Cynopsis: Classified

Advantage

08/16/11

Good morning – it’s Tuesday, August 16, 2011, and this is your weekly issue of Cyn opsis: Classified Advantage! 

How to Stall, Spiral or Sever Your Career

Stall

Dress for the job you have.  Everyone else is wearing chinos and a golf shirt, you do the same.  So if you are wearing exactly what everyone else at your level is wearing, congrats, you’ve stalled your career.

Don’t speak at meetings.  This is a tougher one, because speaking too much at meetings may spiral your career, but never saying anything, that will stall it.  If you have something important or insightful, say it. 

Don’t volunteer for anything.  Bosses like people who like the level they currently hold, it means the boss doesn’t have to give them much thought.  “John likes entering data. He’ll be happy to do so for the next ten years. Yeah John, I don’t have to think about him for ten more years.”

Writing emails with smiley faces at the end.  Unless you are a very small company, please keep your emails professional and stay away from common text abbreviations and slang.

Don’t look or ask for a mentor.  If you want to stay exactly where you are, what advice do you need?  None.

Apathy, the high school version of, “whatever.”  If you don’t care, neither will the company.

Spiral

Be the hub of gossip in your office.  Gossip may be fun for five to ten minutes, but after that, it wears thin.  Plus if someone gossips about others to you, what is he saying about you when you are absent.  Gossipers are mildly and temporarily entertaining, but finally, they are untrustworthy.

Wearing a tank top, cut off jeans and sandals on casual Friday.  Without a written guideline, most of us know this is very inappropriate for most businesses that aren’t centered around surfing.  But this guy uses the fact that there is no written policy to push the envelope.  There are times when pushing the envelope is great, this isn’t one of them.

Cozying up to executives’ spouses at social gatherings.  A formal nice to meet you, thank you for the invitation, what a lovely house you have here, is all you really need to say.  I once worked at Merrill Lynch, and at a social gathering I took pity on one of the executive wives, because she wanted to dance but her husband didn’t want to.  So I asked.  And we danced, a lot.  Nothing inappropriate happened except I embarrassed an executive in front of the entire northeastern staff.  The promotion I was looking for had suddenly disappeared along with any chance of future promotions.

Say something at every meeting, gathering and situation, where saying something is allowed, though not necessarily encourage.  We all know this guy, as soon as he starts to speak everyone gets that look on their faces like they just got a shot of Novocain.

Leaving early, arriving late, because your numbers are just that good.  That may play for a while, but over time it will grate and not be forgotten by your superiors.

Dating a co-worker.  Many companies have policies against it, but it still happens.  While every once in a while it will end in eternal bliss, chances are it will end in bitterness that can and usually will spill over into the work environment.

The constant complainer.  I was at a meeting where a co-worker complained that the free doughnuts were supermarket-bought and not from a doughnut specialty store.  Now if he is complaining about free doughnuts, you can imagine the litany of other complaints he has.  It is annoying and killing his career.  Don’t get me wrong, legitimate problems should be dealt with, but doughnuts?  Free doughnuts??

Sever

Writing emails at work you wouldn’t want your boss to see.  A man last week was fired because he wrote an irate, yet personal email to a neighbor.  He was fired because the email had the company name on the signature and return address, therefore he was acting as an agent for the company.  This case may go to court, but do you really want to be involved in something like this?

Drinking too much at a social function, especially at a Holiday party where the entire company in present.  Almost certain and instantaneous death.

Coming to work with alcohol on your breath, either after lunch, or worse, in the morning.  Every once in a while, a beer with a client at lunch may be appropriate, but if drinking at lunch becomes the norm, though companies cannot generally fire you for this alone, most will find another reason; such as lower performance, especially in the afternoon hours.

There are many ways of stalling, spiraling or severing your career that aren’t listed here.  These just seem to be the most common.

Next Issue:  You can be afraid, just don’t act afraid.

