Title:                Executive Director, Unscripted Production

Division/Dept: SPT Production/ Latin America & US Hispanic

Location:         Mexico City, Mexico

General Summary:

As part of Sony Pictures Television International Production’s worldwide network of television production companies, SPT Production Latin America & US Hispanic develops, produces and coproduces scripted and non-scripted, Spanish language programming for cable, broadcast, and SVOD clients in the US Hispanic and Latin American markets.  With 3 offices serving the region (Miami, Bogota, Mexico City), SPT Latin America offers a variety of flexible content and business models to its clients.

SPT is looking for an Executive Director, Unscripted Production.   This role will report directly to the SVP & MD, Production Latin America/USH for Sony Pictures Television, Latin America.

The Executive Director, Unscripted Production will follow up on pitches, manage budgets, cashflow schedules and delivery on all programs across the region.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Attach as appropriate writers, directors, producers to projects to enhance prospective sales to networks and distribution platforms.

• Oversee a team/crew in production.
• Manage talent and creative in production capacity on newly developed shows.

• Build and maintain relationships among artist reps and managers, music & tv executives, publicists, producers, production crew and vendors.
• Create and administrate budgets
• Optimize budget spent in productions
• Staff projects
• Lead the vendors selection and negotiation
• Keep up with technical advances, postproduction and market uses
• Improve workflows

Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong analytical capabilities and judgment
• Ability to work proactively, independently, and reliably under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong sense of urgency and the ability to juggle multiple, competing priorities.
• Ability to pivot quickly and fluidly, think practically and be solution oriented.
• Strong existing relationships with vendors, agents, producers, etc.
• Highly collaborative and the ability to work well with others.
• Self-motivated
• Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
• Ability to multitask and manage complex projects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Spanish and English

Experience and Knowledge:  

• The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of production management experience in tv, ideally with some experience working specifically in the light entertainment space, minimum of 5 years of experience managing large teams.
• Experience working with multinational company.
• Knowledge of all industry standard budgeting software, including Movie Magic.
• Fluent in Spanish and English

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.

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