Coordinator, International Sales Strategy & Planning

Job Description

Summary of Position

Lionsgate is currently seeking a Coordinator, International Sales Strategy & Planning to report to the Director, Sales Strategy & Planning in the Worldwide TV Sales department. Their primary responsibility will be to support Lionsgate's international SVOD sales team's negotiations from inception through deal closure. The Sales Strategy & Planning team collaborates across multiple business units including Operations, Legal, Finance, Accounting, and the international local sales units and this role will play a meaningful part in coordinating vital communication across all divisions. This is an ideal role for someone looking to learn the details of the Film and TV distribution industry as well as Lionsgate's general studio business as a whole.

Responsibilities
• Leverage Lionsgate's internal resources to recommend efficient ways to monetize under-utilized content

• Coordinate out to market plans and track pitch progress for all new television series and first run films

• Project future revenue by analyzing historical revenue/sales generated as well as current market conditions

• Lead administration of International SVOD deals, including tracking deadlines, drafting notices, and communicating information to clients

• Oversee the development and execution of all library features negotiations for SVOD team

• Assist in creation and presentation of decks to upper-level management

• Provide input on large-scale international film library acquisitions (e.g. recent eOne purchase)

• Analysis for and sales support of ongoing international SVOD negotiations from initial title availing strategy through final legal paperwork execution

• Track new theatrical releases and acquisitions for inclusion in international output deals

• Liaise with servicing and operations, delivery, rights management, accounting, and finance teams, among others

• Track and review renewal opportunities in the SVOD market

• Ad hoc requests

Qualifications and Skills
• 1-2 years of related experience preferred

• The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with strong attention to detail and organizational skills

• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced deadline driven environment while handling competing priorities

• Experience in the Film & Television Business

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe suite, and Tableau

• A college degree with an emphasis in Business preferred

Nice to Haves
• Hard Skills (Excel/PowerPoint/Modeling)

• Ability to juggle multiple projects

• Interest in sales planning/strategy (not client facing sales role)

• Experience with contract analysis

Business Unit Overview

Lionsgate Television

Lionsgate Television is one of the foremost third-party suppliers of premium scripted series to streaming, broadcast and cable platforms alike while also serving as a prolific supplier of premium content to Starz. Drawing upon its production partnerships with many of the top content creators, it supplies dozens of scripted series to more than 20 different network partners. With a reputation for creating ''brand-defining'' shows for a diverse range of platforms, Lionsgate Television has produced and distributed the iconic long-running series Mad Men, one of the most acclaimed shows in television history, the ground-breaking Orange is the New Black, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Nashville, Dear White People and many others while continuing to develop strong slates of acclaimed new series. Lionsgate also operates a robust in-house unscripted television business partnering with a diverse array of linear and streaming platforms. Lionsgate television series have garnered 238 Emmy® nominations, 38 Emmys®, 66 Golden Globe® nominations and nine Golden Globe® wins.

The Lionsgate Television Group collaborates closely with the Company's other television businesses, including Debmar-Mercury, a leading producer and syndicator of evergreen game and talk shows, Pilgrim Media, one of the top producers of unscripted series, and 3 Arts Entertainment, a leading talent management and production company that has become a major television production partner and a source of top talent for all of the Company's businesses. The Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group licenses the Company's feature film and television slates, 17,000-title film and television library, one of the largest in the world, and Starz's original programming slate to nearly every major OTT and linear platform through a global network of deep customer relationships.

Compensation

$50,000

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4nwoy-3-137-169-81-42 in your application.