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Wired seeks a head of studio

February 15, 2020

Posted by Chris Roush

Condé Nast is seeking a Senior Development Executive to launch and drive the content output of Wired Studios by identifying, developing and exploiting new and existing IP across a variety of media.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Identify magazine and digital IP that has potential for exploitation in other media, particularly long-form scripted and unscripted series and film
  • Identify editorial content at the earliest possible phase for development in other (non-print) media
  • Work with content editors, Condé Nast Entertainment executives and external agencies to create a road map for achieving the brand’s 3-5 year media strategy
  • Mine brand archives for IP to exploit through scripted and unscripted development opportunities
  • Work with business affairs and legal teams to clarify and secure underlying rights to potentially valuable IP
  • Lead internal development process and work with CNE executives and agencies to create a market strategy for selected IP
  • Communicate closely with external stakeholders during each step of the development/sales/production process:
    • Work through and supervise implementation of each step (e.g., attaching writer and developing material, packaging talent and taking to market, supervising production through delivery, etc.)
  • Create and oversee Development and Production grids to track IP progress
    • Development: inception through sale
    • Current: pre-production through delivery
  • Liaise with publication and outside studios, platforms and industry-related groups
  • Stay up-to-date on industry trends and translate those trends to development/sales opportunities
  • Maintain relationships with key creators and talent in the industry

DESIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience as an executive in TV/Film development/production
  • Significant experience in developing and packaging TV/Film projects
  • Knowledge of and affinity for Wired’s brand, material and talent
  • Relationships with TV talent and buyers is valuable, but not essential
  • Self-starter — Has initiative and ability to create opportunity
  • Collaborative — Works well in groups; open, honest, non-territorial
  • Communicative — Adept at keeping disparate stakeholders informed and involved in decision making
  • Detail/Process-Oriented — Able to organize and disseminate myriad types of information in a comprehensible way
  • Multi-tasker — Can aptly handle multiple projects with different deadlines and needs
  • Problem-solver — Able to identify, facilitate and resolve the different issues on each project and the needs of the NY and LA teams

To apply, go here.

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