74 curated listings since 8/17/2026 • 8/24/2026

This week’s entertainment industry job digest includes 74 open roles across Los Angeles, New York, and other markets, featuring positions such as Manager, Production Services, Animation Series at Netflix and Creative Social Producer at Night.

Los Angeles

Executive & Leadership

Assistant to SVP, Film & TV — Hello Sunshine

Posted Aug 22

The Assistant to SVP, Film & TV at Hello Sunshine supports their manager by organizing deadlines, managing submission and call logs, and providing detailed coverage on a high volume of material including books and scripts. The role involves scheduling meetings, tracking project status and action items, reviewing script changes and production materials, formatting talent and director lists, and preparing end-of-day reports and monthly expense reports. Candidates should have a BA/BS degree, prior experience in film, television, or books, excellent attention to detail and communication skills, and the ability to adapt quickly to shifting priorities while handling sensitive material under tight deadlines.

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VP of Production (Originals) — Almost Friday Media

Posted Aug 21

The VP of Production (Originals) at Almost Friday Media owns the operational execution of physical production across the company’s four verticals—Sports, Talk, Unscripted, and Scripted—managing logistics, planning, resource allocation, budgeting, staffing, scheduling, and technical oversight for multiple departments competing for shared studios, equipment, and crew. Reporting directly into this role are a Technical Director, post-production staff including a dedicated Post Producer or Post Supervisor, and GFX and technical production personnel consolidated from individual department lines to ensure centralized coverage and resource management. The role requires translating creative concepts into detailed operational roadmaps including timelines, studio needs, crew sizing, budgets, and production schedules while maintaining company-wide production calendars, equipment inventories, and cost forecasting to prevent resource conflicts.

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VP, Content Strategy - WB Animation — Warner Bros. Discovery

Posted Aug 20

The VP, Content Strategy for WB Animation develops and implements content licensing strategies for original productions while building strategic third-party platform relationships to support project monetization and identify new opportunities. The role involves creating content strategy plans, identifying domestic and international licensing opportunities, negotiating licensing terms with external platforms, and coordinating with the WBTV distribution team to amplify library deals. Additionally, the position serves as a liaison across WB Animation departments and other Warner Bros Discovery divisions, oversees presentations for content in production, maintains global initiatives across international markets including APAC and Korea, and identifies properties for animated series development targeting family demographics.

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Director-Level

Senior Director Strategic Partnerships — Danny Wimmer Presents

Posted Aug 22

The Senior Director Strategic Partnerships at Danny Wimmer Presents builds and maintains high-value corporate partnerships aligned with the company’s event portfolio while developing and selling innovative integrated marketing solutions that drive revenue growth. This position identifies and cultivates client relationships through research and industry networking, creates sponsorship assets, tracks pipeline and revenue reporting, and works cross-functionally to ensure successful partnership activations, with a minimum 15% travel requirement for business development and client engagement.

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Creative Director - Video, Localization Enablement & Accessibility Programs (LEAP) — Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios

Posted Aug 21

Prime Video’s Localization Enablement & Accessibility Program (LEAP) is seeking a Creative Director to establish the creative vision and quality standards for an AI-assisted promotional video platform, directing both human editors and AI models to ensure emotionally authentic and culturally resonant content across all markets the company serves. The role involves designing hybrid human-plus-AI workflows, leading the operational ramp-up of the promotional content pipeline, partnering with engineering teams to improve models based on creative judgment, and building a distributed global creative team while championing AI as a tool that augments rather than replaces human creativity. Candidates should have 10+ years of video production experience in advertising or television, 4+ years in creative leadership with direct responsibility for setting standards on post-production teams, and demonstrated expertise in trailer or promo editorial work at major studios or post-houses.

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Manager-Level

Manager, Production Services, Animation Series — Netflix

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Week of Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026

Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• Aéropostale releases second season of creator-led docu-series ‘The Intern Diaries’ starring TikTok creator Deja Clark

• James Franco headlines vertical microdrama ‘Love, Lies & Frank’ on Shortical under SAG-AFTRA’s new Verticals Agreement

• YouTube offers creators millions in exclusivity deals to block defections to a major streaming competitor

• A clothing-rental service launches a 12-episode microdrama for its social-first fall campaign

• A former marketing executive launches new entertainment marketing agency working with major streamers and studios

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Talent Moves

Alex Cooper Agency Move to CAA and Unwell Expansion — Alex Cooper is leaving UTA for CAA following a $500 million valuation and substantial investment in her Unwell company from WME co-founder Patrick Whitesell’s WTSL, as the company expands into podcasts, TV, film, live events, and consumer products. Source “Alex and Alix [Earle] split up business-wise more than a year ago — and both have worked with UTA over that time. It’s very simple why Alex Cooper left UTA — partnerships, events, production — and the new creative agency as well as the WTSL investment — have all been done in-house.”

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74 curated listings since 8/10/2026 • 8/17/2026

This week’s digest features 74 open positions across the entertainment industry, with notable opportunities including a Video Editor role at MrBeast and a Product Strategy & Operations Manager position focused on informative content growth at TikTok. Roles are distributed across Los Angeles (21), New York (22), and other markets (31).

Los Angeles

Executive & Leadership

EVP, Managing Partner, Business Solutions — Horizon Media

Posted Aug 15

Reporting to Horizon Media’s West Coast Senior Leadership Team, the EVP, Managing Partner, Business Solutions will manage critical studio and streamer clients while leading the entertainment team and actively participating in new business pitches to drive office growth. This executive will operate with a founder’s mindset to build and commercialize three innovation areas: branded content and integrations, entertainment development and financing, and proprietary entertainment technology products through OS Labs. The role demands strategic rigor in elevating client relationships from transactional media buying to strategic business partnerships while overseeing portfolio performance, team structure, and operational excellence across all initiatives.

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Vice President, Development & Delivery — Universal Studios Hollywood

Posted Aug 15

The Vice President, Development & Delivery at Universal Studios Hollywood provides strategic oversight and business direction for destination and design development across major attractions, food and retail, live entertainment venues, parking structures, and landscapes. This role leads all planning, budgeting, scheduling, estimating, design, construction, and project completion within assigned budget, quality, and creative targets, while managing contractor selection and performance, ensuring compliance with procedures and safety standards, and overseeing multi-destination construction to meet Universal’s quality benchmarks. Additionally, the position involves developing and mentoring project teams in partnership with Human Resources, maintaining overall project budgets and schedules, and ensuring final guest experience delivery meets approved objectives.

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Head of Content — Jubilee Media

Posted Aug 14

Jubilee Media is hiring a Head of Content to lead the Creative team and establish a strategic vision for the company’s content across all platforms, with responsibilities including defining creative direction, developing mission-aligned shows for young audiences, implementing data-driven decision-making using YouTube analytics, and managing creative budgets while balancing innovation with financial awareness. The role requires mentoring creative leaders, collaborating with cross-functional teams including Production and Finance, and driving casting and post-production strategies to elevate existing shows and develop new ones that spark empathy and cultural connection.

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Director-Level

Slate Director - Content Innovation — Pocket FM

Posted Aug 13

Pocket FM is hiring a Slate Director – Content Innovation to lead a high-velocity content discovery engine that combines AI-assisted storytelling with editorial excellence, developing and testing large volumes of story concepts before full production. The role involves partnering with Product and AI teams to enhance Pocket FM’s proprietary writing platform, building scalable prompt libraries and quality control systems, maintaining creative quality of scripts, and analyzing audience data to optimize content development processes. The director will serve as the discovery layer identifying breakout stories and deliver production-ready scripts while establishing repeatable systems that increase development velocity and improve success rates for new content.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Manager-Level

General Manager - The Novo — AEG

Posted Aug 16

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Week of Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026

Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• Marc Jacobs launches second microdrama series “The Swap” starring Rowan Blanchard and Jemima Kirke

• Crocs introduces Niles, a character mascot with original micro-series and long-term IP platform

• LeBron James launches YouTube golf channel featuring 2016 Cavaliers championship teammates

• Twitch hires Christine Cassis as CMO to push platform beyond gaming into sports and entertainment

• A podcast network founded by a major host reaches $500 million valuation after strategic investment

• A major streaming platform partners with a film festival to premiere creator-led projects as exclusives

• An AI-generated actress racks up 250 million views starring in a Chinese workplace drama

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Studio Deals & Creator Production

LeBron James Launches YouTube Golf Channel — LeBron James has launched a YouTube golf channel chronicling his journey with the sport, with the first episode featuring his 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers championship teammates playing at Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland. (The Hollywood Reporter) “I’m looking forward to people seeing this first episode, which was the trip of a lifetime with my teammates. We got to play golf and catch up in some of the most beautiful settings I’ve ever been in. It’s been a lot of fun out on the course, learning and loving all the nuances of the game, and I’m excited about bringing everyone along with me on this journey through my channel.”

YouTube and Variety Bring Creators to TIFF — YouTube and Variety will premiere new projects from creators Mark Vins and Ziwe at TIFF 2026, with both projects becoming YouTube exclusives after their festival debut. (Tubefilter) “YouTube is where the next generation of Hollywood is being built. Our creators are redefining what entertainment looks like across every screen. Partnering with TIFF to debut these incredible shows proves that YouTube creators aren’t just participating in the industry’s future – they are actively leading it.”

The Signal: Read that Tubefilter article. YouTube fronting the cost of the premieres comes with strings… The two projects – a documentary called Reef to Ridge (Vins) and a talk show called You’d Be an Iconic Guest (Ziwe) – are now YouTube exclusives.

I feel like this represents a renewed push by YouTube into the original content space. After all, exclusive licensed content is exactly where Netflix started before producing their own originals.

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45 curated listings since 8/3/2026 • 8/10/2026

This week’s digest includes 45 open roles across the entertainment industry, with positions spanning Los Angeles (18), New York (8), and other markets (19), ranging from production and content creation to executive leadership across major studios and media companies.

Los Angeles

Executive & Leadership

Vice President, Alternative Entertainment — Fox Entertainment

Posted Aug 8

The Vice President, Alternative Entertainment at Fox Entertainment originates, identifies, and secures bold unscripted programming ideas across entertainment, competition, reality, and factual genres while building relationships with production companies, creators, and international format owners. Responsibilities include developing a robust pipeline of original concepts, evaluating pitches and shaping early-stage ideas into compelling formats, leading projects through development stages, and overseeing creative execution of selected series from pre-production through delivery on the network. The role requires a minimum of four days per week on-site attendance and combines hands-on creative development work with senior-level advocacy for priority projects across the company.

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Assistant to Head of Television — LAIKA Studios

Posted Aug 7

The Assistant to the Head of Television at LAIKA Studios provides comprehensive administrative and project management support to the Head of Television and the Live Action department, handling phone coverage, schedule coordination, travel arrangements, and expense reports while serving as a liaison to external partners including agencies, writers, and talent. The role involves creative support functions such as project and talent tracking, reading and analyzing source material, generating talent lists, and providing notes on incoming properties, while also attending meetings to document action items and assisting with internal and external presentations. The position requires monitoring industry resources for potential source material and talent, maintaining regular contact with industry peers to track market intelligence and trends, and ensuring cross-functional communication between the Live Action team and broader LAIKA organization.

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VP of Brand and Media — DramaByte

Posted Aug 6

DramaByte is hiring a VP of Brand and Media to build the company’s brand identity from the ground up across all functions including social media strategy, press relations, creator partnerships, investor narratives, launch marketing, and brand licensing opportunities. Reporting to the CEO, this inaugural role owns the voice, visual identity, and strategic positioning of an AI-native entertainment company, leveraging AI tools to accelerate creative production and execute at a pace traditional brand teams cannot match. The ideal candidate has experience building brands from early stage and understands how to tell a compelling story at the intersection of entertainment and artificial intelligence.

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Assistant to Head of Digital — Innovative Artists

Posted Aug 4

The Assistant to Head of Digital at Innovative Artists provides direct support to the Head of Digital while managing schedules, communications, and daily operations for a digital talent representation department. The role involves serving as a liaison between the Head of Digital, digital-first talent including influencers and creators across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch, brands, and internal teams, while assisting with brand partnership execution, campaign tracking, talent materials preparation, and social media monitoring to support talent strategy and business growth. The position also includes administrative responsibilities such as maintaining calendars, client information, and CRM systems, along with research and business development opportunities within the creator economy.

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Director-Level

Creative Director — Starz

Posted Aug 8

Starz is seeking a Creative Director to lead the development of integrated marketing campaigns across print, digital, motion, video, social and emerging platforms, championing the brand’s premium visual identity and cinematic aesthetic while partnering with Marketing, Brand, Originals, PR and Communications teams. The role involves directing key art and campaign photo shoots, mentoring a multidisciplinary creative team, providing hands-on creative direction from concept through execution, and presenting creative concepts to executive leadership to build alignment around the creative vision. Reporting to the Executive Creative Director, the Creative Director will establish creative priorities, department goals and long-term initiatives while ensuring exceptional quality and craftsmanship across all STARZ consumer touchpoints.

