Development Associate Interim

This is a Full Time Job

Development Associate â€'' Interim (mat cover)

Responsibilities

Division: Universal International Studios
Job Title: Development Associate â€'' Interim (mat cover)
Location: London
Reports into: Tom Coan, Executive Producer

DIVISION PROFILE â€'' UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS

Universal International Studios , a division of Universal Studio Group, is home to global talent and delivers award-winning content to millions across the globe. Based in London, the business' in-house production companies include: Carnival Films (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom), Monkey Kingdom (The Real Housewives of Cheshire & Jersey, Made in Chelsea), Working Title Television (We Are Lady Parts, Everything I Know About Love), Australian-based Matchbox Pictures (Stateless, Clickbait), and Heyday Television (The Capture, Clickbait). Universal International Studios also houses a London and LA-based scripted unit that develops and produces original series (Hanna, Dodger). It comprises a global formats group and partners with third party production companies, broadcasters, networks and platforms to make global hit shows (Transplant, Pretty Hard Cases). The studio also backs Tony Ayres Productions (TAP) (Clickbait, Fires) and owns an equity stake in Lark Productions (The Glass Hotel).

Bringing stories to the world is at the heart of what we do. As a studio we are committed to a more ambitious and inclusive future, determined to ensure we are a place where our people and talent are proud to work and can flourish and thrive in. Our values speak to who we are, what we do successfully as a global business, and our commitment to being actively inclusive.

We're Ambitious For Our Future We're In It Together We're Actively Inclusive

OVERVIEW â€'' ROLE PURPOSE

An interim Development Associate is required to provide full creative and administrative support to Executive Producer Tom Coan, building and maintaining his slate of projects under the umbrella of Universal International Studios.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Supporting the Executive Producer in the generation of new ideas - identifying IP and original ideas for development
• Developing scripts, treatments and other story documents with writers/directors, pitching them internally to studio executives, and externally to broadcasters and agents
• Proactively engaging with stakeholders, writers, directors, producers, agents and broadcasters, and being able to maintain those relationships independently
• Writing detailed and comprehensive notes for writers as well as actively participating in script/story meetings and story conferences
• Compiling writers lists, identifying top tier talent for specific projects
• Coordinating and updating the development slate, and ensuring that current projects are being tracked and pushed forward
• Providing creative input, script analysis, notes and coverage of new material
• Researching and meeting new talent as well as maintaining tracking lists
• Researching and compiling information regarding international markets, talent and IP
• Participating in the studios book call, tracking submissions from the studios book scout and identifying potential new projects
• Liaising with Business Affairs and ensuring any new business is filed and signed off correctly
• Helping coordinate local and international business activity, as well as coordinating both your own and the Executive Producer's diaries
• Basic administration â€'' maintaining google docs, files, expenses and everything related to the day-to-day running of CoanCo

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelors degree
• Development and/or script editing experience within a studio, network, agency or production company
• Understanding of production, international co-productions and financing
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Understand needs of networking
• Able to work well under pressure
• Must be a team player
• Good Microsoft office skills

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the company.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove they are eligible to work in the United Kingdom.

Qualifications/Requirements
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