We are always on the look out for more Experts to advise our readers – if you’re a headhunter, job coach, career advisor, etc., and may be interested in contributing to this edition from time to time, please contact me at [email protected] .

Would you like career growth with that promotion?  Much like a mad dash through the drive-through at your local fast food, your job search can take on a strange twist as the employment situation looks bleak and competition takes center stage.  Not sure whether you are choosing large fries with that combo?

Your job search offers the same challenges as it relates to whether you truly know what you want from your next career move from what you think you want.  How do you know when it’s time to choose?  Feeling pressured about your job search not knowing whether you asked for special sauce on the side? When your job search resembles an In & Out Burger, how do you keep your job order straight and make sure you end up with what you want vs. what someone else ordered for you?

Unlike a fast food line, you can’t always ask for a refund when they screw up your order but you do need to make sure you are where you need to be before you take off past the drive through window. Being sure about your career options before you head into the job line not only is a good first step but, a necessary one. 

Becoming overwhelmed in the job search process is a commonplace occurrence these days.  Sometimes it’s harder to know what you don’t want from your next job than it is to know what you do want.  The lack of jobs in any one particular area makes it more difficult to know what you should choose from and not just jump at the first thing that looks good out of fear that something better won’t come along.

Being honest about your desires is not something you should take lightly.  You need to first know what you don’t want in order to get what you do want.  Fast food lines figured that process out for us. 

Now apply that to your next job search and you might just discover you move faster towards your career goals than you ever imagined.  Weeding through the unnecessary helps you know, articulate and really manifest your next opportunity even if you think it’s a waste of time.  Why you ask?

Because in order to know what you truly want from your next job, you’ve got to really know what won’t work for you.

We all fall into patterns of behavior even choices about our work environment that take on a whole new meaning when we don’t pay attention to the very things that no longer work for us.  Not paying attention to what you don’t like about your current work situation will undoubtedly make you repeat things that you may not realize no longer fit the profile of what you do want. 

Not liking working under deadlines, working in an office cubicle, commuting to and from work in traffic, even the proverbial chit-chat that occurs around the coffee bar, might all be minor annoyances that when pulled together may not add up to the # 3 with fries combo you thought you ordered. 

It’s okay to have doubts, procrastinate or even appear “negative” when discussing your job or career options to your friends and family, that In essence is part of the process to help you clear the way for really and truly know which job order to place the next time you drive through a job interview.  Can I have an office with the title?

Lisa Kaye, Founder & CEO, www.greenlightjobs.com a media and entertainment recruitment job board and career center has over 20 years human resources experience in the industry having worked for E! Networks, ABC/Disney, Lifetime, Pixar, Live Nation and most recently consulting with The Oprah Winfrey Network.

If you have any specific questions you’d like our Experts to address, please email them to me, John Cox at [email protected].
 

I’ve read that HR people spend about 10-20 seconds scanning a resume before making a decision. How much time are they spending on a cover letter? Do they generally read the cover letter first? Do they read the cover letter at all? Is the real and only reason for a cover letter to determine if a candidate can write effectively?

Well your first assumption is that “HR people” scan your resume at all! Most resumes are sent and accepted electronically via a job portal or ATS (Applicant Tracking System) so it’s quite possible the first and real “scanning” is done as a result of any key word searches and algorithms within the career web site to help weed out the matches from the mis-matches.

Don’t worry, that’s not to suggest there isn’t any human interaction when it comes to evaluating resumes. Depending on the size of the organization, this task can be delegated initially to a coordinator or assistant before it even gets reviewed by a recruiter or a senior HR representative before it ultimately gets into the hands of the hiring manager for consideration. So as you can see there are many steps in the process of resume review then a simple 10-20 second initial scanning!

As far as a cover letter is concerned and speaking personally as one who recruits, I do not pay too much attention to them as they seldom offer additional value that you can not get from a well executed resume. However, most companies still follow a traditional route when accepting resumes and prefer a cover “something” whether it is in the form of an email or letter to accompany the resume.

