Director, Participations

Lionsgate; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental

Work/Life Balance

401(k) company matching

Job summary

Lionsgate is seeking a Director, Participations to lead the preparation, review, and issuance of TV participation statements and payments for a global television portfolio.

Role requires deep expertise in profit participation structures, complex reporting, and team leadership, with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and process improvements. This position is office-based in Santa Monica, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• 10+ years in entertainment industry participations, royalties, residuals, or related accounting.
• Strong understanding of profit participation structures for film and TV.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation, review, and approval of TV participation statements across domestic and international productions.
• Ensure contractual reporting compliance for producers, talent, rights holders, and participants.
• Resolve complex reporting issues and interpret contractual provisions.
• Lead and develop participation managers, analysts, and coordinators.
• Drive cross-team knowledge sharing and process improvements.

Skills

Analytical & organizational skills

Effective communication

Multi-tasking under deadlines

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

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The Director, Participations is responsible for overseeing the preparation, review, and issuance of participation statements and payments for Lionsgate's television portfolio. This role oversees complex contractual reporting obligations, manages a team of participation professionals, and partners closely with Business Affairs, Legal, Finance, Distribution, and Production Accounting.

The Director serves as a subject matter expert in television participation reporting and is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely statement preparation, contractual compliance, and continuous process improvement. The role also supports feature film participation reporting as needed, with television operations representing the primary area of focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, review, and approval of television participation statements across domestic and international productions


• Ensure compliance with contractual reporting requirements for producers, talent, rights holders, and profit participants


• Resolve complex reporting issues, participant inquiries, and contractual interpretation matters


• Manage and develop participation managers, analysts, and coordinators


• Drive knowledge sharing and cross-training initiatives across the department


• Serve as a key liaison between Participations, Legal, Finance, Distribution, Production Accounting, and Business Affairs


• Lead process improvement initiatives related participation reporting


• Participate in systems implementations, testing, and enhancements


• Provide oversight and review support for feature film participation reporting as business needs require


• Special projects as assigned

Qualifications and Skills

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field


• 10+ years of entertainment industry experience in participations, royalties, residuals, or related accounting functions.


• Strong understanding of feature film and television profit participation structures


• Advanced level of Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivots, links, macros)


• Experience interpreting complex participation agreements and contingent compensation provisions


• Ability to effectively communicate with other team members and business units


• Strong analytical and organization skills with the ability to multi-task and meet strict contractual deadlines


• Working knowledge of SAP

Additional Requirements

This position requires five (5) days per week in office.

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is one of the world's leading standalone, pure play, publicly traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by the studio's bold and entrepreneurial culture.

• Full Coverage - Medical, Vision, and Dental


• Work/Life Balance - generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day


• 401(k) company matching

Compensation

$120,000 - $135,000

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.