- Job Requirements: This is a remote job.
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Additional Requirements:
- Do you have experience as a non-scripted development executive at a major production company?
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Mission Control Media, producers of NBC’s Emmy-winning “Hollywood Game Night”, Syfy’s “Face Off”, E!’s “The Soup” and Netflix’s “First and Last” are seeking a Director of Development to offer creative and organizational support in developing and selling new unscripted television projects.
Tasks
· Create new concepts for unscripted shows.
· Source talent to build projects around.
· Solicit, review and discern third-party pitches from agencies, production companies, producers, and/or talent.
· Write treatments, sizzle scripts and prepare polished presentations (pitch decks, one-sheets, sizzles, etc).
· Track projects in development, incoming and outgoing pitches.
· Spearhead research for projects, including locations, participants, hosts and possible segments.
· Give thoughtful notes on sizzle edits and incoming pitches.
· Interface with executives at networks and streamers, agencies and talent as requested.
· Participate in activities needed to support the management functions of the MCM development team.
· Attend and participate in pitches as required.
Qualifications
· At least 3 years of experience developing and pitching as part of a non-scripted/alternative development team, or with a combination of developing and producing unscripted content.
· Strong writing skills and experience in designing and preparing treatments, presentation decks and sizzles for selling unscripted programming.
· Relationships with potential production partners, agents and buyers.
· An awareness of trends in popular culture, current affairs, talent, reality programming as well as the business side of the entertainment industry.
· A sense of high-quality unscripted production.
· Strong grasp of all unscripted genres.
· Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment, to take on board and run with constructive criticism without concern for ego.
· Proficiency in Keynote for creating professional, eye-catching pitch decks.
· Basic skills in shooting, editing, Photoshop.
· Organized approach to individual projects, and to managing multiple projects at once.