Director, Participations

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell’s Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment’s long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX Entertainment is looking for a Director of Participations with solid project management, analytical, communication, and organizational skills. The Director, Participations will be responsible for Participations reporting to above-the-line talent and other partners, and will work closely with the Business Affairs, Production Accounting, Residuals, and other departments. The candidate must communicate effectively with all levels of personnel within the company as well as outside stakeholders. The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, system maintenance of our library, scheduling, preparing, reviewing, and issuing participation statements at required intervals, submitting payments for processing, providing guidance to the IT team regarding the automated participation reporting system, assisting with participations payment forecasting, and managing audits. Duties include gathering supporting documentation, reviewing contracts and accounting records, and conducting various analyses, as required.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review contracts to identify contingent compensation obligations and details of the deal structure and related reporting requirements.

• Maintain title details within our Anaplan system, ensuring details are both complete and current.

• Prepare draft participation statements in Excel for review and approval by Business Affairs and Finance.

• Prepare and/or review quarterly/semi-annual/annual participation statements.

• Issue approved statements to contracted parties.

• Submit statements to AP for payment processing if applicable and assist in the disbursement of payments to participants (including on boarding of participants as vendors).

• Monitor incoming emails from participants and partners, researching and responding to inquiries.

• Take the lead in managing audits, including scheduling, set up, providing transaction details, and responding to other audit requests.

• Maintain department files (both digital and hard copy) in accordance with company policy and law.

• Assist in forecasting for participation ultimates and/or profits as needed.

• Assist senior management, Business Affairs and Finance with analysis of proposed contract terms and ad-hoc projects as required.

• Assume a leadership role in the development and maintenance of the Anaplan based participation system, as well as other company systems that touch the participations system.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

• 10 + years of accounting/finance experience in the film/television industry

• Experience with ChatGPT and AI a +

• Excellent analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail

• Excellent verbal and written communicator who can build strong working relationships with a diverse group of cross-functional business partners

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

• Ability to work independently and handle adverse situations with diplomacy and authority

• Ability to plan and manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Expert-level Excel skills

• Strong working knowledge of other Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Graduate-level degree
• Experience with Rightsline, Anaplan, Workday, Coupa