Creative Assistant

Description

ABOUT MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT:

Moonbug is a next generation entertainment company that has cemented itself in the children’s media space. Would you like to be part of the next frontier of inspiring and engaging stories to kids around the world?

Founded in 2018, with primary offices in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug creates, produces and publishes thousands of minutes of video and audio content every month with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience. We are a fast-paced global company, and have already grown to become the largest kids’ entertainment company on digital platforms in the world. Some of our existing titles include global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Morphle, Supa Strikas, ARPO and many more which are available in 32 languages and can be viewed on more than 100 platforms globally.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. Candle is run by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone’s flagship private equity business.

The Role:

Are you passionate about children’s media, screenwriting and YouTube?

We are looking for an enthusiastic creative with a passion for children’s media to work with a new well-funded company in the children’s entertainment industry. Candidates should be proactive, self-motivated and highly organized. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a new 52 part series from our Los Angeles office.

Our ideal candidate would be both a great creative ideator and visual storyteller, perhaps using illustration and/or design to communicate their ideas. This is an excellent opportunity for the candidate to gain experience in a rapidly-growing market while also building a library of projects that they have assisted in writing and developing.

Responsibilities:

• Administrative assistant to the creative team
• Building decks, visual reference decks and IP updates
• Updating and organizing the IP progress trackers
• Organizing and maintaining IP files and databases
• Taking detailed notes during meetings
• Coordinating creative reviews on series development materials
• Maintaining communication with IP executives, creatives and production teams to ensure success on the series
• Research and insight gathering for creative development
• Creating and ideating stories, characters and worlds
• Assisting with creative feedback and amends across design

Requirements

Desired Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Passion and knowledge of Children’s programming, particularly the preschool animation landscape
• Proficiency in Keynote, Google Suite, Final Draft, and Microsoft Office (including PowerPoint) required
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite is a major plus (preferred, but not required)
• High level of professionalism
• Detail-oriented and extremely organized
• Excellent communication skills, collaborative with a positive can-do attitude and a good sense of humor
• Ability to work under pressure managing multiple tasks, and an interest in taking on real responsibility within a rapidly growing and dynamic start-up
• Creative adaptability and flexibility is a MUST

Moonbug Entertainment