Senior Vice President, Unscripted Studio - Production

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning nearly 40 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world's most recognizable media brands and a leading global creator of multi-genre content across broadcast, streaming, digital and emerging platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and bold storytelling, the company is committed to reaching audiences where they are through a platform- and format-agnostic approach to developing, testing and scaling intellectual property worldwide. FOX Entertainment consists of three core business units. The FOX Television Network, which encompasses its flagship linear platform and streaming partnerships with Hulu and FOX One, is home to hit series including The Simpsons, The Masked Singer, Doc, Memory of a Killer, Fear Factor: House of Fear, The Floor and Hell's Kitchen. FOX Entertainment Studios, operates the in-house scripted and unscripted studios behind series such as Animal Control, Best Medicine, The Faithful, and The Way Home, as well as Bento Box Entertainment with animated hits such as Hazbin Hotel and Krapopolis; Studio Ramsay Global with Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service and Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars; entertainment studio TMZ; and the independent film label Tideline. FOX Entertainment Global is the company's worldwide content sales and distribution arm. As part of its evolution into a modern next-gen studio, FOX Entertainment is expanding its digital storytelling ecosystem with investments across vertical video with Holywater, Chain's experiential storytelling, podcasting with Meet Cute, a two-way content pipeline with HarperCollins Publishing, and creator-led formats through the newly formed FOX Creator Studios. Through these strategic initiatives, the company is investing earlier in emerging ideas and new forms of audience engagement, while maintaining the ability to grow successful concepts into premium franchises across broadcast, streaming and global platforms. A prolific content creator and production partner, FOX Entertainment collaborates with leading studios, creators, and platforms worldwide to produce and distribute premium content at scale across broadcast, streaming, and digital ecosystems, while continuing to grow its portfolio of owned IP and next-generation storytelling formats.

JOB DESCRIPTION

With a strong pipeline of returning franchises and bold new formats coming down the line, Fox Entertainment Studios is in search of a Senior Vice President, Unscripted Studio - Production to shepherd its unscripted slate to air, ensuring the delivery of shows with the highest levels of entertainment and production value - on budget and on schedule.

We are looking for a leader who can take a complicated concept and simplify the process, working closely with creators and colleagues to champion shows and bring them to life. This executive will have deep knowledge of the unscripted production process from bottom to top - casting and field production through story, post and delivery - and the instincts to balance the creative ambition of each show against the financial resources available to produce it.

The Senior Vice President will join an innovative leadership team that isn't afraid to take calculated risks and experiment with content and production models. This is an untapped opportunity to be nimble, thoughtful, and innovative about how the content the studio creates comes to life and reaches audiences across platforms domestically and abroad.

Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace for a minimum of four (4) days per week is an essential function of the position. The selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee all aspects of physical production across a high-volume portfolio of concurrent unscripted series, returning multi-season franchises and paid development

• Oversee integration and product placement deals on shows, vetting network and platform approval on all terms

• Oversee productions made with external production companies and partners - assessing and approving each partner's production plan, budget, schedule and staffing, and holding them to Fox's creative, technical, legal, cost and delivery standards from greenlight through final delivery

• Oversee risk management and insurance for both corporate and production

• Provide insight and guidance to efficiently resolve creative, production and post-production hurdles, successfully balancing the creative needs of the shows with the financial resources available to produce them

• Work closely with showrunners, executive producers, line producers and key department heads to ensure shows are produced at the highest quality within the constraints of budget and schedule

• Innovate new unscripted production models and partnerships that speak to today's business realities - including domestic and international productions and co-productions - to protect margin without compromising on screen

• Build the production plan, budgets, calendars, and assumptions for every project

• Manage and oversee all line producers to ensure they are hitting milestones, on budget and on schedule

• Negotiate budgets with network and platform production executives. Partner with development and current teams to build budgets for new shows and paid development

• Supervise series physical production and delivery schedules and cost reports in accordance with each network's and platform's deliverable requirements. Track costs and create cost reporting for the development and finance teams

• Hire, supervise, and mentor a team of production executives, line producers, EICs, production managers, and freelancers; build credibility and strong working relationships across the organization

• Collaborate across departments to strategize, develop systems, problem-solve, and ensure company resources are maximized across the full slate

• Partner with Finance to ensure proper cash flow, funding, and cost reporting on all projects

• Partner with Business & Legal Affairs to negotiate network and platform deals, talent and producer contracts, staffing agreements and access agreements as needed