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Senior Director, Production - Black Sky Creative — Sony Music Entertainment

Posted Aug 5

Sony Music Entertainment is hiring a Senior Director, Production for Black Sky Creative to own the full project lifecycle from planning through delivery, managing budgets, schedules, and stakeholder relationships across multiple concurrent projects including retail buildouts, hospitality construction, and experiential activations. The role involves directing architects, contractors, and creative partners while overseeing permitting and logistics, translating client objectives into actionable briefs, and leading internal producers and technical staff to ensure quality execution aligned with budget and timeline requirements. The successful candidate will partner with leadership on project scoping and feasibility assessment, manage vendor relationships and financial reconciliation, and build scalable systems to support a growing portfolio of work.

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Creative Director, Certificates — MasterClass

Posted Aug 4

The Creative Director, Certificates at MasterClass shapes creative strategy and leads execution across trailers, course promos, statics, social content, and lifecycle marketing while working closely with the go-to-market lead to align on strategy and briefs. The role involves directing video content from conception through final edit, writing scripts and copy, building decks, and maintaining creative standards for tone, message, and craft across course launches while partnering with Content, Social, and Product teams to ensure marketing reflects real user needs. The Creative Director presents creative strategy to senior leadership, leads video, design, and copy teams, leverages AI tools to accelerate production, and sets the visual identity and brand consistency across all platforms.

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Manager-Level

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Week of Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026

Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• Twitch streamer ExtraEmily launches 15-episode series on Hulu and Disney+ via pocket.watch

• Disney and TikTok strike global content-sharing deal bringing creator videos to Disney+ Verts

• Zully appoints Matt Montemayor as EVP and Head of Sales ahead of Fall 2026 launch with 50+ vertical series

• Netflix launches The Culture Edit featuring licensed short-form videos from Architectural Digest, Vogue, Tastemade and more

• A Chinese IP company reveals micro drama economics showing $150K budgets generating $19-20M revenue in two weeks

• A new awards program launches with over 50 categories for digital creators

• An AI-based audience simulation platform co-founded by a former entertainment exec goes live

• A creator apparel collection registers the biggest day-one retail launch for a major merch partner

Streaming & Distribution

Disney-TikTok content-sharing partnership — Disney and TikTok announced a global deal allowing creators to access Disney IP (including Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and FX) to produce short-form content for distribution on both TikTok and Disney+ as vertical videos called “Verts.” The pilot is launching first in the US with a creator ambassador program. (Variety) “This collaboration creates a new bridge between the stories we tell and the creativity they inspire, giving creators a bigger stage to share what they’ve made, and audiences more to discover on Disney+ every day,” Disney said.

The Signal: I don’t doubt that Disney is going to very carefully monitor / curate the content that it allows through the gates of this partnership. Otherwise they risk tarnishing brand reputation with a single unflattering post…

Still, it’s nice to see brands recognizing that creators using their IP can be a brand asset instead of just an excuse to go into legal lockdown mode.

To A24’s credit, they did back down from that fight, but only after Kane Parsons stepped in and told them to…

Netflix launches The Culture Edit — Netflix rolled out The Culture Edit, a new section featuring licensed short-form lifestyle and culture videos from established digital publishers across food, travel, fashion, home design, wellness, and entertainment. Content comes from Architectural Digest, Elle, People, Tastemade, Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Eater, Food & Wine, Tasty, Vogue, Allure, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, Vanity Fair, House & Garden, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Town & Country, BuzzFeed Celeb, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Variety, Wired, The Hollywood Reporter, Self, Women’s Health, and Teen Vogue. The section is now available to subscribers in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. (storyboard18.com)

The Signal: That is a very long list of very recognizable brands. I imagine this is an attractive deal for Netflix since it costs them relatively little. It’s all licensed content, not commissioned shows. They get additional eyeballs due to subject matter affinity, and the brands get a bit more exposure via streaming super-giant Netflix.

Win-win-ish?

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28 curated listings since 7/27/2026 • 8/3/2026

This week’s digest features 28 entertainment industry positions across the United States, with 15 roles based in Los Angeles and 6 in New York, spanning companies including Netflix, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Condé Nast, and Calvin Klein. Open positions range from social video editing and creative production to content strategy and development roles.

Los Angeles

Director-Level

Billboard: Director, Branded Content — Penske Media Corporation

Posted Jul 28

Billboard’s Director, Branded Content reports to the SVP, Brand Studio & Partnerships and oversees branded content production from ideation through execution, collaborating with internal creative, editorial, social, video, events, sales, and partnership teams as well as external talent and production partners. The role leads creative development for multi-platform programs valued at $10MM+, manages end-to-end creative execution across branded video, social and live event content, develops social-first creative strategies to maximize audience engagement, and handles talent partnerships and negotiations. Additional responsibilities include providing creative direction to ensure premium brand vision, reviewing treatments and scripts, managing video editing and post-production workflows, and overseeing digital publishing across platforms including WordPress, JW Player, and Brightcove, with the position based in New York City or Los Angeles.

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Creative Director — Alan’s Universe

Posted Jul 28

Alan’s Universe seeks a Creative Director to lead short-form and trend content across YouTube Shorts, Reels, and TikTok, while overseeing creative direction for the company’s second channel, fan engagement programs, and branded partnerships. The role is hands-on, requiring the Creative Director to generate concepts, drive execution with production teams, and iterate rapidly across the ecosystem of the 101M+ subscriber channel. Reporting to the existing creative leadership team, this full-time, on-site position in Burbank, California demands deep native knowledge of platform trends and the ability to translate observations into pitchable concepts quickly.

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Vertical Drama Director / Vertical AI Drama Director — ZING

Posted Jul 27

The Vertical AI Drama Director at ZING works closely with Executive Producers and external AI production vendors to translate scripts into visually compelling vertical series, breaking down scripts, defining visual direction, guiding AI image and video generation, and managing external production companies through deliverable reviews and creative notes. The role involves leading AI-powered vertical short drama projects from script breakdown to final delivery while maintaining visual consistency, character continuity, and story clarity across episodes, coordinating with post-production teams on editing, sound, and music, and identifying production risks and quality issues. Additionally, the director builds repeatable AI production workflows, incorporates platform data and audience feedback into creative improvements, and helps define ZING’s internal AI vertical drama production standards and playbook.

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Manager-Level

Manager, Creative (Netflix House) - Brand Creative Studio — Netflix

Posted Aug 1

The Manager, Creative (Netflix House) - Brand Creative Studio develops and executes mid-to-lower funnel creative campaigns for Netflix House locations in Philadelphia, Dallas, and Las Vegas, managing seasonal campaigns and evergreen marketing from concept through delivery while partnering with vendors and internal stakeholders. The role requires ensuring Netflix’s brand voice and visual identity remain consistent across diverse media types—including AV, static, social, and events—while crafting scalable creative that drives business impact through press coverage, fan engagement, and increased foot traffic and ticket sales. Reporting to the Brand Creative Studio, this position demands 10+ years of creative marketing experience with global consumer entertainment brands, deep production expertise, and the ability to manage cross-functional projects effectively while balancing strategic goals with nimble, conversion-driven creativity.

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Creative Services - Production Project Manager — Creative Artists Agency

Posted Jul 30

Creative Artists Agency seeks a Production Project Manager for its in-house Creative Services department who will report to the Head of Project Management and manage incoming requests across design, editing, branding, and production teams. The role involves liaising with assistants, agents, partners, clients, and vendors to coordinate project briefs, organize project teams, assign responsibilities, develop schedules, and identify workflow improvements while providing creative support in production, editing, design, and branding as needed. Additional responsibilities include managing on-site production logistics, maintaining vendor relationships, upholding brand standards, and ensuring projects are completed on time while juggling multiple concurrent initiatives.

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Manager, Physical Production - Live-Action Scripted Series, Kids & Family — Netflix

Posted Jul 29

The Manager, Physical Production - Live-Action Scripted Series, Kids & Family at Netflix oversees production planning and logistics across a high-volume slate of scripted series, supporting projects from development through delivery by managing budgets and schedules with executives and line producers, coordinating with internal and external teams to lock timelines, troubleshooting production changes, and identifying key production staff and vendors. This fast-paced role requires balancing multiple projects simultaneously while handling binding insurance, vetting show budgets, tracking costs with Finance, reviewing scripts to define production strategy, and communicating complex information internally and externally.

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Coordinator & Specialist

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Week of Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026

Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• Lavazza launches five-episode branded miniseries directed by Francesca Scorsese and starring her father Martin Scorsese

• YouTube Premium will bundle Peacock streaming access for free starting early 2027 in first streaming bundle deal

• TikTok creator Mitsy Sanderson is hosting a Tubi original game show produced by Home Game Studios

• Arizona State University launches a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree program in Content Creation

• A major streaming platform is testing a new short-form content format on its mobile app this quarter

• An industry report reveals unauthorized AI practices affecting actors in short-form content production

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Branded Entertainment

Family Blend — Lavazza launched a five-episode branded miniseries directed by Francesca Scorsese and starring her father Martin Scorsese, exploring coffee culture and generational artistic bonds. The cast also includes Jason Biggs and Adrien Brody. Publicis Group handled the campaign, with production by Propagate Content, Sikelia Productions, RDL Worldwide, and Maruri Group. “The Family Blend series shows how coffee acts as a universal bridge, bringing together different stories and creative visions. With this project, we are thrilled to portray coffee as a cultural gesture that spans generations and languages, serving as a meeting point for creativity and identity,” according to the company. Source

The Signal: Love the Scorseses and all, but you’ll have to forgive me for not getting excited about this. A famous director’s daughter partnering with a top-tier international coffee conglomerate doesn’t scream media convergence, no matter where the content lives or what it looks like. I’m sure it’ll turn out good, but I also doubt it will do anything new and innovative.

Best in Class — Xfinity launched a seven-episode short-form reality competition series hosted by Katie Feeney featuring six college-aged creators competing for a $100,000 brand deal. “There are six different challenges, and they get to put their content-creator skills to the test, and, ultimately, win $100,000 in a brand deal with Xfinity. At the college age, that’s life-changing,” Feeney said. Carmichael Lynch handled the campaign, with Rock Studios producing. Source

The Shards Activation — FX is hosting an experiential activation at the Sherman Oaks Galleria featuring brand partnerships with Maybelline and Licorice Pizza to promote the new series ‘The Shards’ from Bret Easton Ellis and Ryan Murphy, targeting Gen Z nostalgia for ‘80s mall culture. RadioShack and Creamy Boys Ice Cream are also participating. “[’The Shards’] is rooted in so many elements of the ‘80s that are of interest to audiences today: the element of analog, third spaces, mall culture. There was a great opportunity to lean into that, and as the Sherman Oaks Galleria is such an iconic space in Southern California that’s part of the story that’s being told, we felt it was a perfect location,” according to FX. Source

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Apologies for the delay. As I mentioned in my Convergence Digest post, I was traveling for a couple weeks and got hit by a stomach bug upon my return to the States. By way of an apology, I’m providing this week’s job digest for free to all readers.

Stay cool out there! 🥶🥶🥶

Creator Jobs Digest

44 curated listings since 7/20/2026 • 7/27/2026

This week’s digest features 44 open positions across the entertainment industry, with 25 roles based in Los Angeles, 11 in New York, and 8 in other markets, including opportunities such as a Sr. Development and Programming Executive for Drama at Amazon Studios and a Creative Producer role at MrBeast.

Some highlights:

• Head of Development at Nantworks

• A few creative roles at MrBeast

• Creative Coordinator on an Amazon animated series

• Script Writer role at Edmunds

• YT Content Producer role at Fallen Media

Los Angeles

Executive & Leadership

VP, Acquisitions — Sony Pictures Entertainment

Posted Jul 25

The VP, Acquisitions at Sony Pictures Entertainment originates and pursues acquisition, financing, and production opportunities across the global film landscape while building relationships with filmmakers, producers, agents, managers, and financiers to secure early access to projects. This role evaluates scripts, packages, and completed films for commercial potential and market viability, maintains awareness of packaging trends and competitive dynamics, and develops a high-quality pipeline of differentiated opportunities aligned with Sony Pictures’ slate strategy across its labels including Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, and Sony Pictures Classics. The VP presents opportunities and recommendations directly to senior leadership, playing a critical role in executing the studio’s strategy of acquiring moderately budgeted theatrical films that combine strong commercial potential with distinct creative voice.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Head of Development — NantWorks

Posted Jul 23

Nocturnal Entertainment seeks a Head of Development to lead the sourcing, evaluation, packaging, and creative development of premium film and television projects across horror, thriller, sci-fi, and action genres. The executive will manage a slate of features and television from sourcing through script delivery and packaging, identify compelling IP and underlying material, cultivate relationships with agents, managers, writers, and directors, and work with senior leadership to define development priorities and build a market-aware slate strategy. This position requires overseeing the development process including commissioning writers, providing creative notes, and assessing material for both creative strength and commercial viability.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Head of Production — MrBeast

Posted Jul 21

The Head of Production at MrBeast will define and lead production strategy across a growing portfolio of original programming, overseeing multiple concurrent productions from planning through delivery while building and managing a high-performing production organization including executives, line producers, and post-production leaders. This role owns all aspects of production operations—budgets, schedules, staffing, crews, vendors, locations, permits, and logistics—while partnering with Programming leadership to balance creative ambition with operational discipline and serving as the executive escalation point for production risks and delivery challenges. The position also involves establishing scalable production standards and workflows, building relationships with external partners, and collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to ensure content is delivered effectively across digital platforms.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Head of Programming — MrBeast

Posted Jul 21

The Head of Programming at MrBeast defines the long-term content strategy and builds a diversified slate of original programming across multiple formats and genres, overseeing creative development from concept through launch while partnering with production, product, marketing, and analytics teams to ensure alignment with audience needs and business goals. This leader identifies new series, creator partnerships, and programming opportunities; manages relationships with creators and production partners; and continuously evaluates content performance to evolve the slate based on audience behavior and engagement metrics. The role includes building and leading a high-performing programming organization as the platform grows.

