Job Analyst, Content Analysis, Business Strategy & Planning

Analyst, Content Analysis, Business Strategy & Planning

Department: Finance & Accounting Location: Santa Monica, CA, US, 90404

Summary of Position Content Analysis is a highly visible, cross-functional team that works closely with senior executive management across Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group (MPG). We play a critical role in how executives interpret financial analyses to make greenlight decisions on content investment, distribution, active deal negotiations, M&A/strategic equity investments, and overall MPG strategy to ensure Lionsgate's growth in a rapidly evolving media landscape. The team collaborates across key business units (such as Production & Acquisitions, Global Products & Experiences, Business & Legal Affairs, Global Sales & Distribution, and Global Marketing) to provide actionable insights on complex and exciting business opportunities across films, gaming, location-based entertainment, and new and emerging media. The team is seeking a highly qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Analyst, Content Analysis. This individual will play a vital role in facilitating the MPG greenlight process and evaluating business development opportunities, through formulating and executing a wide range of deliverables that serve the strategic operations of the company. This unique combination of responsibilities provides exposure to both the core economics of the motion picture business and the strategic initiatives driving the company's long-term growth. We are looking for someone who excels at high-level, critical, and analytical thinking with an ability to simplify highly complex information and add meaningful context to economic profiles. This is an ideal role for someone who wants to learn the ins and outs of the motion picture business, disrupt the status quo, and find new ways to grow our business and deliver content to global audiences.

Responsibilities

• Play an integral role within the Content Analysis team to manage the overall greenlight process for Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group
• Develop and maintain P&Ls and related financial analyses for films, games, live/stage shows, and more from inception to greenlight, release, and post-release
• Model and analyze talent, distribution, and equity deals while working closely with executives at all levels throughout the deal negotiation process
• Evaluation of profit/loss, NPV, and IRR for individual projects and overall business units to ensure adherence to MPG Content Strategy and alignment to target financial KPIs
• Build financial models, business cases, and decision-support analyses for strategic projects across the company (e.g., M&A due diligence, deal structuring, and new business ventures)
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate financial, operational, and strategic implications of emerging business opportunities and provide recommendations to senior management
• Work cohesively with Financial Planning & Analysis team, especially during quarterly forecasts & Annual Plan, to connect the dots on how individual content decisions impact the overall MPG P&L
• Participate in the development and management of the business plan(s) of the MPG and individual sub-segments, and seek solutions for internal business performance improvement and operating efficiencies
• Create and maintain high-level reporting for the Chair of MPG, EVP of Business Strategy & Planning, MPG Division leads, and C-Suite executives

Qualifications and Skills

• 2+ years of relevant experience (Entertainment industry experience preferred; prior experience in investment banking, management consulting, corporate strategy, business development or strategic planning in a leading media company is a plus)
• Must have outstanding Excel and financial modeling skills, and moderate proficiency in PowerPoint/Office (experience with VBA and/or financial consolidation tools is a plus). Experience with Tableau, Sigma, and AI agentic tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Co-Pilot) is a plus.
• Intellectual curiosity, strong desire to learn, and a passion for media, entertainment, and technology
• Detail oriented and exceptional organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple deliverables and manage toward evolving deadlines
• Must possess strong leadership qualities to motivate and persuade others to accomplish organizational objectives in a unified and fluent manner
• Strong work ethic, high sense of urgency, and ability to work extended hours
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The successful candidate will have the aptitude to tackle multiple projects, problem solve, and efficiently execute deliverables and be expected to interact with and present to senior executives at all levels within the Motion Picture Group

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.

Business Unit Overview Motion Picture Group Lionsgate operates the largest independent motion picture company in the world. The home of such beloved franchises as John Wick, The Hunger Games, Twilight, Saw and Now You See Me, Lionsgate regularly releases 10-15 wide theatrical films each year, complemented by a slate of 40-50 multi-platform and direct-to-streaming titles. Thanks to an entrepreneurial structure, creative passion, and innovative marketing and distribution strategies, the studio is capable of not only making and extending franchises, but also delivering original successes like La La Land, Wonder, Knives Out, Monster's Ball, Precious, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Jesus Revolution. The studio has generated nearly $15 billion in global box office and earned 335 Academy Award nominations and 71 Oscar wins.

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 $65,000 - $75,000

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.