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PRODUCER CREATIVE SERVICES
Spectrum Networks
NY1/NYC

Produce on-air promo spots & campaigns, from initial concept to finished prod. 3 yrs media exp, producing on-air promo spots, media sales billboards & tagged spots.TV news exp pref, exp working with cross functional teams.

Full info/apply HERE

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Good morning. It’s Tuesday October 3, 2017 and this is your first early morning Jobs briefing!


This week’s Cyn 3 comes to us from CHRISTINA ZELLER, VP, HUMAN RESOURCES at GSN TV
 
3 tips on how to best manage up or down
  1. Be a good listener and observer in order to know your audience
  2. Be adaptable as you will most likely need to flex (your communication, style, approach, thinking, etc…) to accommodate different styles
  3. Never hesitate to ask questions or have an opinion, that means you’re curious and want to solve problems
CYNOPSIS JOBS
JOB OPENING: PHOTOGRAPHY MGR/AMC & SUNDANCE TV/NYC: 8+ yrs brand, ent or magazine photo editing. Extremely detail oriented. Wide understanding of dig photography & fluent in importance of asset mgmt. Strong knwlg Adobe Creative Suite, file processing & digital cameras. Able to do light-medium retouching. Full info/apply HERE (10/8)

JOB OPENING:
DIR, SALES RESEARCH/CW Network/NYC: Tracking/trending analysis on all bcst & cable nets linear/VOD/Digital. Presentation, strategy dev. Social metrics dev. Oversee linear/dig sales estimates Ntwk TV exp (linear & digital Min 6yrs) Full info HERE (10/6)

JOB OPENING: SR AD SALES PLANNER/SBGTV/NYC: Provide support for all aspects of the ad sales process. A team-player mentality & ability to work under pressure meeting deadlines for clients a must. BA deg & min 2-3yrs Sales exp related field or industry req’d. Media math skills a must. Full info/apply HERE (10/6)
                   
JOB OPENING: JR SALES PLANNER/SBGTV/NYC: Det oriented entry-level Sales Asst w/strong written/oral comm skills to support the Sinclair Ntwk sales team mult areas, incl admin asst. Admin support/1-2 yrs exp pref’d. Profic in PP, Word, Excel a must. Brdcst/media buying or agency sales exp a +. Full info/apply HERE (10/6)

JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, PRICING AND PLANNING/FUSE MEDIA/NY: Oversee Planning dept, manage On-Air and Digital proposals process. Oversee Pricing, inventory Utilization and Ad Hoc Reports. Strong analytical skills & media math. apply HERE (10/6)

JOB OPENING:
ACCOUNT EXEC/Machinima/Burbank: Resp for driving ad sales efforts & reaching ad sales targets for Machinima, the premiere digital video programmer of gamer & fandom-focused content. 3-4 yrs exp digital media sales w/in a content-driven publisher, ent/media co. or ad agency. Full info/apply HERE (10/6)

JOB OPENING: PRODUCER CREATIVE SERVICES/SpectrumNetworksNY1/NYC: Produce on-air promo spots & campaigns, from initial concept to finished prod. 3yrs media exp,producing on-air promo spots, media sales billboards & tagged spots.TV news exp pref’d.  Exp working with cross functional teams. Full info/apply HERE (10/6)

JOB OPENING:
SCHEDULING COORDINATOR/GSN/Santa Monica: Dist prog. Schedule grids, Monthly VOD planners, artwork & folder structures, coord. & maintaining schedule & databases & admin duties; online rsrch. Excellent attention to details; Knwldg of Excel & all Microsoft applications; College deg req; Send Res/CL: HERE (10/6)

JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/WMAQ TV/Chicago: Dynamic Account Executive to join the Local Sales team. Own, manage, and develop relationships with clients, agencies and advertisers through day-day interaction. Min 5 yrs exp sales and/or mktg roles. Full info/apply HERE (10/6)
 
JOB OPENING: VP CONTENT/FlyQuest/LA: Out of the box thinker who thinks strategically and sets directions aligned to company’s strategy, applying external perspective to meet business needs. 8+ yrs’ exp working in a content strategy & editorial function, pref in the gaming, digital or ent space. Full info/apply HERE (10/5)