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SVP, Physical Production — Starz

Posted Jul 21

Reporting to senior leadership, the SVP, Physical Production leads production strategy for all scripted series across Starz’s slate, from development and budgeting through post-production, delivery, and wrap, while evaluating scripts for producibility and advising on production risks and opportunities. The role oversees financial oversight including budget approval, cost controls, and maximizing production value through tax incentives and global resources, while managing domestic and international production operations, vendor negotiations, and compliance with network policies, labor regulations, and safety protocols. Additionally, the SVP serves as a trusted advisor to showrunners and creative executives, leverages industry networks to hire top production talent, maintains knowledge of guild and labor agreements, and manages relationships with studios, production partners, and labor representatives.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Director-Level

Associate Creative Director — Lemonlight

Posted Jul 24

The Associate Creative Director at Lemonlight leads creative strategy and concept development for enterprise clients, conducting discovery sessions to uncover business objectives and developing original campaign concepts, scripts, and visual treatments across various industries. The role oversees creative execution from concept through final delivery, providing creative direction and feedback to producers, directors, editors, designers, and motion artists while mentoring team members and helping establish best practices across the department. The Associate Creative Director also serves as a trusted creative advisor to clients, building long-term relationships through transparent communication and balancing client feedback with creative integrity throughout all production phases.

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Art Director — Skydance Animation

Posted Jul 23

Skydance Animation is seeking an Art Director to champion the Director’s creative vision for an animated feature film’s visual identity in close partnership with the Production Designer, ensuring consistency across development through final delivery. The role involves defining and communicating the film’s artistic style with focus on environments, sets, props, and color design, creating concept art and visual development materials, and leading Art Departments in Los Angeles and Madrid while providing artistic direction and mentorship to team members. The position requires collaborating with studio leadership and production teams to align creative goals with timelines and budget, presenting visual direction to executives and stakeholders, and partnering on talent identification and recruitment across departments.

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Director of Licensing — DramaWave

Posted Jul 20

The Director of Licensing at DramaWave leads the company’s U.S. book-to-vertical-drama acquisitions strategy, owning the full lifecycle of literary IP discovery, evaluation, and rights negotiation across romance, NA, thrillers, fantasy, and BookTok-driven titles. The role encompasses scouting high-potential books and authors from diverse publishing channels, negotiating adaptation rights deals with authors and agents, building long-term relationships across the publishing industry, and collaborating with development teams to ensure selected titles are adaptation-ready for the vertical drama format. Additionally, the Director designs and scales DramaWave’s IP acquisition operations through data-driven evaluation systems, bundled deal structures, and mentorship of scouts and coordinators.

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Coordinator & Specialist

Production Coordinator — Company 3

Posted Jul 25

The Episodic Production Coordinator serves as an extension of the lead producer, functioning as a main point of contact for internal and external teams at Company 3’s Hollywood studio to organize, supervise, and monitor project progress. Reporting to the Head of Production, the coordinator manages online, color, and delivery schedules, communicates with producers and clients regarding job status, collects and logs project information, generates status reports and daily memos, coordinates session preparations and client arrivals, and troubleshoots production-related issues while maintaining professional relationships across all teams. The position operates Monday through Friday from 3 PM to 11:35 PM with availability for overtime and variable shifts as needed.

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Coordinator, Eureka — Fremantle US

Posted Jul 22

The Coordinator, Eureka at Fremantle US provides comprehensive administrative, production, and operational support across Eureka Productions and Eureka Studios, managing executive calendars, schedules, expenses, and travel while serving as a liaison between internal teams, network partners, producers, and vendors. The role encompasses coordinating meetings, tracking action items, processing NDAs and invoices, maintaining production documentation, supporting development and casting initiatives, and assisting with pitch materials, talent research, and creative presentations. The Coordinator also facilitates onboarding for production teams and provides ad hoc support to ensure efficient operations across the company.

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Production Coordinator- Ink — Netflix

Posted Jul 22

Netflix’s Production Coordinator-Ink supports an experimental animation production team using GenAI-native pipelines, working with the Production Manager to track artist assignments, manage timelines, and ensure crews have necessary materials and training throughout pre-production through post-production. The role coordinates reviews and deliverables, maintains workflow documentation and tracking tools, collaborates with technical teams to implement new systems, and escalates scheduling or quality concerns to senior producers while identifying process improvements. This position requires four or more years of production experience on animated content with knowledge of asset and shot tracking systems.

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Gen AI / VFX Coordinator, US Series VFX Department — Amazon

Posted Jul 22

The Gen AI / VFX Coordinator for Amazon’s US Series VFX Department partners with VFX Executives to support Generative AI workflows and initiatives across productions, managing schedules, vendor evaluations, and AI tool assessments while maintaining databases of AI capabilities and vendor information. The role involves tracking creative notes and deliverables, coordinating meetings with external AI companies and internal stakeholders, and ensuring major production milestones and security approvals are met with a focus on Gen AI implementation. This coordinator serves as an organizational hub liaising between vendors, crews, and internal teams to facilitate information flow and support VFX production from development through final delivery.

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Creative Coordinator, Animated Original Series — Amazon

Posted Jul 21

The Creative Coordinator for Amazon Studios’ Animated Original Series works directly with Animation Executives to support the development and management of animated projects, including handling project submissions, pitches, and tracking incoming deliverables across development and current series. The role involves coordinating with internal departments such as marketing, business affairs, legal, and production teams, as well as external partners, while maintaining databases, building tracking systems, and conducting industry research on animation trends and competitive landscape. This position requires a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience as an assistant at a studio or production company, or one year as a creative executive.

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Coordinator, Original Content — Tubi

Posted Jul 21

The Coordinator, Original Content at Tubi reports directly to the Chief Content Officer and supports all stages of original content production, development, and positioning across the platform’s unscripted and scripted teams. Core responsibilities include managing administrative tasks, coordinating high-touch talent relations initiatives such as dinners and screenings, executing strategic talent gifting programs, maintaining comprehensive project databases, and facilitating cross-functional communication between departments. This Monday-Thursday in-person Los Angeles-based role requires strong organizational skills, proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Airtable, and Google Workspace, and a deep knowledge of current entertainment industry trends and creator culture.

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CLARCO Originals Coordinator (Chile, Argentina, Colombia), International Originals, Amazon Studios — Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios

Posted Jul 21

Amazon MGM Studios is hiring a Development Coordinator to support the CLARCO Originals Team, overseeing day-to-day operations across the development slate for Chile, Argentina, and Colombia. The coordinator will manage schedules and creative meetings with producers, review incoming pitch materials and write coverage, serve as a liaison between the CLARCO team and other studio departments, research and source emerging talent across the region, and maintain weekly development reports while monitoring the creative landscape for relevant industry trends. The position requires 2+ years of studio or production company assistant experience (or 1+ years as a creative executive), fluency in Spanish and English, and experience assessing industry talent and trends.

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Creative Coordinator, PV Studio AI — Amazon

Posted Jul 21

The Creative Production Assistant reports to the Head of Animation at Amazon AI Studios and supports greenlit animation projects through development, production, and post-production phases by assisting Animation Executives with project submissions, pitches, and deliverable tracking. Responsibilities include coordinating with internal departments and external partners, maintaining production databases and tracking systems, managing series assets, and conducting industry research on talent, trends, and competitive landscape. The role requires managing confidential information and building PowerPoint presentations while shadowing and supporting creative projects across the studio.

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Creative & Production

Creative Lead - EA SPORTS — Electronic Arts (EA)

Posted Jul 25

The Creative Lead for EA SPORTS develops marketing campaigns across the EA SPORTS portfolio by crafting concepts, defining creative direction, and shaping storytelling while partnering with internal teams and external production partners to execute ideas from pitch through delivery. The role requires 7+ years of experience developing integrated creative campaigns for brands or agencies, exceptional concepting and storytelling skills, and a proven ability to lead campaigns from insight through production while collaborating across strategy, design, production, and marketing functions. A deep appreciation for sports culture and familiarity with EA SPORTS franchises and gaming are essential to success in this position.

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Senior Producer - Thinkingbox — Thinkingbox

Posted Jul 24

Thinkingbox is hiring a Senior Producer to lead integrated campaigns across live action and content for global clients in gaming, tech, and entertainment, managing all production phases from concept through delivery including shoot logistics, crew management, and post-production workflows. The role requires collaborating across creative, strategy, and client teams while managing vendors and freelance partners, with responsibilities to maintain creative quality while protecting schedules and budgets. The position demands 6+ years of production experience with strong motion and post-production expertise, solid understanding of budgeting and scheduling, and willingness to travel for client meetings and productions.

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Video Host / Script Writer — Edmunds

Posted Jul 24

Edmunds is hiring a Video Host / Script Writer to serve as on-screen talent for YouTube, shorts, and social media content while researching and writing automotive scripts for the company’s growing video channels. The role involves driving and testing vehicles for ratings, fact-checking scripts and videos, developing story ideas and concepts alongside producers and creative teams, and collaborating with video, social media, and vehicle logistics departments to produce engaging automotive content. Reporting to the Manager of Video Editorial and Executive Director of Video, the position requires interfacing across multiple departments to identify compelling narratives and generate accompanying social content and written pieces.

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Unscripted Development and Creative Exec — Mind Chatter Media

Posted Jul 22

Mind Chatter Media’s Unscripted Development and Creative Exec, reporting to the CEO, develops ultra-low budget unscripted series concepts across Comedy, Sports, Auto, Finance, and Dating/Sex categories while identifying and building relationships with creator talent whose audiences align with the target demographic of men 18–35 in the U.S. The role encompasses leading creative development from concept through production, collaborating with in-house producers and distribution teams to manage timelines and budgets, leveraging platform analytics to inform creative decisions, and staying ahead of cultural trends to bring fresh angles and talent to the slate. This hybrid position is based in Los Angeles with 2-3 days per week in-office.

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A/V Finishing Producer, Amazon MGM Studios Theatrical — Amazon

Posted Jul 21

The A/V Finishing Producer at Amazon MGM Studios Theatrical produces best-in-class finishing and quality control of audio-visual marketing materials including theatrical, broadcast, and digital content, while routing and tracking clearances for teasers, trailers, and spots. Reporting to the Theatrical Creative Services Lead, this role manages the vendor process throughout mix, online, approvals, and QC stages; establishes finishing pipelines with post and VFX teams; books mix and DI sessions; manages content security and asset tracking; oversees QC across all specs; owns A/V finishing budget and vendor negotiations; and serves as a bridge to localization teams and internal production for asset curation and distribution.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Assistant Positions

Executive Assistant — Minted Content

Posted Jul 23

An Executive Assistant at Minted Content supports the CEO and Sr. Executive Producer by managing comprehensive administrative tasks including email communications, travel and dining arrangements, conference call coordination, and phone screening for the fast-paced television commercial production company. The role encompasses general office management, website and social media content updates, special project coordination, and assistance with creative materials such as director treatments, requiring proficiency in Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe Suite applications. The position demands strong organizational skills, visual design sensibility, and flexibility to handle multitasking in a dedicated team environment.

