Head of Movie Production/Original Programming

This is a Full Time Job

Located in Irvine, Ca. This position is accountable for cultivating new relationships with distributors, producers, and content providers of all types, and is directly accountable for multi-million dollar revenue contributions, including finding investors or sponsors for original content for two new television networks and for our motion pictures for theatrical distribution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned
• Identify new business opportunities in content verticals including, but not limited to, the arts, publishing, cable, broadcast, network, OTT, music, sports, comedy, theatrical and Broadway
Oversee multiple productions, including pre, production, and post
• Reinforce existing, critical relationships with content providers
• Discover and foster business opportunities for monetizing content in both domestic and international marketplaces
• Lead programming and content negotiations through customized project deal structures that have positive economic impacts on Carl Jackson Entertainment revenues, expenses, strategic financial objectives and profitability
• Establish and achieve approved revenue objectives
• Collaborate with Business Affairs to negotiate long-term agreements
• Assist in annual Programming budget creation
• Work efficiently and effectively with internal Operations, Marketing and Finance personnel
• Formulate and execute strategies for content offerings from acquisition and scheduling to footprint and ticket price
• Bring passion and energy to creating new content experiences for audiences

Competencies
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, strategic thinking and communication skills
• Solid internal and external relationship skills
• Empathize and serve key audiences
• Budget and P&L management
• Ability to prioritize daily and long-term projects and responsibilities

Education/Experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; MBA preferred
• A minimum of 10 years professional experience in entertainment, television or cinema-related businesses with a keen understanding of licensing terms, rights and guilds
• Proven track record of identifying and developing new business opportunities and bringing such opportunities to negotiated conclusion and successful execution
• Expertise in leading negotiations of multi-million dollar agreements with major cable networks, post cable networks, broadcasters and content providers

Work Environment
This position will operate in either a professional office on campus or home-based office environment.

Travel
This position requires periodic travel to CJE events as well as other travel as business necessitates.

About Carl Jackson Entertainment, LLC
Carl Jackson Entertainment operates as a multimedia production and distribution company. It engages in film and television production. The company was founded in 2002 in Dallas, Texas.