Producer Original Production (m/f/d)

at  Disney

JOB SUMMARY:

To strengthen our Local Productions team based onsite in our Munich, we are looking for a:

THE EXPERIENCE WE REQUIRE FROM YOU:

• Degree in Media Studies
• Extensive professional work experience in TV stations, high-end production companies or within an international media group
• Profound knowledge of local and international scripted series market on TV and streaming services
• Excellent network of contacts in the industry
• Proven success at a management level within the creative production
• Highly experienced in multiple complex project management and proven negotiation skills
• Ability to inspire others and strong leadership skills
• Strong creative opinions and confident in expressing them
• Experienced in communicating across multiple business areas
• Experienced in contract management
• Very good language skills in German (spoken & written)
• Fluent in English (written & spoken)
  The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives

• Ensure the development, execution and success of a multitude of premium scripted series for Disney + and Star for the German market
• Come up with significant “out of the box” ideas for innovative and surprising concepts to drive business and contribute to strategic direction
• Ensure a pipeline of new projects with all high-end production companies and also upcoming talents (writers, producers, actors and all other production related talents, i.e. Executive Producer, Showrunner, camera)
• Support and mentor team members to build up strong knowledge on scripted high-end series
• Build relationships with international Senior Management to ensure they buy in to proposed project ideas
• Prepare bibles and debriefs to support the distribution of relevant information to key stakeholders and gain buy-in to strategy
• Negotiate and manage high production budgets to ensure efficient use of available budget
• Build strong relationships cross-department in GSA and internationally to ensure stakeholder sign-off
• Add strongly to the creative strategy for GSA´s Original Productions and lock up interesting projects against competitors
• Manage rounds of greenlights/approval on creative concepts within pre-set guidelines to ensure consistency with brand guidelines and wider Disney + and Hulu strategy
• Take responsibility for effective management of own personal workload
• Utilize research to build understanding of audience and incorporate insights into series production