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Junior Global Development Executive

Date:  Apr 1, 2025
Location: 

London , GB

Company:  STUDIOCANAL LIMITED

ABOUT CANAL+:

Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, CANAL+ is now a global media and entertainment company. The group has 26.9 million subscribers worldwide, over 400 million monthly active users on its OTT and video streaming platforms, and a total of more than 9,000 employees. It generates revenues in 195 countries and operates directly in 52 countries, with leading positions in Pay-TV in 20 of them. CANAL+ operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation. It is home to STUDIOCANAL, a leading film and television studio with worldwide production and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, one of the world’s largest short-form video streaming platforms; Thema, a production and distribution company specialising in creating and distributing diverse content and channels; and telecommunication services, through GVA in Africa and CANAL+ Telecom in the French overseas jurisdictions and territories. It also operates the iconic performance venues L’Olympia and Théâtre de l’Œuvre in France and CanalOlympia in Africa. A unique media company, CANAL+  has also significant equity stakes across Africa, Europe and Asia, namely in MultiChoice (the Pay-TV leader in English and Portuguese-speaking Africa), Viaplay (the Pay-TV leader in Scandinavia) and Viu (a leading OTT platform in Southern-Asia). canalplusgroup.com/en

 

ABOUT STUDIOCANAL:

STUDIOCANAL, CANAL+’s in-house studio, is one of Europe’s leading film and series studios, with worldwide production and distribution capabilities. It operates directly in nine major European markets including Austria, Benelux, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as in Australia and New Zealand, and offices in the United States and China. STUDIOCANAL finances, produces, and distributes 80 films per year. It owns one of the most prestigious catalogues in the world and the largest catalogue of European titles, boasting more than 9 400 titles from 60 countries. With a catalogue spanning 100 years of film history, STUDIOCANAL has invested close to 25 million euros into the 4K restoration of nearly 1 000 classic feature films over the past 7 years. STUDIOCANAL also produces over 15 series each year, including local creations and premium international co-productions, and distributes its scripted productions and CANAL+ Originals globally (2,000 hours of current and library content in distribution). Projects are produced in-house by STUDIOCANAL or through its worldwide network of production companies, including 2e Bureau, STUDIOCANAL Original, Flab, Kissman, Pernel and Upside in France; Birdie Pictures, Red Production Company, Urban Myth Films, Strong Film & Television, and Sunny March TV in the UK; Bambú Producciones and Te Espero en Marte in Spain; Lailaps Films and STUDIOCANAL Series in Germany; Opus TV in Poland; Sam Productions in Denmark; Dingie in Belgium; and The Picture Company in the United States. canalplusgroup.com/en/group/content-production-distribution-and-other.

 

STUDIOCANAL is an equal opportunity employer. Beyond our passion for Film and TV, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees without regard to gender, race, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity. STUDIOCANAL as a whole are invested in ensuring equality and inclusivity for all and offer many opportunities through our D&I Committee and Employee Resource Groups to allow all employees to bring their full selves to work, and to contribute to the company’s ethos and values.

 

 

Role Overview:

 

To assist the team in delivering STUDIOCANAL’s strategy for development and production based in the UK. Prospective candidate will be expected to manage tasks on behalf of senior staff and work simultaneously on independent research and emerging talent tracking. The role is predominantly film focused, although there is the opportunity to support a small slate of TV projects as well.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

EDITORIAL

  • Read drafts for in-house development projects and provide clear notes for internal and external use to a high standard.

  • Read, assess and report on submissions with the strategic priorities of the company in mind. This can include scripts, books, treatments, remake titles, podcasts.

  • Assist in creating pitch decks and other visual materials to aid presentation of projects internally and externally.

  • Provide well-honed research for development ideas in consideration and assist in drafting pitch ideas.

  • Take meeting notes and assist with the collation of writer-facing development notes.

 

TRACKING

  • Help manage book scout relationship and identify potential literary material.

  • Review and identify potential remakes within STUDIOCANAL catalogue.

  • Track and regularly attend theatre, UK based film festivals (where possible), short films and film school graduation showcases. Clearly communicate discoveries and recommendations to wider team.

  • Build relationships with emerging talent – those graduating film schools, crossing over from theatre, directors who have made promising shorts etc.

  • Maintaining a good knowledge of the wider market and film & TV landscape – both UK and international.

  • Contact agents for writing and directing samples for talent.

 

ADMIN

  • Updating the Global development slate for internal and external use.

  • Coordinating internal greenlight process from budgeting to approval.

  • Liaising with Legal team on draft deliveries, option updates and project status updates.

  • Create lists of directors / writers / actors for projects in development.

  • Maintain a theatre tracking log.

  • Conduct talent availability checks as directed.

 

Essential Skills

  • Previous experience in a similar role in the film/music/entertainment industry.

  • Highly organized, confident, intuitive and able to work within a fast-paced environment and meet short deadlines.

  • Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

  • A keen interest and passion for film and popular culture.

  • A good eye for execution, quality, and finer detail.

  • A willingness and desire to learn and improve skillset.

 

Preferable Skills

  • Proficient in Final Draft, Adobe, and Microsoft (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).

 

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and job holder may be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

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