The best thing to remember is to keep your cover letter brief. Your cover letter should really serve as an introduction, a calling card describing who you are and what you are looking for as far as a work assignment.

The resume, if done well, should explain the rest. Most people make the mistake of using a cover letter to tell the story of their work history- save that for the in-person meeting or again let your resume tell the story.

When in doubt, include a brief cover statement and make sure your resume is concise, accurate, preferably one page in length and immediately spells out for the recruiter your experience and work history. You don’t want to have the recruiter flipping through pages of work history or try to figure out what type of job you are looking for. You might very well end up on the bottom of the resume pile!

With all the equality we supposedly have achieved, why are women still being paid less than their male counterparts? Are we willing to accept less money, are we being duped, or is something else going on? Are we partly to blame, if so, what do we need to do to close the gap?

This is a really tough question to respond to in the space allotted here given that I can probably write a book on this subject. I am addressing this question first as an HR professional and secondly as a working woman.

Let me state that I’ve been working now for over 25 years in the entertainment business. On one hand, during that time I have seen many woman rise in the ranks to hold senior level positions, run companies and sit on boards. It’s been a revolutionary period for woman in the workplace.

On the other hand, do I still think woman have room to grow-absolutely. I think both men and woman have an opportunity to grow and assert themselves in knowing what they want from their careers and how to ask for it.

That said, I’d like to believe that woman have achieved a level of equality as it relates to pay and status in the workplace. I’ve personally seen this as a result of, 1) having hired many senior level woman executives in the media & entertainment industry and, 2) having helped many woman negotiate salaries for themselves paying them on par with if not more than their male counterparts in some cases.

I do believe that woman, particularly in the media & entertainment industry have achieved a level of professional success that allows them to be compensated at high levels whether that is more or less than a man earns.

Having held senior level HR positions throughout my career, I have a slightly different vantage point given I understand how compensation and pay practices are determined within companies from a business standpoint, and therefore have a slightly different take on how pay might differ between individuals (regardless of gender or any other reason not related to expertise and skill).

In my experience, I have never been in a situation where pay was based on gender vs, skills, budget or how the pay range for that job was established. I’m not saying that there are people out their that “take care of each other” but generally speaking, if you have a tight management team and solid pay practices you generally don’t run into discriminatory practices where, “I’m going to pay Joe more than Sue because I like him”. There usually is someone or a group of people that serve on a compensation committee that monitors pay practices to ensure that no impropriety occurs.

Now, to answer this question as a woman, do I think woman are willing to accept less money than men, honestly in some cases, I do think woman have a more difficult time negotiating on behalf of themselves and they do seem to have a harder time standing up for what they believe is fair especially as it relates to money.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think this is an issue that only effects woman, as I know many men who have issues with standing up for themselves as it relates to questions surrounding pay. The topic of money is never an easy one regardless of your gender. Whether you are negotiating a hiring salary or a raise, I do believe that woman are more likely to shy away from what might set them apart from the rest of the group and do not want to appear confrontational or demanding.

Depending on an individual’s personal belief system whether it be based on culture, how they were raised, their relationship with their parents or their relationship with money, they may come to “accept” rather than “assert” their rights even when they believe they deserve to be paid more than they are receiving.

I am speaking of course in broad generalizations as I initially stated this is a topic worthy of a book and not merely a Q&A post. So in short, I believe that woman have come a long way since the Equal Pay Act of 1963.

In the United States, woman earn roughly $.77 on a $1.00 as the gap continues to narrow based on a number of factors including age when entering the workforce. Their is a theory that based on a historical timeline, woman may actually exceed the rate of pay of men by the mid-2010 period and beyond.

This will likely be a non-issue in the upcoming generations as more and more woman enter the workforce and are counted alongside their male counterparts. Remember, woman received the right to vote shortly after the turn of the century where men were at it long before then making decisions on behalf of both sexes. Woman just needed time to catch up and that time is fast approaching.

