Production Planner jobs in United States, California, Los Angeles

• Research and provide tax and incentive advice to Netflix cross-functional partners, such as Production Management, Production Finance, and Business & Legal Affairs teams, with specific regard to cash flow, talent engagement, tax withholding, and indirect taxes.

• Evaluate and apply for production incentives (both domestic and international), and provide show-level support and tracking through the production, audit, and monetization phases.

• Effectively communicate complex tax and incentive matters in simple terms to other stakeholders and be comfortable making timely judgment calls in ambiguous situations.

• Coordinate with external advisors and the broader Netflix Corporate Tax Operations team to review international statutory accounts and tax returns, ensure incentive compliance, and maximize internal tax credit utilization.

• Liaise with Netflix Content Accounting and FP&A teams on financial reporting related to global incentives.

• Collaborate with the Studio Policy team to monitor and analyze existing and proposed tax/ incentive legislation, and assist in defining and implementing appropriate international tax planning strategies.

We find that individuals who quickly obtained Manager-level at a studio or public accounting firm are more likely to be suited to this unique and challenging role. If you’re a Manager or a rising star Senior Tax Associate, we’d love to talk to you. If your background is more on the production side and includes several years of experience with film production incentives, we’d love to talk to you as well!

• 5 to 7 years of tax experience, including public accounting, law firm, and/or relevant in-house industry experience preferred

• CPA preferred but not required

• Experience with film production tax & incentive matters, or strong production finance experience at a studio a strong plus

• International tax consulting or production finance experience a plus

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $50,000-240,000.

Responsibilities

• Support permitting, regulatory, and compliance requirements for Netflix projects, including land use, environmental permitting, transportation permitting, and state and local tax issues. This position will work closely with Netflix's real estate, construction, and studio management teams.

• Drive positive community engagement around Netflix projects by building local alliances with key stakeholders, including elected officials, community groups, non-profits, chambers of commerce, and other business groups.

• Bring value to our local communities through targeted sponsorships and employee participation. This role will help identify and engage with the local programs that can best benefit our local communities.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with state and local officials, including participating in local legislative hearings and local stakeholder meetings. Key states for this effort include California, New Jersey, New York, and New Mexico. Part of this responsibility will include hosting community screenings and other events.

• Help guide Netflix's local workforce training initiatives towards building a pipeline of skilled workers in key markets.

• Leverage data to create local economic and community impact assessments and drive local stakeholder support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in government or public policy.

• A deep understanding of the state and local regulatory process.

• Past success in bringing large capex projects to fruition.

• Experience in working with local permitting and regulatory agencies.

• Proven track record in supporting communities through corporate engagement.

• Skilled advocate with a keen ability to build relationships with diverse groups.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and persuasively.

• Experience working with or within studios, technology companies, regulatory or governmental agencies, or industry associations is helpful but not necessary.

• Willingness to travel.

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top-of-market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $400,000-$700,000.

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as a contact for below-the-line legal matters arising during development, pre-production, production, post-production, and launch.

• Ability to structure, draft, and negotiate below-the-line production agreements with moderate oversight, ensuring alignment with Netflix and industry standard and deal contexts (e.g., physical production department head agreements; casting director agreements; line producer agreements; short term production services agreements; vendor/rental agreements; equipment rental agreements; vehicle rental agreements; aviation, charter & drone rental agreements; watercraft agreements; location agreements; production office space/stage/facilities lease agreements; post-production agreements and visual effects agreements).

• During negotiations, clearly and succinctly communicate solutions to internal production and business partners as well as external producers and production personnel (e.g. Line Producer/UPM, Production Office Coordinator, Location Manager).

• Efficiently resolve issues without causing delays, adapting to the fast-paced nature of production legal work.

• Establish and maintain strong internal relationships with cross functional partners including Production Management, Post Production, VFX, Business Affairs, Labor, Finance, Health and Safety, Tax, Real Estate, Risk Management teams.

• Exercise sound judgment and curiosity regarding matters of first impression or complex issues.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree (JD or Paralegal certification accepted, but not required) and at least 2 years of proven experience in a similar business/legal affairs role in the film or television industry. This candidate must also be able to work proactively and reliably on multiple projects under tight timeframes in a fast-paced production environment being able to quickly assess risk and exercise strong judgment in the face of ambiguity.

The successful candidate will also possess the following:

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and a solutions-driven mindset.

• The ability to organize, clarify, and communicate complex ideas quickly, succinctly and accurately.

• Confidence in counseling business partners and making decisions that have legal & business impacts.

• The ability to remain flexible and respond positively to changes.

• Tech-savvy individual, including proficiency with Google Suite and cloud-based document and database systems.

• Ability to flourish in our unique ​​company culture, reflecting our values and leadership expectations.

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $70,000 - $350,000.