Literary Scouting Assistant
Floren Shieh Productions
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 6/5/2015 1:29:00 PM PST
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Floren Shieh Productions is looking for a Full-Time Assistant in New York. Founded by Aimee Shieh and Clay Floren in 2009, it is a literary scouting company that consults for numerous major Los Angeles-based production companies and studios.
Additionally, Floren Shieh produces films independently from its consulting clients. To date, the company has produced: Girls Against Boys, a New York-set revenge thriller from writer/director Austin Chick (XX/XY, August), which premiered opening night at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival and was released theatrically by Anchor Bay; The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, a hard-hitting drama co-produced with Alicia Keys that stars Jennifer Hudson, Anthony Mackie, Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright and newcomer Skylan Brooks, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was subsequently released by Lionsgate; a horror-comedy entitled Bad Milo, which was Executive Produced along with the Duplass Brothers and premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival and was theatrically distributed by Magnolia Pictures; The Reconstruction of William Zero, a sci-fi drama from writer-director Dan Bush and producer Alex Motlagh (the team behind the 2007 Sundance Film Festival hit The Signal), which premiered at the 2014 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal; Shelter, a devastating drama written and directed by actor Paul Bettany, starring his Oscar-winning wife Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie; Lost In The Sun, a Texas-set crime drama starring Josh Duhamel and newcomer Josh Wiggins (Hellion, Max), written and directed by Trey Nelson and currently in post-production. Projects in development include: Jubilee, a Southern comedy written by K.C. Perry and co-produced by Jane Startz Productions; Only, a dystopian drama by Takashi Doscher and co-produced by Ineffable Pictures.
The ideal candidate will be a smart, driven self-starter with experience in the publishing and/or entertainment industries (including internships).The candidate will be working largely on the literary scouting side of the business, and will be expected to aid in tracking books, articles, plays and other material for film and TV adaptation, maintaining the company's extensive database, generating daily reports, reading manuscripts and screenplays, writing coverage, and interacting with our clients. Attention to detail is crucial, as are communication and organization skills. The position also requires general administrative duties: scheduling, handling phones, meetings/travel, expense reports, and other general office management.
Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Floren Shieh is located in the heart of Manhattan's Flatiron District.