So the good news is, woman are in control of what they are willing to accept in the form of compensation regardless of sex or any other protected class. Woman AND men just need to know how to negotiate for themselves and honestly, not be afraid to ask.

Lisa Kaye, Founder & CEO, www.greenlightjobs.com offers up weekly career advice and has extensive experience in hiring, recruiting and talent management in the entertainment industry.

Have a question for our experts? Send it to [email protected]

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work closely with the VP, PR to implement Everyday Health’s PR and media relations strategy, with a majority of their time dedicated to press outreach and media relations for consumer and trade media
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oversee and manage the sponsorship revenue tied to the NFL calendar and key marketing initiatives on an annual basis
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help develop strategies approaches to expand the NFL’s international media business in both the short and long-term
Director, International Media Business Development
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lead the NFL’s efforts to serve fans on mobile platforms, both phone and tablet
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closes revenue from accounts in Northeast territory
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support the strategy and business development group for the MTV Networks Entertainment Group including Comedy Central, Spike, and TV Land channels
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proactively design quantitative and qualitative research that supports and facilitates programming and marketing decisions
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responsible for the development and piloting of non-fiction programming for A&E
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coordinates efforts across all project management competencies including development, pre-sales planning, manufacturing and technology development
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serve as liaison and informational contact between Comcast and national third party diversity groups
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https://careers-discovery.icims.com/jobs/4381/job

conduct analysis to identify, prioritize and help execute approach to align MTP&O International goals and processes with wider DCI business
Business Analyst   4358
Discovery Communications
Silver Spring MD
https://careers-discovery.icims.com/jobs/4358/job

responsible for creating on-brand, on-strategy compelling creative work for assigned clients
Creative Director   9579
Razorfish
Atlanta GA
https://jobs-razorfish.icims.com/jobs/9579/job

provide structure and overall vision on our projects
Program Manager   9195
Razorfish
Atlanta GA
https://jobs-razorfish.icims.com/jobs/9195/job

responsibility for the overall editorial quality control of all aspects of international footage/pieces submitted from reporters from all international bureaus
Director, Coverage-CNNI
Turner Broadcasting
Atlanta GA
http://www.turner.com/careers/

serve as integral part of the Cox Business Intelligence team, which provides support and business intelligence for Cox¿s operations and products
Business Intelligence Manager   37915
Cox Careers
Atlanta GA
http://ww2.cox.com/aboutus/careers.cox

responsible for corporate level strategy, which includes strategic planning, external scanning and competitive intelligence, scenario and ad hoc analysis, risk and opportunity assessment, and change management
Executive Director – Strategic Planning & Analysis   37852
Cox Careers
Atlanta GA
http://ww2.cox.com/aboutus/careers.cox

responsible for building and managing the technology, operations, development, solution engineering, and support services for the corporations Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and enterprise Business Intelligence (BI) portfolio
Executive Director – Business Intelligence   37853
Cox Careers
Atlanta GA
http://ww2.cox.com/aboutus/careers.cox

manages and develops project plans for a variety of projects/programs ranging from a Technical Product implementation to a Financial Analysis/Process Improvement project
Project Manager – Special Projects   37916
Cox Careers
Atlanta GA
http://ww2.cox.com/aboutus/careers.cox

establish SPT – USH/Latin America Production’s reach in original programming in the US Hispanic and Latin American markets through creative development
VP, Development   205191-033
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Miami FL
http://www.sonypicscareers.com/stelprdwcm1/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1151&ssSourceNodeId=1150

in person weekly sales calls to both client and advertising agency to build relationships
Water Sports Sales Rep   1459
Bonnier Corporation
Orlando FL
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=WORLDPUB&cws=1

versee and directly handle all content creation related to boats and boating for Wakeboarding and WaterSki brands
Digital Content Manager/Boating   1457
Bonnier Corporation
Orlando FL
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=WORLDPUB&cws=1

