Amazon Studios is now hiring filmmakers — Apply now!
Amazon Studios is the original TV and film department for Amazon.com. The organization first created two TV series including Alpha House and Betas on Amazon Prime in 2013. Since then, the production arm of Amazon.com has developed many more shows and movies.
According to their careers website, their “development differs from most production companies or networks in two ways: first, we have an open submissions pipeline.” In fact, “Anyone can upload a movie script or television pilot to our website. After receiving more than 20,000 movie scripts and 5,000 series pilots online (and many offline through the more traditional process), Amazon Studios now has numerous film projects and television series in development.”
Moreover, Amazon takes the feedback from their viewers to heart. In fact, the company says they develop alongside their customers, “the feedback and preferences of millions of customers and films fans at Amazon.com and IMDb.com, solicited through concept tests, Premise War, trailers, elevator pitches and full length test movies, comprise an integral part of our decision-making process at every stage of the development process.”
If you are looking for a job with Amazon Studios, you can see a full list of job opportunities here.
Here are some of the biggest jobs now hiring at Amazon Studios
We are looking for a Head of Post Production to lead a team of executives managing post on scripted, unscripted, international and animated series. You will also evaluate, refine and improve internal processes to increase efficiency, quality of content, and operational precision. Exploring and embracing new technology both for execution of post-production and exhibition of content will be critical.
We are seeking a Production Planning & Strategy Manager to be part of the Production Planning & Strategy team, embedded in the WW Production & Ops department. The role covers production and post operations on Originals series and movies globally. The team manages internal operations, long-term planning that optimizes resources, and operations strategies to scale and build studio capabilities that support our global production operations. The team works across all departments.
Casting Executive role will work with the Head of Casting to oversee and manage the casting of Amazon shows and hiring of casting directors for all original adult scripted and unscripted series by ensuring a steady flow of quality talent. This role will be a part of a team, processes, and infrastructure to support this pipeline of new programming content for the company and help shape the long-term casting strategy and goals for Casting.
Amazon Studios is seeking a bright, multitasking, dynamic and self-motivated Casting Coordinator to assist in the execution of talent-driven content across our original content. In this role, the individual will assist the Casting team with creating maintaining databases, tracking talent and related tasks around program execution. This person will assist multiple Casting Executives and must be extremely detail oriented and able to thrive in a fast paced environment. This person should have at least two years of experience working at either a talent agency or at a studio or network.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience in giving creative guidance and feedback to showrunners on outlines, scripts, and cuts and is fully versed in top talent —writers, directors, producers, actors— working in the region, especially in Mexico. Must have strong interpersonal skills and deep relationships within the industry, and excellent creative instincts on material. For this role, we are seeking someone who can apply their comprehensive knowledge of television landscape to identify & source development opportunities.
The successful candidate will be able to effectively multi-task; have the ability to complete administrative tasks and projects quickly with little to no guidance; react with appropriate urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround; and efficiently and creatively solve difficult or complex problems that affect people within the group or other related groups. The candidate will also have great attention to detail while still meeting tight deadlines, have great organization skills and have the ability to switch gears at a moment’s notice.
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