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Music and Comedy Touring - Assistant — Creative Artists Agency

Posted Jul 20

Creative Artists Agency’s Music and Comedy Touring Department is hiring an assistant to provide administrative support to an agent, handling heavy phones, coordinating meetings and schedules, preparing expense reports, booking travel, and managing touring clients’ activities including ticket counts, contract tracking, deposit tracking, and routing. The role requires executing time-sensitive matters and multitasking in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong organizational and communication skills.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Other

Sr. Development and Programming Executive - Drama - Amazon Studios, Amazon MGM Studios Development Co-Pro On-going Series — Amazon

Posted Jul 25

Amazon Studios seeks a Sr. Development and Programming Executive for Drama to identify and evaluate pilot proposals, scripts, and pitches while recruiting creative talent and collaborating with writers on story development. The executive oversees all creative aspects of development, production, and post-production while serving as the primary liaison between the scripted department and casting, production, marketing, press, research, business, and legal affairs teams. This position requires 9+ years of creative executive experience and a track record of shepherding projects from development through launch.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Head, WW Growth & Programming , MGM+ — Amazon

Posted Jul 21

The Head of WW Growth & Programming Strategy at MGM+ will establish a new function to drive worldwide subscriber growth, advise on programming strategy, and develop commercial partnerships for Amazon’s premium streaming service. Reporting directly to the Global GM, this role owns subscriber growth and lifetime value strategy (including pricing, promotions, and retention), translates audience data into content mix recommendations for programming leadership, and pursues business development opportunities such as distribution deals and bundling arrangements. The position operates across a matrixed organization spanning Los Angeles, London, and New York, serving as the strategic bridge between data analytics and business decisions that impact the service’s P&L.

Apply on LinkedIn.

New York

Executive & Leadership

Chief Development Officer — Sesame Workshop

Posted Jul 24

Sesame Workshop seeks a Chief Development Officer to lead philanthropic growth and revenue transformation for the iconic children’s media organization, reporting directly to the CEO and working across a matrixed environment with the Board, Finance, Strategy, Marketing & Communications, Corporate Partnerships, and Impact Program teams. The CDO will architect Sesame’s forward-looking philanthropic strategy with emphasis on building a scaled major gifts program, increasing unrestricted support, and developing sustainable revenue streams while partnering with leadership to articulate a compelling case for why philanthropy remains essential to the organization’s mission. This builder and architect role requires translating Sesame’s mixed revenue model and mission impact into strategic vision and cross-functional alignment across philanthropy, corporate partnerships, strategy, finance, communications, research, and production.

Apply on LinkedIn.

VP, Production, Studios — TIME

Posted Jul 23

The VP, Production, Studios at TIME Studios leads physical production and operational execution across the company’s slate of premium documentaries, unscripted series, and branded content, overseeing projects from development through final delivery while managing budgets, schedules, cost reporting, and vendor relationships. This senior leadership role emphasizes high-level oversight and strategic production management rather than hands-on field work, with responsibilities spanning production planning, staffing, financial controls, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration with creative and business teams. The position requires managing multiple simultaneous productions while maintaining creative excellence and fiscal discipline across a complex portfolio of projects and platforms.

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Head of Programming — MrBeast

Posted Jul 21

The Head of Programming at MrBeast defines the company’s content vision and long-term strategy across its growing portfolio of original programming, building and managing a diversified slate of content while identifying new series, creator partnerships, and platform opportunities. The role oversees creative development from concept through greenlight, partners with Production to launch programming while maintaining quality standards, and collaborates cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Analytics, and executive leadership to inform decisions through audience data and performance metrics. The Head of Programming also develops roadmaps balancing flagship launches, recurring series, and evergreen content; builds relationships with creators and production partners; evaluates content performance to evolve the slate; and leads a growing programming organization.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Director-Level

Director, Branded Video — Complex NTWRK

Posted Jul 23

The Director, Branded Video at Complex NTWRK works with the Head of Branded Content to establish branded video guidelines, develop creative concepts for sold video programs, and lead all aspects of production from writing treatments and scripts to providing on-set creative direction that balances editorial value with client objectives. This leader manages multiple projects simultaneously while serving as the primary liaison between creative teams, clients, and external partners, and oversees a team of senior production professionals including creative directors and line producers. The role requires staying ahead of trends in branded content and video storytelling to drive differentiation and innovation across Complex’s branded video efforts.

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Director, Digital Production — A+E Global Media

Posted Jul 21

The Director, Digital Production at A+E Global Media provides operational leadership and strategic oversight for Digital Production and Brand Studio Post, ensuring content is properly planned, produced, finished, and delivered across platforms. This role leads and manages Production Managers, Asset Managers, Coordinators, and post-production teams while overseeing post-production operations, finishing, delivery, asset management, and quality control standards. The Director serves as the primary production and post-production partner to Creative, Digital Content, Editorial, Production Operations, Technology, and senior leadership, driving workflow optimization, technical innovation, resource planning, and process improvement across the organization.

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Associate Production Director — Peloton Interactive

Posted Jul 21

The Associate Production Director serves as the primary technical lead and creative decision-maker for Peloton’s studio productions, managing the control room environment and overseeing the visual and audio presentation of livestreamed and on-demand workout classes. The role involves guiding a team of Production Technicians during live broadcasts, making real-time editorial decisions to enhance storytelling and engagement, maintaining technical quality standards aligned with brand guidelines, and collaborating with leadership to design training programs and identify workflow improvements. Additionally, the Associate Production Director manages critical internal and external projects, serves as the escalation point during technical failures, and maintains standard operating procedures and technical documentation.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Coordinator & Specialist

Coordinator, Development & Programming A&E — A+E Global Media

Posted Jul 25

The Coordinator, Development & Programming A&E at A+E Global Media coordinates with production companies to track deliverables, invoices, contracts, and production paperwork for development and series projects while monitoring payments and ensuring timely processing through Program Accounting. The role involves attending weekly production meetings, maintaining project trackers and status reports, scheduling executive meetings and travel, preparing series order programming documents, serving as the primary contact between programming and other departments, and participating in development meetings to provide creative feedback and ideas. The coordinator will support Executive Producers across multiple projects while gaining exposure to the full television production lifecycle from pitch through series launch and cross-departmental involvement in press, marketing, and digital strategy.

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Creative & Production

Sr. Producer, Shoot Production — NBCUniversal

Posted Jul 24

The Sr. Producer, Shoot Production at NBCUniversal leads end-to-end production for medium- to high-priority promotional shoots across video, digital, social, and photography platforms, managing pre-production planning, technical scouts, on-set execution, and asset delivery while serving as primary liaison among creative teams, production companies, talent, and stakeholders. The role involves sourcing and managing production partners, reviewing and approving budgets, ensuring legal and safety compliance, mentoring associate producers, and coordinating with post-production to deliver assets on time and within budget. This position requires a minimum of five years of line or agency producer experience with budget management responsibility exceeding $200K and working knowledge of shoot budgeting, on-set production standards, and union requirements.

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YouTube Content Producer — Fallen Media

Posted Jul 22

Fallen Media is hiring a YouTube Content Producer to develop and scale non-scripted, breakout formats from concept through full series production, partnering with talent, creators, and production teams to build franchise-ready shows that drive millions of views. The role involves inventing repeatable format engines across multiple genres, leading creative development and production oversight, casting high-potential hosts, and using performance data to refine programming while monitoring cultural trends for new opportunities. The position is full-time and on-site in the New York City Metropolitan Area, requiring 3+ years of social storytelling experience and background in unscripted, reality, or digital formats.

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Founding Video Producer, Founders School - $400,000/year USD — Crossover

Posted Jul 20

Reporting to Crossover, the Founding Video Producer for Founders School personally scripts, shoots, edits, and publishes founder-driven content across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and emerging platforms to build organic audience engagement among ambitious teenagers and entrepreneurial families. The role involves transforming founder discussions and student experiences into narratives through rapid experimentation with hooks, formats, and distribution tactics while leveraging analytics and AI to optimize performance and drive qualified admissions inquiries. This is a hands-on creator position focused on directly producing high-impact content rather than overseeing contractors or managing teams.

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Other

Head, WW Growth & Programming , MGM+ — Amazon

Posted Jul 21

Reporting to the Global GM, the Head of WW Growth & Programming Strategy for MGM+ owns three strategic pillars: subscriber growth and LTV strategy through pricing and retention initiatives, programming strategy advisory by translating audience data into content recommendations, and business development including distribution deals and partnerships. This role serves as the connective tissue between analytical insights and business decisions that directly impact the P&L, partnering with data and analytics functions while influencing decisions across programming, marketing, finance, and technology in a matrixed organization. The position offers a rare opportunity to build a function from scratch at a global premium streaming service with direct access to senior leadership.

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Other

Executive & Leadership

Chief of Staff — Early Media

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area · Posted Jul 24

Early Media is hiring a Chief of Staff to serve as the Director’s right hand, owning the company’s operating rhythm including leadership meetings, planning cycles, and OKRs while driving high-priority initiatives from scoping through launch. The role encompasses building operational systems across finance, contracts, and vendor management; managing external relationships with marketing, legal, and creative partners; handling executive communications including board updates and investor materials; and surfacing operational bottlenecks before they impact the business. The ideal candidate is an operator with 2+ years in operational leadership at a high-performance organization, a track record of owning ambiguous problems independently, exceptional written communication skills, and a preference for building new systems rather than inheriting existing ones.

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Manager-Level

Channel Manager/Line Producer — MrBeast

Atlanta, GA · Posted Jul 22

The Channel Manager/Line Producer at MrBeast owns all aspects of production planning and execution, including scheduling, budgeting, location scouting, crew management, and vendor coordination for every shoot while building and managing the channel production budget in partnership with leadership. The role requires producing on-set operations, sourcing and managing production contractors, coordinating talent logistics, and serving as a liaison on financial performance and operational reporting while anticipating production bottlenecks and building scalable systems. This position demands 4–7+ years of production management or line producing experience in YouTube or digital video, exceptional organizational skills, calm decision-making under pressure, and the ability to work onsite in Greenville, NC.

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Creative & Production

Creative Lead — SPY NINJAS

Las Vegas, NV · Posted Jul 25

Spy Ninjas is hiring a Creative Lead to sit at the center of the creative process, leading ideation across the content slate by developing episode concepts, challenges, storylines, and narrative arcs while partnering closely with the Creative Director to translate strategy into actionable plans. The role involves guiding brainstorming sessions, refining concepts before production, mentoring junior creatives, collaborating with production and post-production teams, and maintaining deep knowledge of Spy Ninjas lore and YouTube trends to identify new formats and growth opportunities. The position is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, requiring relocation, with filming and production taking place around the Vegas area including the brand new 55,000 square foot Spy Ninjas HQ.

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Creative Producer, Vertical Platforms — MrBeast

Greenville, NC · Posted Jul 24

The Creative Producer, Vertical Platforms at MrBeast collaborates daily with Platform Leads and the ShortForm Creative team to manage day-to-day production operations, including negotiating with contractors and locations, overseeing expenses and paperwork, and managing production timelines in coordination with Production Managers. The role requires communicating across camera, lighting, audio, and post teams to ensure schedules are met and safety protocols are followed on shoots. This position demands 2+ years of production management experience, proficiency with common production tools, strong organizational and communication skills, adaptability, and willingness to travel domestically and internationally on short notice.

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Studio Content Producer — Vaco by Highspring

San Diego, CA · Posted Jul 22

A book publishing and distribution company is seeking a Studio Content Producer to lead visual content strategy, studio operations, and digital asset management across multiple product lines and brands. The role involves developing creative direction and photography guidelines, overseeing in-house and off-site photo and video productions from planning through execution, managing photographers and creative vendors, and administering digital asset management platforms to ensure consistent brand representation across marketing, e-commerce, retail, and promotional initiatives.

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Senior Video Producer — Kraft Sports + Entertainment

Foxborough (Foxboro), MA · Posted Jul 22

The Senior Video Producer at Kraft Sports + Entertainment serves as a lead producer and editor for Patriots social and digital-first multimedia content while managing a team of two Associate Video Producers and one Video Producer. The role encompasses shooting, producing, and editing short-form and long-form video segments; managing the content creation process to ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget; developing and mentoring video producers; collaborating with the digital marketing team on sponsorship commitments; overseeing vendor relationships and equipment; and staying current on production trends and league guidelines. Additionally, the Senior Video Producer approves audio, visual effects, and music; maintains the organizational video archive; and handles special projects as assigned.

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Founding Video Producer, Founders School - $400,000/year USD — Crossover

Stamford, CT · Posted Jul 20

The Founding Video Producer at Crossover will personally produce founder-driven content across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and emerging platforms by scripting, shooting, editing, and publishing videos that resonate with ambitious teenagers and entrepreneurial families. The role involves transforming founder discussions and student experiences into narratives through fast-paced experimentation with hooks, formats, and distribution tactics while leveraging analytics and AI to enhance performance and drive organic audience growth. This creator-focused position aims to establish Crossover’s media infrastructure to generate 5,000 qualified admissions inquiries within the first 12 months through authentic storytelling rather than traditional marketing or paid channels.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Senior Editor, CNN Off-Platform — CNN

Atlanta, GA · Posted Jul 20

CNN is hiring a Senior Editor, CNN Off-Platform to lead the creation, editing, and curation of social content across Facebook, WhatsApp, Reddit, and emerging platforms while owning the organization’s off-platform strategy in alignment with newsroom priorities. The position involves managing a small team of direct reports, experimenting with new content formats, analyzing performance metrics to inform editorial decisions, and serving as an internal expert on off-platform storytelling by advising editorial partners on packaging and distribution. The role requires maintaining strong news judgment during breaking news and major live events, collaborating with editors and producers to translate complex stories into social narratives, and providing actionable feedback between audience data and coverage decisions.

