Vice President, Production - Fox Alternative Entertainment

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell’s Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment’s long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX Alternative Entertainment is looking for a Vice President, Production to join their team!

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review all development, specials, pilot and series budgets when new projects are ordered
• Review all potential overages and breakage budgets
• Review all cost reports for auditable budgets to help determine any payment advances
• Find multi-show efficiencies across production, casting, etc.
• Review and analyze all P&L’s
• Liaison between BA, programming, and producers
• Liaison w/production Line Producers/EICs
• Discuss/negotiate with producers and implementation of Network notes/comments/suggestions/revisions to each budget
• Create budgets/estimates for new shows (including those developed in-house) to estimate network’s potential financial commitment
• Identify, interview, and cultivate relationships with EIC’s for current and future projects
• Maintain awareness of development budget spends and development deadlines and options
• Manage and maintain post-production requests/overages/extra hours
• Manage trade out/integration dollars
• Oversee Risk budgets
• Oversee production on any in-house development materials, including hiring crews, editors, creative producers, etc.
• Provide auditor with relevant production documents for audit
• Coordinate with auditor and make recommendations regarding disallowances
• Coordinate with producers each season to obtain production calendars, schedules and contact sheets and distribute internally and to risk team
• Attend show tapings on behalf of the Network regarding
• Maintain production binders with final approved budgets and breakage approvals, production and post-calendars, contacts, etc.
• Tax credits
• Work with production to suggest and secure tax-friendly locations
• Follow-up with productions to facilitate & ensure full refunds
• Communicate with internally union/guild guides to avoid any potential concerns
• Create and maintain the Alternative all production calendar

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 10+ years of experience as a production executive

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Network experience

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

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Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $185,500.00-250,000.00 annually for California. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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