Wired seeks a head of studio

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.