Apply on LinkedIn.

Total: 44 listings • Los Angeles: 25 • New York: 11 • Other: 8

Week of Jun 25, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026

Welcome back – this is a catch-up edition of The Convergence Digest covering the multi-week window while the newsletter was on hiatus. Below: the biggest headlines in creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional-media convergence from Jun 25, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026.

First order of business: Apologies for said “hiatus.” As I mentioned in June, I did some travel that kept me away from my computer. Leading up to that, I encountered a (self-inflicted) mini passport crisis that kept me busy in the days before leaving for Europe.

And on the heels of that, I had a terrible bout of some gastrointestinal illness that I needed antibiotics to defeat. I’m not sure if it was cryptospora, but no matter what it was, it wasn’t fun.

As a result, this catch-up is XXL, covering a large number of stories from the previous 4-5 weeks, including:

• Warner Bros. acquires film rights to internet horror icon “Siren Head” following bidding war

• Bose launches Bose Studios, partnering with Sugar23 and Steven Soderbergh on documentary series and other branded entertainment

• BuzzFeed Studios and muVpix partner to produce over 100 vertical microdrama titles over two years for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts

• MLB Players Inc. launches MLB Players Studio with Portal A to produce original programming around individual players

• Comedy Central’s The Daily Show announces its first-ever micro drama series, satirizing viral short-form soap phenomena

• A major creator economy company hires a co-founder from a creator commerce platform to build a marketplace targeting the projected $43.9B U.S. creator advertising market

• A Hollywood producer launches a vertical microdrama platform backed by a venture fund with $100K-$250K budgets per series

• A retail media collective and consumer goods company launch a 22-episode scripted micro-drama series for in-store screens and e-commerce platforms

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Studios Enter the Creator Economy

Fox Creator Studios Launch — Fox Entertainment’s Rob Wade and Billy Parks appeared on a Cannes Lion edition of Variety’s Strictly Business podcast and discussed their experience building Fox Creator Studios (led by Parks) (Variety). Parks said: “I saw the possibility of having revenue in a [production] business rather than just spend, and from there we started to think about other ways we could get revenue: Brands, products, services, IRL events, all of these things.”

Bose Studios Launch — Bose launches Bose Studios, a branded entertainment platform spanning music, film, TV, digital and live events, partnering with Sugar23 and Steven Soderbergh on documentary series and other content. (Deadline) The company stated: “As companies increasingly shift from competing for attention to creating the assets that generate it, Bose Studios represents a bold investment in culture, creativity, and storytelling.”

MLB Players Studio — MLB Players Inc. launched MLB Players Studio with Portal A to produce original programming around individual players, betting athletes can reach fans more effectively than teams or leagues. (netinfluencer.com) A spokesperson said: “Athletes are owning their audience more than ever before. It’s really all about the athletes directly, so by being part of that, brands can go directly to the fans through the athletes.”

The Signal: I don’t know a ton about sports, but it seems like MLB’s approach here might be slightly different (and more effective?) than the NFL’s. The “individual player” thing is the part that interests me. There are a ton of big personalities in professional sports and the logical extension of that from a branding / entertainment perspective seems to be: If fans can connect with these individual players on a direct, emotional level, they’ll feel more connected to the players – and by extension, the league.

Basically: MLB has figured out the power of para-social relationships and is leveraging that to elevate their brand. Smart. Maybe NFL is doing this too in some way, but (based on my limited knowledge of the space) it seems less focused on individual players and more focused on teams / the league.

Internet-Native IP Migrates to Hollywood

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Sorry for the delay here. Been recovering from a couple of shoots and some passport nonsense. Traveling to Europe for the next couple weeks, so there will be no jobs digests during that timeframe! Hopefully the two of you subscribed to this digest can muddle on without me until mid July…

Creator Jobs Digest – June 22, 2026

A curated weekly look at jobs in the convergence economy — creator-led production, branded entertainment, vertical formats, and the people building the next phase of media.

This week’s digest features 21 open roles across the entertainment industry, with 11 positions in Los Angeles and 3 in New York.

This week’s highlights

• Channel Manager/Line Producer — MrBeast (Greenville, NC — listed as NY). The largest creator on earth is building studio-grade production infrastructure for its lifestyle/unscripted channels. Line-producer-meets-channel-ops.

• Manager, Creative Innovation — Netflix (Los Angeles). Embedded liaison between Netflix Studio and the production community on AI, volumetric capture, and virtual production.

• TikTok Social Programming, Bleacher Report — Warner Bros. Discovery (New York). Traditional media (WBD) staffing a TikTok-native programmer for its sports vertical.

• Writer’s Assistant — WWE (Orlando). A rare WA role in the NXT Creative Writing Team.

Los Angeles

Director-Level

Assistant to Creative Director — RadicalMedia Santa Monica, CA

RadicalMedia is hiring an Assistant to a veteran Music Video and Commercial Director to support the conceptualization and execution of innovative projects across diverse assignments. The assistant will work collaboratively within RadicalMedia’s creative team on music videos and commercials, requiring strong creative thinking, graphic design experience, writing skills, knowledge of film and TV concepts, photography experience, and proficiency in Adobe and Keynote. This is a minimum 2-year commitment positioned to push creative boundaries alongside an established director.

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Creative Director - Agency — times10 Burbank, CA

The Creative Director at times10 oversees creative direction across social, video, experiential, branding, creator content, and digital storytelling campaigns, leading a multidisciplinary creative team while collaborating with strategy, production, and account management to develop culturally relevant concepts from ideation through execution. This Los Angeles-based position involves directing shoots, managing multiple projects simultaneously, presenting creative direction to clients and stakeholders, and establishing scalable creative systems as the agency grows. The role requires 7+ years of…

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Director, Games & Interactive Development — Glassman Media Los Angeles, CA

The Director, Games & Interactive Development at Glassman Media evaluates game, mobile, and interactive concepts for market potential while researching industry trends, genres, publishers, and business models to identify licensing, publishing, and co-development opportunities. The role involves building relationships with developers and industry partners, sourcing external studios, supporting negotiations, developing go-to-market strategies, and helping bridge television IP with interactive opportunities. This position requires 3–7 years of experience in gaming, interactive entertainment…

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Manager-Level

Manager, Music Production - Series Animation + Kids & Family TV — Netflix Los Angeles, CA

The Manager, Music Production - Series Animation + Kids & Family TV at Netflix collaborates with Music Creative Production team members and studio executives across Content, Production Management, Post Production, Legal, and Finance to strategize and execute music objectives for animation series and live-action kids and family television from development through final delivery. The role encompasses budgeting and tracking music contractual and hard costs, training external production teams on music tracking systems, coordinating with labor on union and guild workflows, creating music schedules…

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Sorry for the delay in this going out! Recovering from a very busy shoot weekend / some passport drama. Here’s hoping the fact that my dog chewed up the corner of my passport, thus rendering it unusable / non-renewable doesn’t prohibit me from leaving for France and Italy this weekend 😬 (photo of Dash immediately following the incident below).

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Because I am traveling for the next couple weeks, there will be no convergence digests during that timeframe! See you in mid July!

The Convergence Digest

Week of Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026

Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• Peacock launches original vertical microdramas including Campus Confidential as part of major mobile content push

• Fox Creator Studios expands roster with Josh Richards, Emelia Hartford, and creators representing 65M+ followers

• ICON International launches Content and Entertainment solution led by Aaron Tabas with three proprietary funding models for brand-funded entertainment

• Procter & Gamble and Albertsons Media Collective create microdrama series “Rico’s Tacos” using retail media data to inform creative

• A Korean theatrical studio partners with a microdrama platform for co-production deal

• A veteran filmmaker launches YouTube-first anthology series preceded by six-week interactive ARG campaign

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Studio Deals & Creator Partnerships

Fox Creator Studios Major Slate Expansion — Fox Creator Studios announced partnerships with seven creator channels representing 65 million combined followers to develop original scripted and unscripted long-form and short-form series. The roster includes Josh Richards, Emelia Hartford, Speeed Co (James Pumphrey, Zach Redpath, Jesse Wood), Sorted Food (Jamie Spafford, Barry Taylor, Mike Huttlestone, Ben Ebbrell), My Nguyen (MyHealthyDish), Christina Richardson and Mad Realities (Alice Ma), plus existing partners Gordon Ramsay and Tom Segura. Source

“Fox Creator Studios was built around a simple idea: the most exciting entertainment businesses today are being built directly around audience relationships. We’re partnering with creators who already understand their audience, already have momentum, and are building real businesses around their ideas,” the company said in its announcement.

The Signal: Read that again: “The most exciting businesses… are being built directly around audience relationships.” We are fully past view & follower counts being the only metric that people care about. Now people recognize that business potential is determined by fandom and connection with the property. The stronger the connection with the IP, the stronger the possibility to monetize.

For more on this signal, read ’s expertly-curated article on measuring community, where he spoke with professionals across the convergence economy.

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Creator Jobs Digest

44 curated listings since 6/8/2026 • 6/15/2026

This week’s digest features 44 open roles across the entertainment industry, with 20 positions in Los Angeles and 13 in New York, including a Producer role focused on Women’s Sports Podcasts at Sinclair Inc. and a Title Producer position for Content Localization at Netflix.

Los Angeles

Executive & Leadership

Head of Creative — Stokes Twins

Posted Jun 12

The Head of Creative at Stokes Twins oversees the full creative pipeline for the brand’s YouTube and social content, from ideation and scripting through production and final editorial execution. This hands-on role involves leading writers’ rooms, developing concepts, rewriting scripts, directing talent, and shaping edits while building repeatable creative systems that allow the founder-led brand to scale. The position focuses on strengthening every creative element—from titles and hooks to comedy and character moments—with all decisions guided by three core questions: Why would the audience click, keep watching, and come back?

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Head of Series Casting, PV Studios — Amazon

Posted Jun 12

The Head of Series Casting for Amazon MGM Studios oversees casting and hiring of casting directors across all Amazon MGM series, working alongside other casting executives to implement processes and infrastructure that support the platform’s programming pipeline while shaping long-term casting strategy. The role involves identifying talent for series, managing cast budgets in collaboration with studio executives and producers, staying current on domestic and international talent across film, television, and theatre, and conducting complex negotiations with creatives, legal, and business affairs teams. The casting executive reports to senior Amazon MGM leadership and drives operational efficiencies both internally and externally while making independent casting decisions.

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VP - Scripted Programming — AMC Global Media

Posted Jun 11

Reporting to the Production Services team in Santa Monica, the VP – Scripted Programming oversees development and current production of select scripted series while determining creative strategy and delivering constructive notes to showrunners, writers, and producers across all outlines, scripts, and cuts. The role involves tracking and procuring scripted programming for development, building relationships with talent including writers, producers, and directors, identifying future showrunners, and serving as the primary liaison to marketing, press, standards and practices, research, and business affairs departments. Additionally, the VP manages junior and administrative executives, makes key hiring decisions for development and production teams, and participates in senior-level meetings with production and business affairs.

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Senior Vice President, Development – FOX Creator Studio — Fox Entertainment

Posted Jun 10

The Senior Vice President, Development at FOX Creator Studio supports the development of creator-led projects by identifying and shaping concepts with strong narrative potential, talent alignment, and franchise value, working closely with creators and internal stakeholders to refine ideas from early concept through package-ready materials. This position sources talent and ideas across YouTube, social platforms, and traditional channels while preserving distinct creative voices and guiding projects toward scalability across multiple platforms including television, streaming, and film. The role requires regular, on-site attendance five days per week.

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Director-Level

Director, Development Production - Netflix Animation Studios — Netflix

Posted Jun 9

The Director, Development Production at Netflix Animation Studios leads operational and financial strategy for a slate of 15+ concurrent early-stage animated films, balancing creative vision with production reality and managing the transition of projects toward greenlight and full production. Responsibilities include defining slate strategy in partnership with creative and production leadership, building and maintaining development budgets, overseeing workflow and milestone schedules, providing bi-weekly project trajectory updates to senior leadership, and managing a small team of development production staff. Deep expertise in 3D animation and CG-heavy pipelines is essential, as is the ability to navigate relationships between internal studio operations and external vendor partnerships.

