Creative Executive, Film

POSITION SUMMARY:

AGBO is an artist-led Academy Award-Winning independent studio focused on developing and producing innovative story universes spanning film, TV, and digital platforms. Founded in 2017 by award-winning and record-breaking directors Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO’s mission is to inspire and advance the next generation of storytelling to entertain and influence worldwide audiences. AGBOs recent productions include “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” Netflix’s “The Gray Man,” Amazon thriller series “Citadel,” and Netflix's sequel, “Extraction 2”.

This position is working for a prestigious and prolific production company run by directorial talent. This is an amazing opportunity for the right candidate to work in the heart of a fast-paced, well-connected, highly creative environment.

This role encompasses supporting senior film executives on all projects, from inception to release.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reading scripts, screening films, and tracking IP for development and production consideration
• Developing and maintaining relationships with agents, producers, filmmakers, writers, and distributors/buyers
• Evaluating pitches and making recommendations to senior management based on sellable concepts and IP
• Tracking competitive projects
• Generating cast, writer and director list throughout the development process
• Providing notes and feedback on project drafts, outlines, and cuts
• Maintaining communication with filmmakers/representatives during all phases of the development and production process
• Manage AGBO intern program
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have prior experience in development at a studio/production company
• Ability to generate creative ideas for projects
• Must be diligent, punctual, proactive, strong in writing coverage and pitching material and extremely detail-oriented with maintaining scripts and project materials
• Self-starter who proactively seeks ways of developing his/her/their own skills, while taking direction, support and feedback from senior executives
• Maintains the strictest levels of confidentiality and discretion around all activity, in particular in relation to ideas and concepts generated internally
• Must be able to communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of personnel
  

AGBO Films, LLC is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education and experience.

The job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent to this position. This role is an onsite position at our Los Angeles studio.