make sound judgment decisions.

Ability To:

Work effectively with team members, clients and other areas of IT
Handle multiple tasks and be flexible in a fast paced environment
Deliver on time

The anticipated base salary for this position is $115,500-$186,200. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

* *** - CA - Culver City Area & ***

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

10/26

Ediscovery Case Lead

Culver City, CA Details

Full Time

eDiscovery Case Lead

The eDiscovery Case Lead will report to the Executive Director of Legal Technology and Services and be part of the *** ' Global Investigative Services team. The qualified candidate will have eDiscovery case management and operational experience. The Case Lead will manage communications of cases/projects and provide technical support to reviewers. In addition, the Case Lead will assist with managing and implementing eDiscovery and investigative initiatives and programs.

Job Responsibilities:

Perform eDiscovery case management and coordination of operational tasks
Liaise with eDiscovery case point of contacts
Support team tasks including; initial case creation processes, creating forensic collections, processing evidence, review workspace setup
Analyze and review eDiscovery workflows for efficiency and process improvements
Maintain eDiscovery and other technical documentation
Provide technical knowledge and resources to appropriate departments
Assist with evaluation of new products to integrate into existing workflows

Requirements:

BS/BA Degree and 2-4 years of related experience OR 3-5 years work experience
Expertise in the EDRM process
Proficiency in review platforms including Relativity
Must be able to independently interface and work with internal and external lawyers, IT teams, and other Investigative Services personnel
Good verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of analytic steps including TAR & Threading
Ability to work on a fast paced, dynamic team
Position requires minimal on-call availability
Good sense of humor

Preferred:

Experience with managing multiple projects in parallel
Experience with DSAR (GDPR/CPRA) case requirements
Working experience and workflow knowledge of processing tools including Nuix
RCA or similar Review platform certification is preferred
Corporate/In-House legal experience is preferred
Driven technology enthusiast with ability to self-learn about new technology topics
Experience with O365 and Google Business
Familiarity with local and remote forensic collections (iOS, Android, Microsoft O365, Google Business, Mac, Windows, Slack)

The anticipated base salary for this position is $86,000 - $114,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

* *** Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

USA - Culver City - Studio Lot - CA01

This is not an exclusive Staff Me Up job. This partner requires you to apply on its own site.

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