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Assistant Showrunner

Toronto, ON
Mid Level
Temporary
Fixed term contract

Top Benefits

Casual dress
Flexible schedule

About the role

Comedy TV series looking for a NON-UNION Assistant Showrunner

We are a Toronto production company who produces award-winning television. We are seeking to expand our successful team for the new 13-episode season of our established scripted comedy Television series.

Must Be:

  • Non-Union
  • An Ontario resident
  • A Canadian citizen
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Workplace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Work directly under executive producer and showrunner
  • Create, write and record creative notes and transforming into scripts
  • Record dialogue for retro scripting on-set during rehearsals and shoots
  • Assist showrunner in tasking and managing creative team (writers and story producers)
  • Create and review pitches
  • Arc storylines
  • Prepare paper edits and working with editors (AVID)
  • Complete tasks on budget

Assets:

  • Experience in writers rooms
  • Improv comedy experience
  • G Driver’s License

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Flexible schedule

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Toronto, ON M4L 6T3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Are you non-union?
  • What is your work status (visa, permanent resident, Canadian citizen)?
  • How many years have you resided in Ontario?

Work Location: In person

About Media Entertainment Network Inc.

Entertainment Providers
11-50

For over 18 years, Out There Productions Inc. has produced ground-breaking and innovative television shows.

Out There has created hundreds of hours of premium content for worldwide audiences on leading broadcasters including Rogers Media,
Citytv, Corus Entertainment, CHCH, CHEKtv, FOXtv, OUTtv, E! and Biography.

At the helm, is Melissa DiMarco , a seasoned Executive Producer and Showrunner, recognized for her talents from both sides of the camera.

Melissa was recently honoured with the Waterfront Award for Outstanding Woman in Film & Television and Digital Arts.

She leads Out There's skilled team of producers, showrunners, and crews creating diverse and inclusive programming from scripted and unscripted comedies, dramas, documentaries, and web series.

Highlights include: An Evening with Oliver Stone Dreamseekers Out There with Melissa DiMarco Confessions of a Go-To-Girl Out There Star Wars: Jedi Challenges

Out There's work continues to be recognized: Winner of the U.S. International Film and Video Festival's Outstanding Achievement in Creative Excellence Award, and nominations for 2 Banff Rockie Awards for Best TV and Variety Show and the Canadian Comedy Awards for Comedy Writing and Best TV Series.