Work closely with Sr. Director of Marketing, Enterprise Solutions to execute overall marketing strategy especially around targeted campaigns relative to assigned platform product line
Director of Platform Marketing   4068
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Orlando FL
https://www.hmhpub.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?
fuseaction=mExternal.searchJobs

formulate marketing strategy for new business presentations, lead project teams, create marketing briefs, develop new analytical models, and nurture departmental relations
Director, Strategy
Organic
Detroit MI
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=ORGANIC&cws=1&rid=5015

develop methodologies and standards for the delivery of the company’s strategic point of view in the areas of ideation processes, account planning, brand management and consumer motivation in the digital environment
Executive Director, Strategy
Organic
Detroit MI
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=ORGANIC&cws=1&rid=5014

identify fresh, high impact customer insights that can be translated into relevant marketing opportunities
GVP, Planning & Research   9576
Razorfish
Chicago IL
https://jobs-razorfish.icims.com/jobs/9576/job

lead Razorfish client engagements, from small, innovative projects to larger integrated end-to-end solutions
Sr. Account Director Client Engagement   9583
Razorfish
Chicago IL
https://jobs-razorfish.icims.com/jobs/9583/job

develop and execute Vibes’ marketing communications strategy and programs to secure and maintain position as the most recognizable and highly regarded mobile CRM provider in the industry
Director of Marketing Communications
Vibes
Chicago IL
http://www.vibes.com/mobile_marketing_company/careers

own marketing strategy and execution to secure and maintain position as the most recognizable and highly regarded mobile CRM provider in the industry
VP of Marketing
Vibes
Chicago IL
http://www.vibes.com/mobile_marketing_company/careers

serve as the key client contact and own short-term and long-term client service relationship and mobile marketing strategy for multiple accounts
Sr. Account Manager, Client Service
Vibes
Chicago IL
http://www.vibes.com/mobile_marketing_company/careers

responsible for establishing Vibes’ Business Intelligence practice through the assembly of the right people, processes, tools and technologies
Director of Business Intelligence
Vibes
Chicago IL
http://www.vibes.com/mobile_marketing_company/careers

drive revenue through the development and execution of effective sales strategy, sales process and closing of new business contracts for mobile marketing and advertising programs
Sr. Sales Director, Mobile Solutions
Chicago IL
http://www.vibes.com/mobile_marketing_company/careers

responsible for total supervision, direction and overall performance level of broadcast functions
Program Director   9201BR
CBS Corporation
Seattle WA
https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?partnerid=25084&siteid=5129

responsible for leading daily advertising operations across the ABC Television Network of websites, including ABC.com, ABCNews.com, Oscars.com, Soapnet.com, and ABC Family.com
Manager, Revenue Operations   322128
Walt Disney Corporation
Seattle WA
http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/who.html

produce, publish and present monthly and quarterly reports for Human Resources related to headcount, turnover, diversity, and compensation
Human Resources Analyst   9562
Razorfish
Seattle WA
https://jobs-razorfish.icims.com/jobs/9562/job

development efforts for scripted series and current programs for BET Networks
Senior Director of Scripted Programming
Bet.com
Los Angeles CA
http://www1.bet.com/site/site_jobs

own and manage a set of partner relationships with the objective to maximize the value of those partnerships for both Hulu and the partners
Content Partner Manager
Hulu
Los Angeles CA
http://www.hulu.com/jobs

digging deep into data, analyzing trends in content and sales, preparing reports for management, and assisting with forecasting
Financial Analyst
Hulu
Los Angeles CA
http://www.hulu.com/jobs

work with external marketing partners/agencies to implement, and manage content marketing initiatives off-hulu
Sr Manager Content Marketing
Hulu
Los Angeles CA
http://www.hulu.com/jobs

contribute to the architecture of mobile and other apps
Software Developer, Mobile
Hulu
Los Angeles CA
http://www.hulu.com/jobs