JOB OPENING: SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR/FlyQuest/LA: Execute SM strategy ensuring goals are met by team and content is continuously optimized for key aud segments. Min 6 yrs of exp in custom social media content creation, digital Exp w/pd search & pd social a must. Full info/apply HERE (10/5)

JOB OPENING:
DIR CONTENT PRODUCTION/NYC/Eko: Pioneer of interactive serial video entertainment. Manage creative dev and prod for all scripted interactive series. Define processes and manage team to achieve goals. More details http://bit.ly/2fLBlhq. Resume to melanie@helloeko.com (10/5)


JOB OPENING:
NEWS DIRECTOR/KUVN 23/Dallas: Forward thinking, creative and exp’d candidate to lead news operation in fast-paced media mkt. High level of news judgment, journalistic integrity & people mngmnt skills. Digital knwldg a must. 10yrs exp facets of TV news prod, writing, editing, camera ops & reporting. Full info/apply HERE (10/4)


JOB OPENING:
AD SALES ASSISTANT/GSN/NY: Deal maintenance, traffic, mtg. prep., and admin duties; Excellent math skills; Knowledge of gen media terms; Strong knowledge of Microsoft programs incl. Excel, PP, MS Word and Outlook is req.; College deg req; Send Res and CL to tvcareers@gsn.com (10/4)

JOB OPENING: CFO/NYC Production Co: Direct financial planning & analysis. Corporate & production operating review, forecast & budgets. Manage systems, provide leadership & expertise to accounting dept. Must understand fast paced TV prod. 10+ yrs exp.  Resume/cover & for full info: HERE (10/4)

JOB OPENING: SENIOR JAVA SCRIPT ENGINEER/Fox News Channel/NYC: Lead dvlpmnt of high traffic JavaScript apps and implement front end user design defining behavior of visual element. Develop new software applications from concept to finish. 3+ year of expert level JavaScript dvlpmnt. Full info/apply HERE (10/3)

JOB OPENING:
DIR, DIGITAL ANALYTICS/A+E Networks/NY: Oversee reporting & analysis for A+E Networks’ portfolio, drive growth in Digital business by delivering recommendations that influence content, prod. & distribution strategy across the organization.  Full Info/Apply HERE (9/30)

JOB OPENING: SALES ASSOCIATE PROGRAM/NBCU/NYC: Accelerated development exp for early-career sales professionals. This highly competitive program identifies outstanding aspiring media sales professionals who bring diverse backgrounds to the org. Min 1-5 yrs exp work exp, sales related pref’d. Full info: HERE (10/3)
 
JOB OPENING: SALES PLANNER, AD SALES/Outdoor Channel/CHI: 2 yrs exp. sales asst or media plan’r/buyer. Resp for dvlpmnt/fulfillment of integrated media plans, all platforms. Monitor/steward accounts, support Account Execs w/mktg, rsrch projects. Solid understanding of media math. Wide Orit exp a +. Full info/apply HERE (10/3)

JOB OPENING:
DIGITAL ACCOUNT MANAGER/FOX/Chicago: Ownership of post-sale client relationship. Responsible for creation of all proposals/media plans. 2-5 years’ operating in an Agency- Account Management role. Digital Advertising experience preferred. Full info/apply HERE (9/28)


JOB OPENING:
MANAGER, S
7 ALES OPERATIONS/NBCU NBC Owned Stations/NYC: Responsible for managing various systems, tools and processes to support traffic, sales, research, finance & mktg users across our division. 2+ yrs at a station, similar sales operations function, or a related vendor role. Full info/apply HERE (9/28)

JOB OPENING:
DIGITAL SPECIALIST/NYRA/NYC: Act as primary web editor for daily updates. Maint both NYRA.com & BelmontStakes.com. Asst Social Media team w/mngmnt of social media channels. BA deg & 2-4 yrs work exp req’d. Exp w/CMS Sys, SEO, SEM, basic HTML, Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator. Full info/apply HERE (9/28)


