CEO, Imaginae Studios

Bertelsmann; London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company seeks a visionary CEO for its new Imaginae Studios. The role involves establishing a creative strategy, building a world-class team, and leading AI-driven content production. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in AI technologies and senior leadership experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years senior leadership experience.
• Proven record in AI capabilities for entertainment products.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale a new studio with a focus on AI storytelling.
• Recruit and lead a diverse remote team.

Skills

Creative Technologist

Change Catalyst

Relationship Navigator

Education

MBA

Tools

ChatGPT

Runway

Pika

Sora

Goggle Veo

ElevenLabs

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CEO, Imaginae Studios

Department: Fremantle Group

Area: Imaginae Studios

Reports to: Group COO, CEO Continental Europe

About Imaginae Studios

Imaginae Studios is a brand-new, fully independent label inside the Fremantle family. Its mission is to push the boundaries of storytelling by producing shows that are conceived, developed and finished end-to-end with state-of-the-art AI tools, while upholding Fremantle's gold-standard approach to IP protection, compliance and global distribution.

Overall Purpose

The inaugural CEO will have the rare chance to build a studio from a blank sheet, setting the strategy, culture, operating model and tech stack that will define AI-native production for years to come.

Core Objectives

Scope

What Success Looks Like

Launch & Scale the Label

Incorporate the entity, establish governance, and deliver a 100-day plan that secures early wins.

Recruit & Lead a World-class Remote Team

Assemble a diverse, globally distributed staff of creatives and producers; install agile processes that thrive across time-zones.

Define & Execute an AI-First Content Strategy

Set a bold creative vision for what AI storytelling can become. Select best-in-class generative-AI and synthetic-media tools, develop an IP slate, and shepherd projects from ideation to delivery.

Own the P&L

Build budgets, secure financing, and hit annual revenue/profit targets.

Navigate the Fremantle Relationship

Act as primary interface with Andrea Scrosati and Fremantle's central functions (Legal, Finance, HR, Brand & Marketing, FMI) ensuring strategic alignment while preserving Imaginae's creative independence.

Champion Innovation & Compliance

Embed ethical-AI and IP-safe practices; stay ahead of emerging regulation.

Knowledge and Skills

Creative Technologist: Proven record turning AI capabilities (text-to-video, diffusion models, AI audio, virtual production, etc.) into finished entertainment products.

Builder's DNA: History of standing up new ventures, studios or product lines-ideally in scripted, unscripted or immersive media.

Global, Remote-Native Leader: Comfortable leading fully distributed teams and working fluidly across cultures and time-zones.

Change Catalyst: Thrives on challenging orthodoxies, experimenting fast and learning from failure.

Relationship Navigator: Adept at board-level stakeholder management and external partnerships (tool vendors, cloud providers, talent agencies).

Credibility & Gravitas: 5+ years senior leadership; able to attract top talent and command industry attention.

Key Qualifications

• Deep fluency in generative-AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Runway, Pika, Sora, Goggle Veo, ElevenLabs) and cloud MLOps pipelines.

• Track record delivering commercially successful content with innovative tech.

• Solid understanding of rights management, data-privacy and ethical-AI frameworks.

• MBA or equivalent strategic/financial acumen a plus.

Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.

For more information, please visit Fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleHQ or visit our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.

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Date: 14 May 2025

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