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The Convergence Digest

Week of Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026

Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• CAA and TPG launch Compound Creative Holdings with $250 million to acquire creator economy businesses

• CAA signs TikTok filmmaker Reece Feldman (@guywithamoviecamera) to its Creators division

• A consulting giant acquires a creator and social agency in what’s described as the largest creator economy transaction to date

• A major dating app launches monthly YouTube advice series with a comedian amid declining user base

• An NFL team debuts a nine-episode Spanish-language comedy micro-series combining sketch and telenovela

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Deals & Investments

CAA and TPG Launch Compound Creative Holdings — Creative Artists Agency and TPG’s Integrated Media Company formed Compound Creative Holdings, a $250 million holding company to acquire and grow creator economy businesses led by YouTubers and other creators. “Creators are no longer just talent, they are enterprise builders and increasingly operate with the scale and sophistication of established media companies,” according to the announcement. Source

The Signal: Good or bad, this is huge news, and there’s a lot of nuance to unpack in the deal.

As said in recent post: The capital architecture is now catching up to that reality, and if Compound can execute the rollup without destroying what makes individual creator businesses worth acquiring in the first place, this could be the beginning of something big.

As so sharply put it: You cannot own a distribution mechanism whose entire value is that it is not owned. The moment it is bought, it begins to stop being the thing that was worth buying.

These perspectives are two sides of the same coin: Will PE destroy what made these creators capture huge audiences in the first place? Or will Compound be able to – erhmm – compound this secret sauce and scale these creators into proper venture-backed businesses?

Time will tell, and I promise to follow their investments to track which creators are taking the money and how they perform after selling a piece of their soul company.

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Creator Jobs Digest

39 curated listings since 6/1/2026 • 6/8/2026

This week’s digest includes 39 entertainment industry roles across the United States, with 16 positions based in Los Angeles, 11 in New York, and 12 in other locations. Featured opportunities range from production coordination at Amazon MGM Studios to senior producing roles at Skybound Entertainment and leadership positions in development and production operations across major media companies.

Los Angeles

Executive & Leadership

VP, Production — Warner Bros. Discovery

Posted Jun 6

The VP, Production at Warner Bros. Discovery supervises day-to-day production and financial management for alternative series while maintaining a consistent on-set presence. The role encompasses overseeing budgets and production models, tracking crew and vendor costs, devising production schedules, coordinating vendor selection and equipment, approving all hires, and serving as liaison with internal departments and labor relations. The position requires 7+ years of television and/or film/video experience, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and expertise in all aspects of television production, accounting principles, personnel supervision, and effective communication across creative and executive levels.

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Director-Level

Director, Production & Planning — Walt Disney Animation Studios

Posted Jun 4

The Director, Production & Planning at Walt Disney Animation Studios manages the studio’s production plan templates for features, specials and shorts, creates initial production plans and resource schedules for projects in early development, and consolidates production scenarios to optimize studio resources and inform slate planning decisions. The role involves analyzing historical project data to generate production dashboards and reports, serving as a strategic advisor to Associate Producers on inventory flow, and partnering with Production leadership and Finance to ensure consistent tracking and financial impact analysis across projects. Additionally, the Director manages a team responsible for production tracking tools, workforce planning systems, and collaborating with Technology and Data teams to identify process improvements and develop predictive forecasts for production and workforce planning.

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Creative Director — ATTN:

Posted Jun 2

ATTN: is seeking a hands-on Creative Director to lead end-to-end creative ideation, production, and execution for major brands at the intersection of big ideas and social-first production. The role involves managing a team of multi-disciplinary creatives, developing strategically sound and on-trend work, overseeing complex productions from pre-production through post-production, and serving as a confident client-facing voice to cement and grow client relationships. The Creative Director will be responsible for leading day-to-day creative development for social and digital platforms, staying ahead of cultural trends and platform functionality, mentoring creatives, and maintaining high standards for creative excellence across pitches and active campaigns.

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Manager-Level

Business Development Manager — ZenaTech Inc.

Posted Jun 4

The Business Development Manager serves as the senior creative leader of ZenaTech’s Los Angeles office and oversees the day-to-day management of Zena Studios’ development slate, shepherding CEO Shaun Passley’s screenplay and IP portfolio—including Control, VILLAIN, Back to Heaven, Future Self, My Robot Army, and The Lunar Saga—from script to buyer-ready packages. The role involves managing creative development across all stages, including coordinating notes with writers and script consultants, packaging projects with directors and talent, building relationships with studios and streamers, preparing pitch materials, and positioning projects to major buyers like Netflix, Amazon, Apple, and A24. The Business Development Manager also leads the Los Angeles office operations, oversees department staff, manages development budgets, and aligns creative objectives with ZenaDrone product-placement initiatives while reporting directly to the CEO.

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Coordinator & Specialist

Production Coordinator International Originals – Production & Post Production, Americas, Amazon MGM Studios - International Originals — Amazon

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The Convergence Digest

Week of Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026

Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• A24’s Backrooms, created by YouTube filmmaker Kane Parsons, opened to $118M worldwide with a sequel in development

• Guinness embedded into Netflix’s Ladies First demonstrates integration of brands into narrative storytelling

• Dhar Mann discusses how creator-built production studios compete with traditional media through faster production cycles and owned distribution

• TikTok and Sundance Institute launch a four-week live online scriptwriting course for micro-series

• A venture capital firm backs a Latin American microdrama platform with seed funding

• A major YouTuber exits a creator collective after over 10 years to focus on business ventures

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Creator-to-Feature Pipeline

A24’s Backrooms sequel in development — YouTube filmmaker Kane Parsons is seeking a screenwriting collaborator for a sequel to Backrooms, which opened to $118M worldwide. Source “Finally, Hollywood has learned how to channel and dynamite the Gen Z crowd,” Deadline reported.

The Signal: I had to check whether that quote (“…dynamite the Gen Z crowd”) was real, and… yeah, Deadline actually wrote and published those words. I’m here for it.

Apart from that, we’ll see if the property deserves a sequel or if this is just another case of Hollywood learning the wrong lessons from its successes.

Either way, I’ve really gotta hand it to Kane Parsons. If I was a 20 year old first-time writer-director who had experienced the same success as him, I’m not sure I would have the humility and/or restraint to seek a collaborator for the next installment.

Hollywood pursues YouTube horror creators — Recent successes like Curry Barker’s Obsession ($111M+) and Kane Parsons’ Backrooms ($100M+ domestic) are driving a land grab for emerging YouTube talent. Source “Industry folks are starting to take digital creators more seriously. Sure, there’s a difference between making a TikTok and making a feature, but a lot of the same creative muscles are being exercised.”

The Signal: There is a huge difference between making a TikTok and making a feature… And I think there will definitely be some big misses that emerge from this YT Talent Gold Rush.

And congrats to for making it on the list (and for getting a shout as well).

Nic definitely has the filmmaking chops to back up the mention and I hope he’s able to capitalize on the buzz!

Neon’s Tom Quinn on YouTube creator films — Quinn addressed the theatrical success of Kane Parsons’ and Curry Barker’s films, emphasizing he sees them as cinema rather than YouTube content. Source “I don’t see it as YouTube or otherwise, I see it as cinema. And the fact that it’s appealing to a much younger audience — Gen Z is the most over indexing theatrical audience — for me, is incredible.”

Matt Duffer cites YouTube successes — The Stranger Things creator accepted a career honor at Gotham TV Awards, citing YouTube-driven film successes Backrooms and Obsession as evidence of audience hunger for unfiltered personal stories. Source “I feel young people are telling us very loudly that they’re hungry for original stories – unfiltered personal visions that haven’t been mangled by a thousand paper cuts.”

The Signal: Shots fired! Thanks, Matt Duffer, for saying the thing that just about everyone in Hollywood has felt at one point or another. Original stories are risky, but have huge upside potential, and sometimes a project being over-developed is worse than a project being under-developed.

Every writer I know has encountered some version of that Death by Development Notes at some point during their career, and the Stranger Things creator is right to point it out… And it makes me wonder if that’s the reason I much preferred the first seasons of the show compared with the final seasons…

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Creator Jobs Digest

20 curated listings since 5/25/2026 • 6/1/2026

This week’s digest features 20 entertainment industry positions across the United States, with 11 roles based in Los Angeles and additional opportunities in New York and beyond, including positions such as Senior Producer, Video at Paramount and Manager, Creative Content Kids & Preschool at Mattel.

Los Angeles

Director-Level

Director, Creative Development — Warner Bros. Discovery

Posted May 28

The Director, Creative Development at Warner Bros. Discovery identifies, develops, and shepherds feature film projects from concept through production while serving as a creative and strategic partner to filmmakers, writers, producers, agents, and internal stakeholders. The role encompasses sourcing and evaluating film material including scripts and underlying IP, providing creative feedback on various project materials, identifying emerging talent, and building relationships across the entertainment industry. This position also requires tracking marketplace trends, managing multiple active projects simultaneously, collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout project lifecycles, and presenting development recommendations to senior leadership.

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Creative Director — NBCUniversal

Posted May 28

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Week of May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026

Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• A24’s Backrooms – directed by 20 year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor – obliterates box office expectations

• Focus Features’s Obsession – directed by YouTuber Curry Barker – ALSO obliterates box office expectations (see the pattern emerging?)

• Issa Rae’s TikTok micro-drama “Screen Time” hits 150 million views as the platform’s first exclusive vertical drama series

• The NBA elevates YouTube basketball creator Kenny Beecham (4.16M followers) to the center of its fan-facing media strategy

• Liquid I.V. partners with Amazon Prime Video to create co-branded content featuring ‘Off Campus’ lead actors in-character

• A Black- and Latino-led vertical micro-drama platform launches with first-look deals signed with three major digital creators

• France’s mk2 alt acquires European rights to a $100K creator-led romantic dramedy financed outside traditional channels

• A legendary rock band stars in a vertical micro-drama about an obsessed fan who kidnaps them

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YouTube-to-Theatrical

Backrooms — Kane Parsons, who built a viral YouTube horror series at age 16, opened his A24 debut feature to $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide — the largest opening in A24’s history (more than tripling Civil War’s $25.5M record) and the biggest start ever for an original horror film. Made for roughly $10 million (co-financed by Chernin Entertainment) and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, the opening makes Parsons, 20, the youngest filmmaker with a #1 box office title. (Variety)

“Nobody expected this to open above $80 million,” Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock told Variety. “There’s an obsession with ‘Backrooms’ mythology, and part of that is responsible for the Marvel-sized opening weekend.”

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Creator Jobs Digest

40 curated listings since 5/18/2026 • 5/25/2026

This week’s digest includes 40 entertainment industry positions across the United States, with 17 roles based in Los Angeles and 10 in New York, alongside opportunities in markets including Salt Lake City, Washington DC, and El Segundo. Notable openings include a VP of Television Development & Production at Warner Bros. Discovery and a Senior Producer role in Marketing at The Atlantic.

Some highlights:

• VP of FOX Creator Studios, Talent

• SVP of FOX Creator Studios, Branded Content

• Development Coordinator at AMC Global

• Short-form post producer at Dhar Mann Studios

• Creative Specialist at MrBeast

Los Angeles

Executive & Leadership

VP, Television Development & Production — Warner Bros. Discovery

Posted May 23

The VP, Television Development & Production at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Alloy Entertainment identifies and develops material for television and streaming series, finds writers for various projects, and works closely with creative teams on pitches, outlines, and script notes while overseeing pilot and series production. The role requires serving as an interface between the studio and agencies, with travel to production sets as needed. This position demands a minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years in a director-level development role at a studio, network, streamer, or production company, along with strong expertise in script analysis, story structure, and creative problem-solving.

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Vice President, Talent Lead - FOX Creator Studio — Fox Entertainment

Posted May 19

The Vice President, Talent Lead for FOX Creator Studio identifies, recruits, structures, and grows the studio’s roster of creator and talent partnerships while leading talent strategy across the division. This executive builds a pipeline of digital-native voices and established creators capable of scaling into durable entertainment brands, leveraging deep relationships across the creator ecosystem and translating creator appeal into long-term commercial and creative value. The role requires on-site attendance five days per week and involves sourcing, structuring, and managing deals with top creators and emerging talent.

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Senior Vice President, Branded Content — Fox Entertainment

Posted May 19

The Senior Vice President, Branded Content at FOX Creator Studio leads strategic development and execution of creator-led branded entertainment, designing premium advertiser-ready content opportunities that balance brand objectives with creator authenticity and audience engagement. The role involves developing branded content strategy across creator partnerships, original formats, and franchise development while collaborating with creators to make their formats more attractive to advertisers and working with Ad Sales to develop high-quality sponsorships. This senior leadership position requires five days per week on-site attendance and demands expertise in both creative and commercial aspects of content creation.

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Director-Level

Project Director — Redrock Entertainment

Posted May 21

Redrock Entertainment’s Project Director leads multiple live events from pre-production through execution, managing timelines, budgets, and quality standards while serving as the primary client contact and maintaining strong relationships throughout project lifecycles. The role encompasses team and vendor leadership, creative collaboration with designers and fabricators, technical oversight of staging and audio-visual elements, and cross-functional coordination across internal departments to ensure safe and efficient on-site execution. The position requires 7-10+ years of live event production experience, demonstrated ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects, strong budgeting and client-facing skills, and proficiency in technical production areas including lighting, audio, and video.

