SVP, Unscripted Business Affairs & Deal Strategy

Sony Pictures Television, Inc.; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 365,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Sony Pictures Television, Inc. in Culver City seeks an SVP of Business Affairs to lead development and production negotiations for nonfiction programming.

This role partners with senior leaders to shape deal strategy, maximize content value and ensure business and legal decisions support creative and financial objectives. The SVP will oversee unscripted programming deals across documentary series, features, reality and competition shows, advising on strategic commercial matters and coordinating

Qualifications

• 12+ years in television business affairs.
• Experience in nonfiction and advising senior leaders.
• Experience structuring, negotiating and drafting complex development, production and commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Nonfiction senior leadership to shape portfolio and deal strategy.
• Structure, negotiate and manage complex commercial arrangements including talent and producer deals, licensing, co-productions and distribution.
• Advise on business models, rights, deal structures, and risk allocation.
• Develop strategies to maximize value of Nonfiction IP and talent relationships.
• Manage outside counsel and coordinate with SPT Legal teams.
• Provide practical, solutions-oriented advice to senior executives, producers and business leaders.
• Align Nonfiction commercial strategy with governance and corporate functions.

Job description

Sony Pictures Television, Inc. in Culver City seeks an SVP of Business Affairs to lead development and production negotiations for nonfiction programming.

This role partners with senior leaders to shape deal strategy, maximize content value and ensure business and legal decisions support creative and financial objectives. The SVP will oversee unscripted programming deals across documentary series, features, reality and competition shows, advising on strategic commercial matters and coordinating