define, implement, and ensure the successful performance of all retention marketing efforts
Sr Manager Retention Marketing
Hulu
Los Angeles CA
http://www.hulu.com/jobs

preparation of the daily cash journal entries, working closely with the Treasury Department
Financial Analyst   FFE0000473
Fox Careers
Los Angeles CA
http://www.foxcareers.com/#/home/

manage and coordinate all media related projects for the software engineering group
Executive Director, Media Software Development   FNG0000204
Fox Careers
Los Angeles CA
http://www.foxcareers.com/#/home/

report on key operational metrics, create actionable trend information, and set up dashboards for key performance indicators to ensure our team has the information necessary to make informed business, marketing and sales decisions
Fandango Manager, Web Analytics
Comcast
Los Angeles CA
http://www.comcast-jobs.com /

manage multiple mobile entertainment projects from
creation through launch for both the CW and CBS network
Product Manager, Mobile Entertainment   7746BR
CBS Corporation
Los Angeles CA
https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?partnerid=25084&siteid=5129

assessing, planning, developing and execution of key business initiatives that will improve profitability, efficiency and effectiveness of the organization
VP, Enterprise Architecture – Application Architect   9286BR
CBS Corporation
Los Angeles CA
https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?partnerid=25084&siteid=5129

responsible for overseeing end-to-end product development
Sr Product Manager   322095
Walt Disney Corporation
Burbank CA
http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/who.html

responsible for managing a 7-member team tasked with delivering Federal contractor obligations, routine and ad-hoc workforce reporting from various HR systems, and supporting/maintaining select systems that manage HR data
Senior Manager – HR Operations   322034
Walt Disney Corporation
Burbank CA
http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/who.html

manage all aspects of digital media to further define and execute our digital and social media strategies
Senior Vice President – Digital Media, ABC Owned Television Stations   319830
Walt Disney Corporation
Burbank CA
http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/who.html

responsible for the preparation of ultimates for various TV product lines and forecasting and monitoring TV Distribution costs/overhead
SFA,TV Ultimates and Costs   1997BR
NBC Universal
Universal City CA
http://www.nbcunicareers.com/search_nbc/

perform financial statement analysis on a quarterly and annual basis
Manager, Financial Reporting   2105BR
NBC Universal
Universal City CA
http://www.nbcunicareers.com/search_nbc/

work with a variety of internal NBCU brands/networks as well as NBCU’s studios Universal Media Studios and Universal Cable Productions to develop an overall content strategy and then manage the end-to-end creation, delivery and merchandising of the programming
Director, TV Product Development & Strategy   2191BR
NBC Universal
Burbank CA
http://www.nbcunicareers.com/search_nbc/

prepares schedules for management reporting
Senior Accountant
Dreamworks Animation
Glendale CA
http://careers.dreamworksanimation.com/jobs.php

responsible for regulatory, franchising, and public policy matters for assigned geographic area
State Director, Government Affairs
Comcast
Sacramento CA
http://www.comcast-jobs.com /

help develop and manage the networks strategic marketing and promotions in support of the company’s business plan
NFL Network Vice President
NFL
Culver City CA
http://www.nfl.com/careers/internships

prepare schedules/reports for the monthly close packages (budget/forecast/actuals), including P&L, cash flow, EBIT analysis, Flash, and account reconciliations
Sr. Financial Analyst, SPDP Finance   205268-033
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Culver City CA
http://www.sonypicscareers.com/stelprdwcm1/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1151&ssSourceNodeId=1150

work within a small PR team supporting Sony Pictures Digital Productions businesses, which include Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Imageworks Interactive
Director, Public Relations & Communications   205144-033
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Culver City CA
http://www.sonypicscareers.com/stelprdwcm1/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1151&ssSourceNodeId=1150

