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  • Posted: May 19, 2022
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    Head of Scripted Series and Movies, South Africa, Amazon Studios Local Originals

    We are currently seeking an experienced senior creative development executive to work with the South Africa Originals team. In this Cape Town-based position, you will look after the creative, talent-related, and strategic aspects of Amazon Prime Video’s slate of local original scripted series and movies from South Africa. You will leverage your hands-on development/production experience, high judgment, collaborative spirit, and deep industry knowledge to bring a slate of projects to life to delight Prime Video customers everywhere.

    • You will work to create a welcoming “Home for Talent” to include creators and artists who represent the best of South Africa from all walks of life.
    • You will cultivate talent of all levels and backgrounds and elevate South African voices and stories for the enjoyment of audiences in South Africa, Africa, and the world. You will ensure that Originals, and the teams working on them, include and reflect South Africa’s diversity across gender, age, spoken language, ethnicity/tribal affiliation, class, and more.
    • You will be joining a dynamic, hands-on, and growing Amazon Studios team, bringing an in-depth knowledge of the South African entertainment landscape.
    • You will work alongside other creative executives based around the world to help identify material, attract the best talent, and give creative guidance and feedback to writers on outlines, scripts and cuts, ensuring that we are always raising the bar on storytelling.
    • You will be working in a self-motivated, entrepreneurial, passionate and deeply collaborative environment.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Oversee Prime Video’s slate of commissioned South African originals across Scripted series and Movies
    • Act as a key interface for the South African creative community with Amazon in all aspects, including sourcing potential new projects and assisting with talent relations
    • Ensure originals meet the Studio’s global bar for excellence in originality and quality
    • Provide visibility and feedback to senior leaders contributing to and executing Amazon Prime Video’s overall content strategy for South Africa and Africa
    • Assess proposals/pitches in line with the Studio leadership's strategy for South Africa; provide bar-raising creative feedback to writers/producers on treatments, outlines, scripts, and cuts to develop stories
    • Serve as a central point of contact for all Studios stakeholders supporting South African originals and content (Content Licensing, Marketing, PR, Business Affairs, Production Legal, Physical Production, Post Production, Finance, Customer Insights)

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

    • Experience overseeing all creative aspects of development, production, and post production of Scripted TV and/or Movies at a senior level (e.g. Series or Film Producer, Executive Producer, Head of Scripted or Film, Senior Commissioning Editor or above, or equivalent)
    • Track record of developing, producing/executive producing, or creatively overseeing series
    • Ability to interface directly with producers/filmmakers, represent the studio on individual projects with significant day to day autonomy
    • Excellent story skills
    • Fluency in English

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

    • Proven creative instincts with track record of developing successful series and/or movies within South Africa for a South African audience
    • Broad network of working relationships with top South African directors, writers, producers and other on and off-screen talent
    • Experience developing or producing higher budget, premium series and/or movies across the genre spectrum
    • Experience in literary and other IP adaptations, and/or franchise development
    • Have exceptional artistic vision and creative skills
    • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
    • Cross-functional studio experience cultivating internal relationships with other departments such as Business and Legal Affairs, Production, Casting, Research, Public Relations, etc.
    • Fluency in one or more non-English languages spoken in South Africa

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Amazon on www.amazon.jobs to apply

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