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Director Post Production TV — Sony Pictures Entertainment

Posted May 20

Reporting to the SVP of Post Production & VFX at Sony Pictures Television Studios, the Director Post Production TV oversees post-production workflows across scripted projects from pre-production through final delivery, partnering with showrunners, producers, and cross-functional teams to define schedules, staffing, and technical strategies while ensuring consistent delivery standards. The role manages VFX vendor relationships and budgets, coordinates regional tax incentives and qualified spend documentation with finance teams, and establishes standardized workflows and best practices across multiple concurrent projects and territories. Additionally, the position serves as a key liaison across production, creative, legal, and executive teams while mentoring junior staff and contributing to long-term resource planning and process improvements.

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Creative Director - Agency — times10

Posted May 19

The Creative Director at times10 oversees creative direction across campaigns spanning social, video, experiential, branding, creator content, and digital storytelling, leading a multidisciplinary team while collaborating with strategy, production, and account management to develop culturally relevant concepts from ideation through execution. The role involves directing shoots, providing creative feedback, mentoring designers and producers, presenting campaigns to clients and stakeholders, and helping establish scalable creative systems as the agency grows. This position is based onsite in Los Angeles and requires 7+ years of agency experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in social-first content, creator marketing, and digital culture.

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Manager-Level

Manager, Production Design - Brand Creative Studio — Netflix

Posted May 19

The Manager, Production Design for Netflix’s Brand Creative Studio leads high-volume, systems-driven creative execution across multiple business units including Netflix Brand, Product Marketing, Consumer Products, and Corporate Communications, owning complex workstreams end-to-end from lower-funnel marketing assets and campaign toolkits to executive presentations. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Production Design, this senior individual contributor role requires translating brand design systems into scalable production frameworks while serving as a hands-on design leader who produces work directly, mentors junior designers, and establishes quality benchmarks across the team. The position demands close partnership with cross-functional stakeholders and external agencies to ensure work maintains clarity, consistency, and operational rigor across channels and markets.

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Coordinator & Specialist

Post Production Coordinator — Roku

Posted May 21

The Post Production Coordinator at Roku supports all post production team members and external partners, maintaining internal and external documents through systems like Confluence and Airtable while leveraging AI to develop workflows and automations for efficient project tracking. The role involves managing media on Frame.io for Roku Original series, maintaining the Roku Deliverables Hub, distributing assets across Sharepoint and AWS S3, and coordinating with the Content Operations team to ensure delivery assets meet specifications before launch. The position requires proficiency with AI, Frame.io, AWS S3, Airtable, Sharepoint, and other collaborative tools, along with strong project management abilities to handle multiple simultaneous projects across various genres.

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Coordinator Programming & Development — AMC Global Media

Posted May 19

The Coordinator Programming & Development for AMC Networks’ Original Programming team, based in Santa Monica, manages comprehensive organizational and administrative functions supporting the creative development process. Responsibilities include tracking series grids and deliverables, scheduling meetings across internal departments and with producers, coordinating executive travel, organizing incoming pitches, monitoring deal memos, and maintaining competitive nonfiction show tracking. The role serves as a liaison between executives and creative teams while handling calendar management, executive support, and administrative coordination essential to the programming department’s daily operations.

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Coordinator, Post Production - LIVE — Netflix

Posted May 19

Reporting to the LIVE department at Netflix, the Coordinator, Post Production - LIVE supports post partners through setup and execution of live and live-to-tape projects by guiding vendors, disseminating information to the studio, uploading deliverables, and onboarding vendors to Netflix workflows and tools. Core responsibilities include auditing completion of post-production materials across pre-production through wrap, tracking production data across multiple platforms, leading tech kickoffs and ongoing production meetings, collaborating with cross-functional teams including Marketing and Media Operations, managing media within Netflix tools, and assisting with staffing identification. The role requires five-plus years of post-production management experience at networks, production companies, or vendors with live experience on sports or entertainment programming that has aired on major platforms, along with strong organizational and communication skills to manage diverse, high-volume projects in a fast-paced environment.

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Creative Specialist — MrBeast

Posted May 19

The Creative Specialist at MrBeast receives title and thumbnail concepts, uses an internal AI creative system to generate hundreds of raw concept directions, and filters those down to the strongest candidates using deep knowledge of the channel’s format history and audience behavior. The role involves developing the strongest concepts into fully pitchable video frameworks with challenge structures, elimination mechanics, and emotional payoffs, then presenting and defending selections in weekly pitch sessions with senior creative leadership. The specialist will work multiple concepts simultaneously, document filtering logic, maintain a library of challenge mechanics for the broader creative team, and monitor YouTube trends to inform creative development for the platform’s largest global audience.

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Creative & Production

Senior Producer, Video and Creative Production — Los Angeles Lakers

Posted May 22

The Senior Producer, Video and Creative Production for the Los Angeles Lakers oversees all stages of video content production across multiple platforms, from pre-production through post-production, while shaping storylines and driving scripting initiatives. This leadership role collaborates across cross-functional teams to develop compelling Lakers-related stories that reach global audiences, managing creative direction, narrative development, and final delivery while ensuring alignment with brand objectives. The position prioritizes creative leadership and storytelling, requiring the ability to lead teams through execution, present creative concepts to executive stakeholders, and maintain the highest standards of quality and brand consistency across diverse formats and channels.

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Creative Producer — Russell Tobin

Posted May 22

A Creative Advertising Producer will manage and support A/V marketing campaigns from concept through delivery, coordinating with internal creative teams and external agencies to develop trailers, TV spots, social assets, and digital campaigns across multiple platforms. The role involves overseeing production timelines, ensuring creative quality and brand consistency, tracking budgets and approvals, and collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, media, and production stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. The position requires 5+ years of experience in creative production, entertainment marketing, or advertising, with demonstrated expertise managing multiple creative projects simultaneously and familiarity with TV, digital, social, and streaming content formats.

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Social Producer — FLIGHTSTORY

Posted May 22

The Social Producer at FlightStory transforms long-form episodes into platform-native short-form content that defines the cultural identity and brand behavior of a female-focused media property across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. The role involves identifying shareable moments, maintaining a distinctive brand voice and aesthetic, understanding evolving platform mechanics and audience behavior, and optimizing content for emotional resonance and community-building rather than vanity metrics alone. Success requires balancing speed with high creative standards, using performance data to inform storytelling decisions, and positioning the brand as one of the most culturally recognizable female ambition platforms on social media.

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Producer — JesserCo

Posted May 21

The Producer leads long-form video shoots and manages all aspects of production including casting, location scouting, scheduling, and logistics planning while overseeing multiple projects simultaneously under the direction of the Production Manager. Key responsibilities span pre-production through filming, including coordinating with the Development team on creative vision, managing on-set operations alongside the Director, leading an Associate Producer, and serving as the primary liaison with external vendors. The role requires owning video shoots from conception through execution while maintaining health and safety standards and ensuring efficient, on-schedule production that meets both creative and strategic goals.

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Short-Form Post Production Producer — Dhar Mann Studios

Posted May 19

The Short-Form Post Production Producer reports to Dhar Mann and is responsible for post-production work on short-form content at the Burbank, California studio, with on-call availability and flexible hours that adjust based on production schedules and coverage needs.

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Producer (Contract) — Santa Monica Studio

Posted May 16

Santa Monica Studio is hiring a Producer (Contract) to manage production areas by facilitating development efforts, maintaining project schedules, and ensuring communication between internal and external teams while keeping projects on schedule and within budget. The role requires proactively identifying problems and proposing data-driven solutions, breaking down work for teams, and maintaining stakeholder visibility into development changes. The successful candidate will support product development needs by fostering relationships among the development team and partnering with managers on team assignments and performance reviews, requiring 5+ years of AAA game development production experience with proficiency in waterfall and Agile methodologies.

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New York

Director-Level

Executive Creative Director — Thesis

Posted May 22

The Executive Creative Director at Thesis runs an in-house content studio end-to-end, overseeing production across video, photo, UGC, design, copy, and editorial while owning all brand expression and leading performance creative across paid social, email, landing pages, and emerging channels. The role involves mining consumer insights to develop strategic creative briefs, building design systems and brand narratives that extend beyond performance channels, managing testing frameworks and iteration cycles, and leading a team of designers, writers, videographers, and editors. Reporting to executive leadership, this position requires establishing workflows, SOPs, and approval processes that enable high-volume output while maintaining quality, leveraging AI as a creative infrastructure tool, and ensuring claims are both compelling and compliant.

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Coordinator & Specialist

Coordinator, Production and Development — SMUGGLER

Posted May 22

The Coordinator, Production and Development reports to the CEO/EVP of Current Programming and VP of Production and Operations, based in SMUGGLER’s New York City offices, and supports the production and development team across Los Angeles, Miami, and New York by streamlining the development pipeline through database management, meeting coordination, and pitch preparation. Responsibilities include maintaining development status information and databases, creating visual and written pitch materials, coordinating development meetings and the pitching process, tracking contacts and industry talent, and assisting with idea development and treatment creation. The role also provides administrative support to senior executives including calendar management, travel coordination, expense processing, and cross-departmental liaison work.

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Creative Specialist — MrBeast

Posted May 19

The Creative Specialist at MrBeast develops video concepts by receiving title and thumbnail briefs, generating up to 500 raw concept directions through an internal AI creative system, and filtering them down to the strongest 50–100 using deep knowledge of the channel’s format history, challenge mechanics, and audience behavior. The role involves developing the strongest candidates into fully pitchable video frameworks with challenge structures and emotional payoffs, presenting selections weekly to senior creative leadership, and maintaining a living library of challenge mechanics and visual templates for the broader creative team. This position sits at the front of MrBeast’s creative development pipeline and requires candidates with prior YouTube channel or creator studio experience, demonstrated familiarity with MrBeast’s content catalog, and active daily proficiency with AI tools.

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Creative & Production

Senior Producer, Marketing — The Atlantic

Posted May 22

The Atlantic’s Senior Producer, Marketing leads the execution of branded video and multimedia campaigns from concept through delivery, shaping creative direction and scripts while maintaining alignment with the publication’s editorial sensibility and client objectives. Reporting to the VP, Head of Production, this role oversees complex productions across multiple projects, collaborating with internal stakeholders, brand partners, and external vendors while operating with significant autonomy across New York City or Washington, D.C. offices, with domestic and international travel required as needed.

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Freelance Producer, Complex Bets — Complex NTWRK

Posted May 22

The Freelance Producer, Complex Bets serves as a hands-on creative executor within the production team, responsible for developing and directing premium digital video content that reflects Complex’s cultural voice across both new and recurring shows. The role spans creative ideation and development—including brainstorming sessions, trend research, deck creation, and pilot production—as well as on-set direction of celebrity talent and management of production teams from concept through post-production. The producer leverages cultural intuition and emerging technologies like AI tools to translate brainstorms into broadcast-ready content while contributing to the broader development pipeline for future formats and franchises.

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Creative Producer — Complex NTWRK

Posted May 21

The Creative Producer at Complex NTWRK serves as a hands-on executor within the Video Development team, responsible for producing live streams and recurring shows from concept through broadcast while coordinating between studio, production, and talent teams. The role involves translating creative concepts into visuals, decks, and pilot-ready treatments that advance development ideas, leveraging cultural intuition and emerging technologies to create socially resonant, culturally relevant content. Success requires fluency in digital video production, live multi-camera direction, emerging talent trends, and streaming platform dynamics, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining Complex’s creative standards.

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Current Series Creative Producer (Contractor ) — Mad Realities

Posted May 21

Mad Realities is hiring a Current Series Creative Producer (Contractor) to oversee end-to-end production of an original series under 90 seconds per episode, including managing talent, production personnel, editors, and designers while serving as director on set to execute the show’s comedic voice and visual identity. The role encompasses developing and pitching episode storylines, branded integrations, and creative evolutions to expand the series, along with managing multiple shoot projects simultaneously and meeting tight deadlines, with in-person availability required 1-2 days per week in New York City. This position reports to Clare Naughton, Director of Operations & Production, and offers a weekly retainer structure with producer and director credits.

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Managing Editor — Public Opinion Productions

Posted May 20

Public Opinion Productions is hiring a Managing Editor to lead editorial storytelling across its slate of original series, overseeing production from pitching through final cut while guiding a growing team of editors, producers, and hosts. The role involves shaping the creative direction, pacing, and visual language of shows, working with hosts on story ideas, producing and editing hands-on as needed, and ensuring all content is optimized for YouTube and social platforms. The Managing Editor will partner with leadership on new show development and editorial strategy while maintaining production timelines and quality standards across multiple series.

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Sr. Producer, Studio — Peloton Interactive

Posted May 19

The Sr. Producer, Studio at Peloton Interactive leads the New York studio’s daily live production operations, managing Studio Producer and Production Assistant teams while overseeing execution across all fitness modalities and instructor sessions. Responsibilities include developing production strategy in partnership with the Global Senior Producer, supervising pre-production meetings, collaborating with cross-functional departments to align vision, and ensuring quality standards through feedback delivery and data review. The role requires 7+ years of broadcast and live production experience, proven team leadership capabilities, and flexibility to work varying schedules including mornings, nights, and weekends.

