VP - Scripted Programming

AMC Global Media is a premier destination for passionate and engaged fan communities worldwide, featuring streaming services AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and HIDIVE, cable networks AMC, BBC America, Independent Film Company, Sundance TV and We TV, and distribution labels Independent Film Company and RLJE Films. We also operate AMC Studios, AMC Networks International, and other production and distribution services.

Location:

Santa Monica, CA – Production Services team.

• Oversee development and current production of select scripted series.
• Determine creative strategy for projects and administer creative notes to show runners, writers, and producers on all outlines, scripts, and cuts of current series.
• Read and evaluate submissions for staffing, and approve recommendations from junior executives.
• View material for directors and approve recommendations from junior executives.
• Provide constructive creative feedback on all script drafts for projects in development, in conjunction with collective notes from the development team.
• Track, solicit, evaluate and procure scripted programming for development, including fielding pitches from producers and scouting potential IP (books, comics, etc.) to option and develop.
• Build and maintain relationships with talent (writers, producers, directors, actors, authors, filmmakers, playwrights).
• Identify and track creators and future show runners, and actively pursue business with them.
• Serve as primary liaison to other departments including Marketing, Press & Shareholder Relations, Research, and Business Affairs.
• Participate in senior level meetings with production and business affairs.
• Make decisions on key hires for development and production.
• Manage junior and administrative-level executives, mentoring and guiding the department.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10–15 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to maintain productive relationships with industry contacts, including agents, studios, writers, and production companies.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
• Fiscal responsibility.
• Thoughtful, persuasive, and charismatic.
• Highly creative.
• Ability to work well in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Good knowledge of television, literature, and film.

Preferred:

• Thorough knowledge of marketing tactics, media research, and the interactive marketplace.

Base compensation: $175,000 – $200,000, commensurate with experience.

Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401(k) Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Services, subject to eligibility requirements.

The Company offers flexibility to work from home one day per week.

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