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The Director oversees the preparation, review, and issuance of television participation statements and payments while ensuring contractual compliance. They also manage a team of professionals and serve as a key liaison between various internal departments including Legal, Finance, and Production Accounting.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and have over 10 years of entertainment industry experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP, along with a strong understanding of profit participation structures, is required.
Full job description
Summary of Position
The Director, Participations is responsible for overseeing the preparation, review, and issuance of participation statements and payments for Lionsgate’s television portfolio. This role oversees complex contractual reporting obligations, manages a team of participation professionals, and partners closely with Business Affairs, Legal, Finance, Distribution, and Production Accounting.
The Director serves as a subject matter expert in television participation reporting and is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely statement preparation, contractual compliance, and continuous process improvement. The role also supports feature film participation reporting as needed, with television operations representing the primary area of focus.
Responsibilities
Lead the preparation, review, and approval of television participation statements across domestic and international productions
Ensure compliance with contractual reporting requirements for producers, talent, rights holders, and profit participants
Resolve complex reporting issues, participant inquiries, and contractual interpretation matters
Manage and develop participation managers, analysts, and coordinators
Drive knowledge sharing and cross-training initiatives across the department
Serve as a key liaison between Participations, Legal, Finance, Distribution, Production Accounting, and Business Affairs
Lead process improvement initiatives related participation reporting
Participate in systems implementations, testing, and enhancements
Provide oversight and review support for feature film participation reporting as business needs require
Special projects as assigned
Qualifications and Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field
10+ years of entertainment industry experience in participations, royalties, residuals, or related accounting functions.
Strong understanding of feature film and television profit participation structures
Advanced level of Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivots, links, macros)
Prior management experience preferred
Experience interpreting complex participation agreements and contingent compensation provisions
Ability to effectively communicate with other team members and business units
Strong analytical and organization skills with the ability to multi-task and meet strict contractual deadlines
Working knowledge of SAP
Additional Requirements
This position requires five (5) days per week in office.
About Lionsgate
Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is one of the world’s leading standalone, pure play, publicly traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by the studio’s bold and entrepreneurial culture.
Our Benefits
Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
401(k) company matching
Compensation
$120,000 - $135,000
EEO Statement
Lionsgate is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Lionsgate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Lionsgate will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.
Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is one of the world’s leading standalone, pure play, publicly traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by the studio’s bold and entrepreneurial culture.
Offices: 2700 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404, US · 60 Charlotte Street, 2nd Floor, London, W1T2NU, GB
Film & Television Production and Distribution and EntertainmentMoviesTVHome EntertainmentChannelsSocial MediaMedia and EntertainmentPublishingContentDigital Media
Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is one of the world’s leading standalone, pure play, publicly traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by the studio’s bold and entrepreneurial culture.
Offices: 2700 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404, US · 60 Charlotte Street, 2nd Floor, London, W1T2NU, GB
Film & Television Production and Distribution and EntertainmentMoviesTVHome EntertainmentChannelsSocial MediaMedia and EntertainmentPublishingContentDigital Media