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Producer, Current Series (Freelance) — NowThis

Posted May 19

NowThis is hiring a freelance Producer for Current Series to lead short-form entertainment content across social platforms including TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Snapchat. The producer will manage the complete lifecycle of recurring shows—from concept refinement and scripting through production and post—while driving follower growth, engagement, and cultural relevance through data-informed creative decisions. The role requires collaborating with editors, social media managers, and the development team to scale existing formats, monitor performance metrics, stay ahead of content trends, and ensure operational excellence across all deliverables.

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Other

Director-Level

Director of Video & Media Production — Computer History Museum

Mountain View, CA · Posted May 21

Reporting to the Chief Digital Officer, the Director of Video & Media Production shapes and executes interpretive and storytelling solutions across multiple platforms, including in-person displays, digital channels, and potential broadcast television. The role directs the conceptualization and production of all video content—from live event capture to narrative storytelling, exhibition media, and social-first assets—while collaborating with curatorial, exhibitions, education, marketing, and development teams to ensure content is engaging, accessible, and aligned with institutional goals. Additionally, the position leads cross-departmental projects, manages production scope and budgets, and oversees relationships with external contractors and freelance production teams.

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Creative Director — Controlled Insanity

United States · Posted May 19

Controlled Insanity’s Creative Director develops recurring YouTube concepts and series centered on athlete storytelling, challenge-based entertainment, and viral content, including responsibilities such as deep-diving athletes for meaningful narratives, conducting interviews, storyboarding major drop campaigns, and monitoring internet culture to execute fast-moving reactive content ideas. The role involves collaborating closely with internal event planners, content team members, and editors to coordinate shoots, logistics, and creative direction while consistently brainstorming high-retention concepts and culturally relevant ideas.

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Manager-Level

Manager, Branded Content - Golf — TMRW Sports

Winter Park, FL · Posted May 18

TMRW Sports is hiring a Manager, Branded Content - Golf to collaborate with internal Client Services & Activations teams to translate sponsor objectives into scalable branded content ideas and programs across digital, social, broadcast, in-venue experiences, and emerging platforms. The role involves leading end-to-end execution of branded content programs, managing workflows across internal teams and external partners, coordinating sponsor integrations within live programming, and presenting concepts to stakeholders while ensuring all content aligns with TGL and sponsor creative standards through a fan-first storytelling approach. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or Business (or equivalent experience), five or more years of social media and digital content experience, and proven experience developing sports and entertainment social content from strategy through execution.

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Coordinator & Specialist

Creative Specialist — MrBeast

Atlanta, GA · Posted May 19

The Creative Specialist at MrBeast sits at the front of the creative development pipeline, receiving title and thumbnail concepts and developing them into pitchable video frameworks for weekly presentation to senior creative leadership. Responsibilities include generating hundreds of raw concept directions using AI tools, filtering those concepts down using deep knowledge of the channel’s format history and audience behavior, developing the strongest candidates into fully formed video concepts with frameworks and challenge structures, and maintaining a library of challenge mechanics and visual templates for the broader creative team. The role requires demonstrated experience working on high-output YouTube channels with fast, measurable audience feedback and deep familiarity with MrBeast’s content catalog and format history.

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Creative Strategist — Inkitt

San Francisco, CA · Posted May 19

Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st Century, standing at the forefront of technology and entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, Inkitt discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks and selling directly to consumers through its Galatea app. Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world, boasting a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Recently raising a Series C and backed by some of the top VC’s such as: Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA Ventures, our recent expansion into CandyJar TV is only the beginning of our journey to becoming the next-gen entertainment powerhouse.

What You’ll Do:
• Read books and watch series to extract key USPs and pivotal story elements; synthesize them into punchy hooks and creative briefs that drive paid performance

• Write compelling ad copy and hooks, distilling a full story into a two sentence liner that stops the scroll

• Own the creative production lifecycle: conceive angles, brief designers, manage tickets end to end, and iterate based on UA feedback and performance data

• Partner closely with the UA team to align creative with funnel signals, understanding what’s working, what isn’t, and why, then translating that into new angles and formats to test

• Stay deeply plugged into BookTok, Bookstagram, and Reddit to identify trending formats, seasonal tropes, and emerging story hooks before they peak

• Experiment with AI video tools and image editing to build and iterate on assets independently when needed

• Develop and manage a pipeline of creatives aligned to key marketing beats and evergreen initiatives

• Manage external production partners for more intricate creative needs

What You’ll Bring:
• 3+ years of experience in creative strategy, content marketing, or a related role, ideally within a fast moving startup environment

• Exceptional copywriting skills. You can write a hook that makes someone stop mid scroll and a two sentence synopsis that sells a 400 page book

• A genuine love of romance: books, TV, movies. You’re the person who actually wants to read this content all day

• Active presence on BookTok, Bookstagram, or romance reading communities. You know what’s trending, what tropes are having a moment, and what’s coming next

• Strong analytical instincts: comfortable in Google Sheets/Excel, fluent in performance metrics, and able to connect creative decisions to business outcomes

• Experience working alongside a paid/UA team with a solid understanding of full funnel marketing

• Proficiency with creative tools: CapCut, Premiere Pro, image editing, and AI video tools

• A bias toward action. You move fast, learn fast, and don’t wait for a perfect brief to get started

Who We Are Looking For:
• Autonomous

• Bring solutions instead of problems

• Data driven

• Quick to action

• A high functioning workaholic

• Looking for exponential career growth

• Have lots of fun building a generational AI x Entertainment company

What We’ll Offer:
• 401k plan, designed to help you save for the future

• Health benefits tailored to your needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Professional coaching for everyone

• Team-building events, including our annual Tulum trip

• Unlimited access to our Galatea app and CandyJarTV app

• Unlimited budget for self-development books

• Charity donation of your choice at your one year anniversary

• Free lunch in office everyday

• Class Pass membership for US based employee and gym access for Berlin employees

• Dog friendly offices in Berlin and San Francisco

At Inkitt, we strive to build a company culture and provide employment opportunities based on diversity and inclusion. We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed, as should our team members. As a growing team from 20+ countries, we welcome everyone to apply.

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Creative & Production

Senior Producer - Thinkingbox — Thinkingbox

Salt Lake City, UT · Posted May 22

Thinkingbox is hiring a Senior Producer to lead integrated campaigns across digital and content for global clients in gaming, tech, and entertainment, managing all production phases from concept through delivery with a focus on motion and post-production work. The role involves owning shoot logistics, vendor management, and post workflows while collaborating with creative, strategy, and client teams to deliver high-quality campaigns on time and on budget. The position requires 6+ years of production experience with strong expertise in motion and post-production, integrated campaign production, and budget and schedule management.

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Senior Producer, Marketing — The Atlantic

Washington, DC · Posted May 22

The Senior Producer, Marketing at The Atlantic leads the execution of branded video and multimedia campaigns across short films, social video, and podcast series, maintaining creative excellence from concept through delivery while developing creative briefs that align client goals with the publication’s editorial sensibility. Reporting to the VP, Head of Production, this position requires shaping scripts, storyboards, and overall creative direction while collaborating with internal stakeholders, brand partners, and external vendors to realize the creative vision. The role is based in New York City or Washington, D.C., with domestic and international travel required as needed.

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Digital Producer & Video Editor — Court TV

United States · Posted May 21

The Digital Producer & Video Editor edits long-form shows hosted by Court TV personalities, identifies and produces new video concepts from both current and archival footage, and creates content across formats including clips, shorts, and compilations while managing publishing calendars and crafting titles, descriptions, and thumbnails. The position requires fact-checking all work to ensure legal compliance, occasionally filling in for other editors, staying current on digital advertising trends, and collaborating with the Social Media Team and leadership to implement content strategy and support cross-platform operations during investigations, trials, and breaking news. This role demands three or more years of professional YouTube or video production experience, proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite tools, knowledge of the court system and legal terminology, and the ability to work effectively under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

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Sr. Creative Producer, Devices Brand Studio — Amazon

Seattle, WA · Posted May 20

The Sr. Creative Producer, Devices Brand Studio at Amazon leads end-to-end production of integrated launch content across video, photography, motion, CG/animation, and emerging formats, translating creative concepts into executable production plans while managing external vendors, budgets, and timelines. This role requires both strategic vision and hands-on execution, with responsibilities including scoping and managing production partners, anticipating risks and dependencies, securing legal and licensing rights, and serving as the primary production point of contact across brand, retail, and leadership teams. The position involves building repeatable production processes to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining alignment across cross-functional stakeholders.

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International Media Producer (North America) — Storytailors

Miami, FL · Posted May 20

Storytailors’ International Media Producer (North America) serves as the primary liaison between international clients and local production teams across the region, managing shoots from initial pitch through final billing while coordinating logistics, crews, locations, budgeting, and permitting remotely. The role involves converting client inquiries into paid assignments, handling project profitability, and participating on-set as a producer for relevant shoots across diverse formats including commercials, documentaries, and current affairs pieces. Duties encompass fast-paced production coordination across multiple territories simultaneously, with responsibilities spanning client communication, budget management, and collaboration with production networks worldwide.

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Creative Producer — Fresh Tape Media

Denver, CO · Posted May 19

Fresh Tape Media’s Creative Producer manages video productions across all phases from pre-production through post-production, handling scheduling, crew coordination, budgeting, and logistics while serving as director, videographer, or producer depending on project needs. The role involves on-set leadership directing talent and crew, maintaining quality standards, and collaborating with clients and stakeholders on branded, commercial, social, and experiential projects. The producer stays current on cultural trends and emerging creative styles while supporting multiple concurrent productions across the agency’s Denver and New York City locations.

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Line Producer — Protonfilms

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria Area · Posted May 18

Protonfilms is hiring a Line Producer to oversee production operations, managing budgets, schedules, and resource allocation while coordinating pre-production processes and supervising day-to-day activities across creative and technical teams. The role requires effective communication with all departments to ensure timely project delivery while maintaining quality standards and navigating complex production workflows. This is a full-time remote position.

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Other

Video Lead - Stories — Mercury

United States · Posted May 20

Mercury’s Video Lead - Stories develops and executes YouTube channel strategy, overseeing video production across long-form content, Shorts, recurring series, and emerging formats while balancing growth metrics with creative excellence and brand integrity. The role involves leading production from concept through publishing, including scripting, creative development, editing oversight, and distribution, while building scalable workflows and managing freelancers, editors, producers, and external partners. The Video Lead reports to Mercury leadership and will jump into production directly when needed to shape story structure, refine edits, and optimize packaging elements like thumbnails and titles.

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Week of May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026

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Welcome to The Convergence Digest — a weekly intelligence brief tracking where the creator economy, branded entertainment, and traditional media collide.

This week’s digest covers:

• Fox and Warner Bros Discovery pitch creator-driven content as a core ad category at the 2026 upfronts

• YouTuber Curry Barker’s theatrical horror debut ‘Obsession’ opens to $17.2 million via Focus Features

• A short-form series centered on Black queer characters (created by a friend of Jon’s 🥳) launches on Instagram

• A major creator production company wraps a vertical drama series directed by an Emmy-nominated director

• A heritage food brand announces a reality dating series for YouTube

• A major toy retailer partners with a leading creator on monthly build kits and in-store workshops

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Upfronts & Linear TV

Creator Content Becomes Core Upfronts Category — Traditional TV networks including Fox and Warner Bros Discovery featured creator-driven content as a core advertising category at 2026 upfronts, marking a transition from alternative to mainstream programming strategy. “This isn’t about buying YouTube stars for cameos anymore. Networks are pitching creator content as a distinct ad product with its own metrics, audience guarantees, and pricing structures. It’s being treated like a programming block.” (techbuzz.ai)

The Signal: I’m not afraid to call this one – By the end of the year, creators are going to be getting overall deals. The successful ones are going to be those with a distinct point of view / something to say. They’re also going to be the ones whose taste/style aligns with that of the entity that signed with them.

I’ll give an example from my own pursuits: littlevictorianboy AKA Colin Stanley is a comedy creator and stand-up comedian who has been producing short sketches for the past few years. His comedy is very funny and very weird, and it happens to align with my own comedic tastes. I’m currently pursuing a partnership with him to produce a scripted show (or a couple). We’ve met, discussed projects, and seem to have some alignment on the type of show we would make.

I don’t know if it’s going to work out – Colin is incredibly busy and he may hate all the stuff I’m pitching him – but I think it’s a partnership worth pursuing. His existing audience is only a small reason I went out to him. The main reason is that his sense of humor aligns with mine: Bizarre, strong attitudes, character-driven.

See one of the more popular recent videos he produced w his gf below:

Theatrical & Box Office

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