develop code using Objective-C with the iOS framework and Java with the Android framework to run on iPhone/iPad and Android devices respectively
Mobile Developer   00547
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Culver City CA
http://www.sonypicscareers.com/stelprdwcm1/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1151&ssSourceNodeId=1150

ensure that all contracts are accurate and completed in a timely manner; serve as the primary liaison between SPT Networks and third party distributors, as well as with the Networks’ global servicing and finance groups and with the Corporate Legal group
Executive Director, Business Affairs   205199-033
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Culver City CA
http://www.sonypicscareers.com/stelprdwcm1/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1151&ssSourceNodeId=1150

lead and build a professional and operational web and software development organization
Director / Senior Director, Engineering
current
San Francisco CA
http://current.com/job/204507782.htm

lead the full product lifecycle for Current.com and related digital products, including concept, specification, design, launch and maintenance phases
Director / Senior Director, Product Management
current
San Francisco CA
http://current.com/job/204507779.htm

responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale client engagements and/or multiple smaller engagements for a single client
Senior Project Manager
Organic
San Francisco CA
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=ORGANIC&cws=1&rid=5029

financial Reporting for all CBSi Mobile Partners
Business Analyst   8393BR
CBS Corporation
San Francisco CA
https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?partnerid=25084&siteid=5129

sell bundled telephony, data and video products to existing/new commercial business customers based on assigned revenue targets
Account Executive – Cox Business   37815
Cox Careers
San Diego CA
http://ww2.cox.com/aboutus/careers.cox

Current TV named journalist/news executive David Bohrman as President.  David will work in tandem with the network’s co-founders, former US Vice President and Chairman Al Gore and CEO Joel Hyatt.  David for the last ten years has served as SVP/Programming at CNN and also the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau chief, and in May 2011 he was named CNN’s SVP/Chief Innovation Officer Worldwide.  For Current TV, David will be based jointly in New York and San Francisco to supervise programming, production, broadcast operations, digital and technology.  Additionally, David will work closely with the network’s Chief News Officer, Keith Olbermann. 

Effective immediately, Media Ventures Group tapped David L. Cohen as VP/Digital Strategy and Business Development.  In his new role, David will head the company’s digital strategy activities while reporting to Founder/CEO Richard Yaffa. 

Independent public television station, KCET, serving Southern and Central California hired Stuart Zuckerman and Phil Kirk for its corporate sponsorship team based in New York City.  Stuart will mostly seek national corporate sponsors for the BBC World News program as well as the web/television project, The Time to Care launching nationally in 2012.  Phil will work on securing KCET sponsorships by targeting advertisers in the New York marketplace. 

Roy Eventov joined Gravity as Creative Director for its Digital Group.  Roy will offer the company’s digital clients creative and innovative direction.  Previously, Roy worked for MRM Worldwide. 

Discovery Communications named three executives within its Human Resources department: 

• John Paul (JP) Cardew becomes Director/Talent Management for Discovery Networks International.  JP is based in London and reports to Tyler Benjamin, VP/Global Talent Management.
• Liz Speer appointed to Director/Recruitment where she will manage all US-based full-time recruitment related efforts. Liz is based at the company’s world headquarters in Silver Spring and reports to Tyler Benjamin.
• Stephanie Leonard takes on the role as Director/Flexible Staffing to head the Flexible Staffing Group which was started in 2009 to manage all US-based contingent workforce efforts.  Stephanie, too, is based at Silver Spring and reports to Tyler Benjamin. 

Portland, ME-based VIA Agency hired Stephen Davis as Copywriter and Jill Hurd as Traffic/Resource Manager.  Both previously worked for other companies in Portland, ME: Stephen joins from Kemp Goldberg and Jill most recently worked for Swardlick Marketing.