JOB OPENING
: DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER/ASPIRE TV/ATL: Dev. content strategy across digital platforms; understanding of digitl analysis; exp. w/using digitl platforms to drive brand awareness; 4+ yrs strategic content plning & exec.; prof. w/Google Analytics, Photoshp, WordPress. Res: HERE (9/27)

JOB OPENING: AD SALES PLANNER/Baby First TV/NY: Reports to AE & EVP Ad Sales. Home office flexibility. 2-3 Years Direct Response experience required. Detailed & organized. Entrepreneurial environment. Must have Excel experience. Reply to jobs@bf-tv.com (9/27)

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EXECUTIVE MOVES

UK-based production-financing and distribution company Silverlining appointed Rachel Job to the position of Director of Acquisitions. Previously, Job was Director of Programming for History UK and H2.
 
Janet Shope was tapped by Rural Media Group to serve as Vice President of Advertising Sales for RFD-TV and Rural Radio Channel 147 on SiriusXM. Prior to joining RMG, Shope worked with Sinclair Broadcast Group as a Senior Account Executive.

Yelena Clark was upped to head of drama development at CBS. Chak joined the network in 2007 as Director, Drama Series. She replaces Christina Davis, who chose not to return to CBS in July after maternity leave.
 
Matt Trierweiler has joined Scripps Networks Interactive as Director of Programming for HGTV, DIY Network and Great American Country. Trierweiler joins from CMT, where he was a development executive for over 5 years.
 
Kannie Yu LaPack has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Publicity and Public Affairs for Lifetime and Lifetime Movies. Most recently, LaPack was VP, Publicity.
 
WOW! Unlimited Media has appointed Marni Shulman as Senior Vice President and General Manager. Previously, Shulman served as VP and Head, Content & Programming for shomi.
 
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has named Andre Sampaio as ambassador to Portugal. Sampaio is Marketing and Media Director at Sonae.

Gina Degnan Hughes joined Fuse Media as Senior Vice President, Marketing. She previously held the same position at AMC.
 
Duane Murray was appointed Vice President of Development at Rob Heydon Productions Inc. Murray had been begun consulting and story editing with the company earlier this year.
 
Comedy Central named Lucy Robinson as Vice President, Original Programming. In addition, Louise Holmes was promoted to General Manager of Comedy Central UK, Northern and Eastern Europe.
 
3 Arts Entertainment hired Dunia McNeily as Manager of its LA office. She had been Director of Development and Head of Digital and Branded Content at Magical Elves.
 
KBS hired Mike Densmore as its New York President. He joins from Bartle Bogle Hegart.
 
Lighthouse Studios, Mercury Filmworks expanded its management team. Former Vice Presidents, Sandra Green and Nicole St. Pierre were promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance, and Senior Vice President, Business and Legal, respectively. Head of Studio Jefferson Allen was upped to Vice President, Studio Operations, while Supervising Producer Chantal Ling rose to Vice President, Original Series and Co-Productions. In addition, Tara Pollock joined as Studio Manager.

Eric J. Meyrowitz, a Vice President, Sales at Hearst Television since 2014, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales, with oversight of the sales operations of the company’s television and radio stations and various web platforms. 
 
Conde Nast Entertainment appointed David Lopez to the newly created role of Vice President, Branded Content. Lopez had been Head of Global Business and Brand Content Development at Vice Brand Studio.
 
Dawn Bridges has been named Executive Vice President of Communications for Fusion Media Group. Bridges joins FMG from her brand marketing, communications and events consulting company, Dawn Bridge Communications.
 
Entertainment One hired Joyce Yeung as Executive Vice President Sales, APAC. Previously, Yeung was EVP of Global Content at BBC Worldwide.

Brownstone Productions, run by Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman, named Jackal Group executive Dannah Shinder VP of television. The company also hired Sam Crawley, formerly of Dylan Clark Productions, as creative executive for both film and TV.
 
Design and animation studio Laundry added Tobin Kirk as executive producer. He previously held positions as managing executive producer at Troika and executive producer at Blind.

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