The Position:
The Vice President, Film for Topic Studios will report to the Executive Vice President, Film & Documentary, and play a key role in driving and defining the film business for the award-winning independent studio. This position will be located in New York.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and source IP by engaging writers and filmmakers to shape film projects that meet the company's slate needs and targets
- Oversee the selection of feature film projects for the company, serving as the key creative voice from development through post-production
- Run timely review and the creative notes process across all stages from scripts to creative approvals to dailies and cuts
- Serve as the executive on set for active productions as needed to ensure smooth creative and production operations and report back to creative and production heads as needed
- Forge dynamic creative relationships between the company and key partners, including producers/production companies, buyers, filmmakers, actors and the key below-the-line talent
- Work closely with producers and talent agencies to package projects, and to source and track new projects
- Work with business affairs to drive dealmaking, including IP, talent and financing deals
- Collaborate with internal departments including finance, BALA, PR
- Other appropriately related projects/duties as assigned
Background & Qualifications
- A senior and seasoned executive with a minimum of 6 years experience in a senior creative role or as a producer with a proven track record of developing and overseeing successful independent and studio film projects
- Possesses a deep understanding of the filmmaking process and narrative structure with written and verbal communication skills to help projects achieve their creative and commercial potential
- Ability to work intimately and collaboratively with top writers and filmmakers
- A proven track record of supporting and actualizing notable film projects from start to finish
- A strong network of existing creative relationships spanning writers, filmmakers, producers, and executives across production companies and major buyers
- Working knowledge if not expertise with dealmaking, deal flow, film financing structures and waterfalls, as well as the physical production and post-production processes
- Management and leadership skills with proven ability to handle complex, fast-arising issues with both creative and financial implications
- Keen knowledge of the evolving marketplace for both independent and studio films
- Willingness to travel frequently
Location: First Look Media/Topic Studios is located in New York City. This is a hybrid position that will be expected to be in the NYC office for 2 - 3 days each week.
Compensation (NYC Only): The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $210,000 annually. The salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skillset and other job related factors.
Topic Studios is the award-winning entertainment studio from First Look Media that develops, finances and produces provocative and entertaining content for all platforms including theatrical, streaming, television and podcasts.
The Studio is behind such notable films as Nikyatu Jusu's Nanny, winner of the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival (Blumhouse/Amazon); Pablo Larraìn's Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart (Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominee for her performance) as Princess Diana (with NEON); the Academy Award®-winning Spotlight; The Mauritanian, starring Jodie Foster (Golden Globe® winner for her performance), Tahar Rahim (Golden Globe® nominee for his performance), Benedict Cumberbatch, and Shailene Woodley (STX); and Adam Leon's Italian Studies starring Academy Award® nominee Vanessa Kirby (Magnolia Pictures). Acclaimed documentaries from the Studio have included Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry's Attica on Showtime (2022 Academy Award®-nominee for Best Documentary); the big wave surfing series, 100 Foot Wave, renewed for a second season, and the Peabody® and Film Independent Spirit Award-nominated, three-part series, Nuclear Family, both on HBO/HBO Max; Douglas Tirola's Leonard Bernstein portrait Bernstein's Wall; Lucy Walker's wildfires documentary Bring Your Own Brigade, on Paramount+; and the GLAAD Media Award winner Mucho Mucho Amor on Netflix. Pioneering podcasts have included Pulitzer finalist and IDA Award-winning investigative podcast Somebody, with iHeartMedia; former Dinner Party Download host Brendan Francis Newnam's new food and travel show Not Lost (Pushkin Industries); John Cameron Mitchell's Anthem featuring Glenn Close, Cynthia Erivo and Patti LuPone; Operator (Wondery), a #1 Apple's Top Podcasts debut; and The Messenger and American ISIS on Audible Plus. The Studio is also ramping up its scripted television division with the Untitled Martin Lawrence Project, based on the acclaimed Israeli "HOT" series Nehama; also the Untitled Vincent Chin Project, a scripted drama limited series created by Marilyn Fu with Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) attached to direct (in partnership with Amazon)
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer - People of color, people with disabilities, women, and LGBT candidates are strongly encouraged to apply; we are committed to a diverse workplace, and to supporting our staff with ongoing career development opportunities.
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