Manager, Hindi Original Movies, Amazon MGM Studios, India

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end creative development for theatrical features: intake, evaluation, notes, and progression through development milestones. - Serve as the primary creative contact with writers, directors, producers and agents; own the pitch funnel and close the loop on outcomes. - Run and coordinate pitch presentations, narrations, talent meetings, script-readers’ notes, and internal creative reviews from scheduling through follow-up. - Maintain and own development trackers, production roadmaps and status reports; ensure accuracy and timely updates. - Capture detailed meeting minutes, action items and decision logs; drive follow-through and accountability. - Shadow projects as they move into packaging, financing and production; troubleshoot creative and operational blockers. - Scout and track creative talent (writers, directors, producers) across theatrical landscape; maintain an up-to-date talent ecosystem and potential attachment lists. - Support senior executives with creative assessments, coverage, and recommendation memos for greenlight decisions. - Act as a cross-functional liaison between development, production, legal, finance and distribution to align on creative strategy and deliverables. Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 10 years of direct theatrical experience in feature film development, production or studio creative roles. - Prior employment at a studio, production company, or equivalent theatrical organization is mandatory. - Demonstrable record of having independently led and executed multiple feature films from development into production and release. - Deep knowledge of theatrical development processes, packaging, financing, and studio decision-making. - Exceptional story sensibility — avid reader/watcher with strong script evaluation skills. - Excellent project management, organization and tracking systems proficiency. - Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable briefing senior executives and representing creative positions. - Experience managing relationships with writers, directors, agents and producers. Preferred Qualifications