Senior Manager, Unscripted Development- BET
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The BET Unscripted Development department is seeking a Senior Manager based out of the Hollywood office to bring a steady flow of quality ideas, projects and formats to the network. Specific responsibilities include:
• Creating and developing new programming ideas specific to the BET audience
• Taking pitch meetings and help develop pitched projects in line with the network mandate
• Building and maintaining relationships in the creative community, including writers, directors, producers, talent, managers, agents etc.
• Overseeing casting initiatives and research into new worlds that are of interest to the BET audience
• Serving as the internal executive in charge of development projects including, but not limited to, paper development, sizzle production, presentation tape development and production, and pilots
• Working alongside our Series to team to help guide development projects into series production
• Staying abreast of the competitive landscape and entertainment marketplace
• Maintaining and updating contact sheets, calendars, draft agreements, budgets, creative for shows and act as liaison between
• Productions and other internal departments
• Participating in weekly meetings to give updates to other departments on upcoming shows, answering questions, and communicating
• their production needs
Basic Qualifications
• 5 years’ experience in development in a network or a production company; or have 5 years reality TV producing experience with a strong desire to transition to development
Additional Qualifications
• Established history of personally creating and developing successful show ideas
• Experience with unscripted based shows of all formats
• Proven strong knowledge of television, pop-culture, comedy and emerging trends from the past to the present
• Proven strong understanding of the BET brand and African American audience