Development Producer

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.

This role will report full-time ON-SITE at our West Hollywood Office.

The Role:

Moonbug Entertainment is looking for a full-time experienced development producer to join the growing production team in Los Angeles. This position will play a significant role in further growing the global success seen across all our brands, in particular Cocomelon and Blippi.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of CGI animation and have the ability to oversee and coordinate multiple bids as well as identify new studios to work alongside. Working in the fast paced and rapidly expanding environment of Moonbug they will bring an outstanding commercial awareness as well as expert consultancy skills. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator and be proficient at handling budgets, scheduling, resourcing and planning.

Reporting into the VP, Head of Production based in London, the candidate will also work closely with the creative team in order to interpret the creative brief whilst producing budget and schedule. You will be expected to liaise with the commercial team and help prepare them for their conversations with external commissioners, platforms and funding bodies. This will involve interpreting the creative pitch, creating a budget and schedule for the project, liaising with animation / production houses to ensure the information is accurate and presenting to other departments within the company.

We work with studios from all over the world and collaborate with our team in London, so flexibility and openness to coordinate with different time zones is a must.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience within animation and content production
• Budgeting and scheduling experience is essential
• Must have experience in both short form, long form and series
• Live action production experience is not essential, but would be highly beneficial
• Podcast and other content format experience is also desirable
• Excellent client-facing ability
• A problem solver and able to foresee issues and plan accordingly
• Extremely organized, motivated, adaptable, diverse skillset, and personable.
• Highly collaborative, resourceful, curious with great calm and a good sense of humour

Salary Range: $100-110K

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Wellness Resources
• Others

Moonbug Entertainment