Danny Lipford Media added two executives:

• Gil Johnson as Director/Marketing and Public Relations to head all facets of marketing and public relations for the nationally syndicated TV show Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford, the nationally syndicated radio show Homefront with Danny Lipford, dannylipford.com, 3 Echoes Productions and Lipford Construction. 
• Jack Christiansen as Western Advertising Manager to generate advertising sales for the nationally syndicated TV show Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford, the nationally syndicated radio show Homefront with Danny Lipford, dannylipford.com and 3 Echoes Productions.  Jack is based in Glenview, IL.

E! Entertainment Television elevated Cyndi McClellan to President/Network Strategy and E! News where she will add management of E! News to her scope of duties which includes news information programs such as True Hollywood Story in addition to strategic planning, research, acquisitions and scheduling.  E! also expands John Najarian’s present role as EVP/GM of Digital and Business Development to include strategy and management of the network’s website E! Online adding this to current duties where he manages E!’s mobile, broadband and VOD businesses as well as business development.  Cyndi and John both report to Suzanne Kolb, E! Entertainment President.  In addition, Bruce Perlmutter will continue as SVP/News and Online for E!, reporting to Cyndi McClellan and John Najarian.  

Bill Richards promoted to Coordinating Producer of FOX NFL Sunday with FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG).  Bill will also be involved with FOX Sports’ NFL-themed studio programming as well as The OT postgame show.  Bill succeeds Scott Ackerson in this role who was also promoted to EVP and Executive Producer in charge of all studio programming for FSMG.   Furthermore, Doug Sellars was upped to EVP/Production and Executive Producer with FSMG.  Scott and Doug report to Randy Freer and Eric Shanks, Co-Presidents/COOs of FSMG. 

Chris Moseley appointed to SVP/Product Management and Brand Oversight  Rockettes with MSG Entertainment (MSGE).  Chris will supervise the brand strategy, development and oversight of the Radio City Rockettes.  Previously, Chris was SVP/Marketing for History Channel.

Golf Channel tapped Jay Madara as CFO to be in charge of the overall financial oversight and direction for the network which is part of the NBC Sports Group.  Jay’s scope will include forecasting, annual budget, long-term planning, new business development, financial reporting and accounting in addition to administrative and facilities management.  Jay will report to Mike McCarley, President of Golf Channel.  Jay previously worked for Comcast Corp. as VP/Business Intelligence at Comcast Cable.

Univision Communications Inc. named Victoria Vitarelli as VP/Marketing, Univision Deportes and Sharon van Zwieten to the newly-created role as Senior Executive Producer/News, Univision Deportes.  Based in New York, Victoria will manage all strategic marketing and brand increasing initiatives for the company’s sports properties across all media platforms.  Based in Miami, Sharon will supervise the company’s sports news programming.

Heather Symmes rejoins GMC as Director/Affiliate Marketing.  In the past, Heather had worked at GMC as Director/Affiliate Marketing, Western Region from 2006-2007.  Since then, she worked for Turner Broadcasting where she most recently was Director/Marketing and Network Operations.  Back at GMC and in her new position, Heather will increase and create affiliate relationships using marketing efforts, promotions and events. 

Andrew Sarnow takes on the new role as VP/Digital Integrated Marketing with MTV Networks Entertainment Group.  Andrew will head the digital integrated marketing team comprised of Comedy Central, Spike TV and TV Land and their companion websites and the company’s digital assets Atom.com and GameTrailers.com. 

Paul Scutari hired as VP/Regional Sales Manager for Fox Stations Sales in Dallas.  Paul has held past sales executive positions in New York and Dallas and most recently was the VP/Sales for KXTX-TV, Dallas’ Telemundo station.

Beginning September 6, Sarah Smith takes over as President/GM of KMBC-TV and KCWE-TV, the ABC and CW affiliates respectively owned by Hearst Television, Inc. in the Kansas City market.  Sarah succeeds Wayne Godsey who announced in June his retirement after serving as President/GM of KMBC/KCWE since 1999 and four decades in broadcasting.  Sarah relocates to Kansas City from Omaha where she was President/GM of KETV, the Hearst owned ABC affiliate.

Later — John
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