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Creative Development Assistant, Apple TV+ Scripted Series
AppleCulver City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Nov 2024
💰 $102,300/yr($67,880/yr – $102,300/yr)
About the role
Summary
Posted: Nov 6, 2024Role Number:200577318
Join a global company that welcomes the whole wide world. Our customers are all over the world, so it’s by design that Apple employees are all over the world, too. And we know our ability to continue crafting the world’s most innovative products depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and who encourage us with great thinking. Because the broader the backgrounds and perspectives, the bigger the ideas. At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced, and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Do you have a passion for the practice of finding, developing and bringing the world’s best shows to screen? Be part of this thriving department that works on award-winning series, compelling dramas and more for the tv+ streaming service. In this role, you’ll work as a first-level executive on the US Scripted Series team. Your job will include supporting current series in prep, production and post, and evaluating pitches, scripts, and packages. You will add value by being exceptionally organized, collaborative, and effective through multitasking and prioritization.
Description
Manage high-pressure and challenging deadlines. Drive cross-functional teams towards the goal of producing programming for a global audience. Flex creative and story development skills in managing and nurturing our existing AppleTV+ series. This means being able to dissect scripts and cuts in an effective, constructive fashion, and be able to distill and write copious creative notes in a fast-paced, timely fashion. Interface with a wide and varied range of internal and external partners. Handle significant contact and communication with executives, producers, directors, talent, agents and other partners in the entertainment industry. Act as a liaison between both internal and external production partners, production, marketing, post, legal, business affairs, and others, using high EQ and diplomacy. Toggle between the “big picture” and minutiae, simultaneously demonstrating critical thinking and a deep attention to detail. Behave as a phenomenal teammate who stays poised and makes the department’s success a top priority. Coordinate show grids, updates, status documents, and executive reviews.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years experience working with a creative executive at a studio, network, or producer.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use your extensive knowledge of the current television landscape, technology, trends, and premiere talent in the business.
- Strong storytelling and creative development abilities.
- Self-motivation, strong interpersonal skills, work ethic, and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Desire to innovate, a willingness to explore new methods of production, and endless curiosity to push creative boundaries.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience as a creative executive at a studio, network, or producer.
- Established industry relationships with top-level writers, producers, agents and studio executives.
- Detailed understanding of the television production process and ability to manage and problem-solve shows in production, including experience on set.
- Experience tracking and sourcing material for scripted series (pitches, scripts, outlines, intellectual property).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills with proven attention to detail.
- Shown ability to partner cross-functionally in an effective manner.
- Bachelors degree preferred
Pay & Benefits
- At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $33.94 and $51.15/hr, and your base pay wi
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