filmmakers

Manage scheduling and coordinate meetings. Create and maintain tracking grids. Review incoming submissions and provide creative notes.

Keen creative eye, a passion for storytelling, and a hunger to connect with writers, filmmakers and emerging talent.

Coordinating meetings, appointments, and calls with clients, executives, and industry professionals. Conducting script reads and providing thoughtful notes, as well as reviewing other creative materials.

Coordinate and manage the Producer’s schedule, setting up meetings and calls with industry professionals, high-level executives, and filmmakers.

Provide thoughtful and thorough coverage on scripts, treatments, and pitches. Assist the development team in evaluating potential projects and offering creative input.

Read scripts, evaluate talent, and find material. Gain knowledge in both development and physical productions.

Ability to read screenplays, analyze their strengths and weaknesses, and prepare clear development notes to help screenwriters address these weaknesses without undermining the screenplay’s strengths.

Responsible for developing a multi-year fundraising plan to increase revenue from foundations, individual donors, and corporate partners, the DD leads a department of three to deliver results through focused annual goals and activities.

Cultivate internal relationships to leverage studio resources to support key filmmakers in producing 360-degree content offerings across Universal Filmed Entertainment Group’s various verticals.

Lead the development and execution of new creative initiatives, fostering an inclusive and diverse community of filmmakers and film enthusiasts.

Responsibilities will include managing the children and nanny’s schedules, arranging for & communicating with outside vendors, booking appointments/calendar management, planning parties and events, running various errands and other hands-on or personal administrative tasks related to the family.

Managing schedule of the EVP, including coordinating daily meetings and appointments. Arranging complex travel plans and itineraries, compiling documents for travel-related meetings, and accompanying supervisor when requested.

Work directly with and assist the production executive to coordinate all Features associated with the production executive’s office from strategic planning, and pre-production through the wrap of Physical Production.

Duties include administrative support, coverage, tracking filmmakers, maintaining grids, etc.

Data entry, filing and tracking of all incoming and existing Creative/administrative documents, including script/project submissions. Read scripts and write coverage when requested.

Identifying and developing new Documentary ideas and projects. Securing access to articles, stories, characters or ideas.

Scheduling and managing calendars, the assembly and distribution of curriculum, creating meeting agendas, identifying and executing action items, securing guest speakers, event management, logistics, evaluation and follow up.

Manage a heavy volume of emails, meetings, and tasks.

Coordinate and schedule production meetings. Attend production meetings and take notes.

Partner with senior executives to develop current story ideas and create new projects. Actively participate in internal brainstorms and be able to creatively lead these meetings.

Manage the process and flow of content submission – log, track, and evaluate all incoming material (including pitches, scripts, books, etc.)

Reading script submissions and providing written summaries and recommendations for development executives.

Work with the Director and Writer in story development to brainstorm and foster story concepts from the outline or script to be assigned to storyboard artists.

Attends and participates in Creative meetings.  Coordinates and follows up on resulting ideas and projects. Solicits, analyzes and evaluates material for development and production.

Manages supervisor’s calendar and schedules appointments. Screens and responds to incoming calls and correspondence. Is responsible for coordinating heavy travel schedules for staff and talent.

Work with development team to break and advance story on our projects. Brainstorm and develop new concepts for potential Illumination projects.

Maintain and supervise the department schedule and budget, making sure deadlines are met and milestones are achieved.

Track filmmakers, producers, competing projects and buyers needs to keep our team at the forefront of the business.

Strong attention to detail while interacting with team members, filmmakers, talent representatives, financiers, distributors, and various external stakeholders is required.

Acts as direct liaison with filmmakers. Reads and provides feedback for any and all incoming submissions.