Coordinator, WWTV Sales Operations

Lionsgate is currently seeking a Coordinator, Sales Operations to report to the Manager, Sales Planning & Operations, in the Worldwide TV Sales department. Our Sales Operations team works closely with our Rights Management, Servicing, Legal, Accounting, Sales Planning and Sales teams to ensure all operational aspects leading up to and following TV licensing deal closure are processed smoothly through these groups. The Coordinator’s primary role is to ensure new deals are processed through our internal workflows, with appropriate clearances and approvals, in a timely manner and to be the primary point contact for our Servicing reps.

Responsibilities

• Track and monitor deals in their offer cycle and ensure offer process completed in timely manner. Ensure deals are submitted to workflow for compliance check as soon as possible
• Monitor, trouble shoot and follow up deal compliance clearance in workflow process to ensure 1) timely processing 2) data accuracy, data synchronization across deal docs and various systems
• Monitor and obtain third party approvals as needed
• Submit deals to Legal for contracting as soon as compliance clearance complete
• Communicate deal pipeline and provide support to Legal
• Communicate pipeline and provide support to Servicing
• Submit Service Order Request to Servicing to trigger timely delivery
• Work with Servicing and Sales as needed to facilitate and/or trouble shoot Servicing or material issues
• Manage Avail Notice process for content submission per contractual options or obligations
• Create PowerPoint decks on ad hoc basis
• Provide training as needed
• Provide overall operational support to Sales team from home office
• Ad hoc projects
• Key partners – Sales, Sales Planning, Servicing, Rights Management and Legal

Qualification and Skills

• Understanding of TV distribution licensing (EST, TVOD, Basic, Pay, SVOD and Free TV and AVOD) preferred with related experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or similar course requiring min two years of study
• Mid to Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in PowerPoint
• Appreciation of the details. Must be very detailed oriented with ability to organize and analyze large sets of data to troubleshoot issues and identify improvements
• Curious and self-motivated with ability to work independently in fast paced environment. Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize to meet deadlines

About the Company

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) encompasses world-class motion picture and television studio operations aligned with the STARZ premium global subscription platform to bring a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. The Company’s film, television, subscription and location-based entertainment businesses are backed by a 17,000-title library and a valuable collection of iconic film and television franchises. A digital age company driven by its entrepreneurial culture and commitment to innovation, the Lionsgate brand is synonymous with bold, original, relatable entertainment for audiences worldwide.

Business Unit Overview

Lionsgate Television

Lionsgate Television is one of the foremost third-party suppliers of premium scripted series to streaming, broadcast and cable platforms alike while also serving as a prolific supplier of premium content to Starz. Drawing upon its production partnerships with many of the top content creators, it supplies dozens of scripted series to more than 20 different network partners. With a reputation for creating “brand-defining” shows for a diverse range of platforms, Lionsgate Television has produced and distributed the iconic long-running series Mad Men, one of the most acclaimed shows in television history, the ground-breaking Orange is the New Black, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Nashville, Dear White People and many others while continuing to develop strong slates of acclaimed new series. Lionsgate also operates a robust in-house unscripted television business partnering with a diverse array of linear and streaming platforms. Lionsgate television series have garnered 238 Emmy® nominations, 38 Emmys®, 66 Golden Globe® nominations and nine Golden Globe® wins.

The Lionsgate Television Group collaborates closely with the Company’s other television businesses, including Debmar-Mercury, a leading producer and syndicator of evergreen game and talk shows, Pilgrim Media, one of the top producers of unscripted series, and 3 Arts Entertainment, a leading talent management and production company that has become a major television production partner and a source of top talent for all of the Company’s businesses. The Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group licenses the Company’s feature film and television slates, 17,000-title film and television library, one of the largest in the world, and Starz’s original programming slate to nearly every major OTT and linear platform through a global network of deep customer relationships.

Business Unit Overview

• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
• 401(k) company matching
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)

Compensation

$50,000

EEO Statement

Lionsgate is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Lionsgate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Lionsgate will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.