The Director of Development will work closely with the Vice President of Development to imagine, discover and package premium series and feature length content for Vimeo. The ideal candidate will have experience developing critically acclaimed, commercially successful programming for a premium digital and/or traditional television network and possess meaningful relationships with the creative community and their representation.
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The successful candidate will fundamentally understand the media landscape and be able to deliver a robust roster of programming at a fast cadence. It is essential to communicate Vimeo’s points of differentiation within the film, television, and online video content communities, and have a finger on the pulse to discover and bring to life “the next big thing” for our platform.
What you'll do:
Execute against an aggressive, lean forward development strategy focused on generating, packaging and greenlighting projects that can break through the cluttered content environment
Develop rational business cases for all projects presented for greenlight
Deliver a pipeline of exceptional content against a defined budget
Support the Vice President in the greenlight process on your projects; from research support, packaging and financial analysis
Develop, with the Vice President, strategic windowing strategies and unique co-production models to give Vimeo a competitive edge in securing high value content
Maintain and drive new/existing relationships with talent (and their representatives), creative production houses and third party production services
Track, assess, and report on competing content deals, production models and key industry trends to ensure awareness of potential implications to the company’s strategic market position
Skills & knowledge you should possess:
History of developing successful original content
5+ years of experience in development at a premium digital platform or television network
BA/BA degree
Deep relationships with talent, talent management, production companies
Demonstrated understanding of the Vimeo creative community and brand
Strong mix of strategic thinking to identify appropriate mix of content and partnerships and excellent negotiation skills
Proven understanding of research, competitive product and the ability to strategically present a business rationale supporting greenlight
Experience/knowledge of the casting and packaging process
Exceptional analytical skills with strong attention to detail
A motivated self-starter who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
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