• Partner with Production Legal to anticipate and manage legal and clearance issues

• Partner with Current Programming to ensure a smooth handoff at greenlight and maintain brand and format integrity throughout the production lifecycle

• Run and continually optimize the studio's production and post-production operation - studio and stage space, edit bays, equipment and gear - that serves the full slate, maximizing utilization, revenue and margin across shows

• Supervise, secure, track, and manage all state and international tax incentive programs on eligible shows, including financial reporting and auditing

• Lead international co-productions and the physical production of FAE-owned global formats across territories - partnering with local producers and broadcasters (e.g., TF1, ProSieben) to deliver Fox-owned IP to spec, on budget in every market

• Identify production challenges and risks and work with the appropriate teams to resolve issues, streamline processes, and foster innovation

• Stay on top of key industry trends and identify opportunities. In concert with senior leadership, evaluate opportunities for increasing revenue and margin across the studio

• Drive operational excellence - ensuring systems are in place to direct and control costs, measure key financial and performance metrics, and identify opportunities for optimization

• Participate in the analysis and development of new ideas, formats, and pitches, bringing a producer's lens to what each concept will take to execute

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 15+ years of progressive production experience culminating in a senior executive role (SVP/EVP/Head of Production level) at a major unscripted studio, production group or group of networks, with responsibility for a high-volume slate
• Demonstrated knowledge of production from bottom to top: field production, postproduction, story structure, and staff management
• A track record of delivering marquee, tentpole formats and returning multi- season franchises - competition and game shows, culinary and lifestyle, celebrity-reality, docuseries, talk and live/event - at the highest quality yet cost-effectively, including re-engineering and refreshing recurring seasons to keep long-running brands strong
• Direct experience on large-scale competition and culinary franchises of the kind that anchor Fox's slate is a distinct advantage.
• Progressive, executive-level experience producing a wide variety of high-quality, boundary-pushing content that breaks through. Able to skillfully produce high quality yet cost-effective productions that are creatively synonymous with Fox Entertainment content.
• Able to innovate new production models and partnerships that speak to the reality of today's business models
• Proven history of applying seasoned business judgment in creative decision- making strategies
• Combination of right brain/left brain thinking. Someone who can speak the language of creatives and can also manage the business and bring discipline and process to the operation.
• Process-driven; functions tactically and with great detail within the production/postproduction process
• Significant experience in contract negotiation, staffing agreements, licensing, rights and clearances, and state/international tax incentives.
• Proven builder of teams - has recruited, developed, and led a bench of production executives, line producers, EICs and production managers, not merely staffed individual shows.
• Effective communicator who can ensure seamless communication with other departments to ensure quality control, timely delivery of shows, higher reliability, etc.
• Strong, established relationships with key players in the entertainment industry including talent, agents, production companies, producers, etc.
• Ability to manage outside producers, build credibility and strong working relationships with other internal executives, and generate commitment to goals
• Track record and reputation for conducting business with the highest standards of integrity and ethics.
• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to manage multiple priorities, personalities, agendas, deadlines, and rapidly changing circumstances
• Leverage ideas, people, and resources for maximum results
• Able to balance strategy formulation with execution; great attention to detail and follow-through
• Track record of tenacity in the face of obstacles, with the ability to adapt and be resourceful in unanticipated situations
• Able to identify crucial priorities and develop the plans and resource allocations to achieve them
• Organized and Dependable: Highly organized with a sharp eye and a passion for nailing the details from casting to field to post
• Can be depended on to deliver projects on schedule and without errors, and to take ownership
• Strong work ethic and multitasking skills
• Live equally in the creative and the tactical spheres
• Has the focus, drive and execution skills to guide a show to its highest potential while managing disparate stakeholders, teams and personalities - and, above
• all, can execute
• Able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment on multiple projects in various stages of production simultaneously; performs under pressure and balances strategy formulation with execution
• Reaches out to peers and cooperates with talent, colleagues, and partners to build a collegial and collaborative working environment
• Understands that great ideas can come from anywhere; has a constrained ego, follows through on commitments, and often solicits feedback
• Can-do attitude with demonstrated tenacity and willingness to go the distance. Highly driven and energetic; exhibits genuine passion and excitement for the work
• Loves the business of entertainment; an avid TV watcher with a strong point of view on where television and content are

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Craft credibility that commands the respect of top talent, showrunners and crews - Emmy-caliber recognition or comparable standing in the unscripted community

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.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $275,000.00-350,000.00 annually. 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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