DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTIONS

Animation:

Staffs layout artists, animation directors, producers and productions assistants to develop cutting edge shows and characters.

Business Development:

Identifies new businesses, such as feature films, recreation, publishing and interactive products, that a network may consider for future expansion.

Business and Legal Affairs:

Supports the company by structuring, drafting and negotiating a variety of agreements, (with particular emphasis on sweepstakes, contests, and promotions), mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, real estate, compliance, litigation and employment/employee benefits.

Communications:

Interfaces with all the network departments, serves as the media center for each network and acts as the liaison between the press and a network.

Consumer Products:

Extends programming trademarks to create licensing and other products, including book publishing, home video, and audio tapes, apparel, magazines and children's toys.

Creative Services:

Provides copy, design, mechanical and print and video production on a diverse range of client projects. The department works closely with all of our clients to ensure that the work is true to the cutting-edge creative tone that people expect from MTV Networks.

Development:

Responsible for creating original programming for the networks. This department meets with producers, writers and directors from the inside and outside the company who come up with new ideas for shows.

Finance:

Supports MTV Networks' overall financial goals through the following areas: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, Credit and Collection, Financial Planning, General Accounting,Production Accounting, Tax and Treasury.

Human Resources:

Partners with management in negotiations and handles employee relations within a channel. HR handles recruitment and staffing, compensation, benefits and HR systems administration and policy and procedure development.

International:

Continues to develop its networks abroad, packaging and licensing programs to fit varying international market conditions. Includes: marketing, research, production, press, programming and sales.

Information Systems and Technology:

Supports web programming, web development, software testing, quality assurance, desktop support and security.

Marketing:

Communicates the value of each network to viewers and the cable community in general. There are various areas within Marketing that contribute to the overall impact of the networks' marketing message. These areas include: Affiliate Marketing, Consumer Marketing, Grassroots, Integrated Marketing, Music, Off-Air Creative and Online.

Music and Talent:

The networks' main link to entertainment talent. The department obtains videos from labels, determines which videos will be accepted for air, and where and when to play them. This group also coordinates the musical and celebrity talent for their respective channel.

National Advertising Sales:

Generates a significant amount of revenue for MTV Networks by selling air time. The department consists of the following groups: Advertising Sales Planning, Audience Research and Traffic.

On-Air Graphics (motion graphics):

Develops the on-screen creative feel of each network, using images and graphics to promote programs.

Planning and Design:

Manages for all MTVN offices issues related to physical space such as real estate strategy, short and long-term space planning, design and construction, interior design, furniture selection and purchase, moves and renovations.

Production:

Develops and produces series, specials and long-form programming in the studio and on location, giving special consideration to content, style, location and talent issues, programming, scripts and packaging. Areas include: news, documentaries, promos, live, home video, creative, off-channel and concert.

Production Management:

Oversees the business and financial aspects of a television production. Writing budgets, tracking costs, hiring crews and makeup artists, overseeing shoots, processing invoices, obtaining guest releases and premise permits, processing timesheets, and scheduling edits are all parts of production management’s role.

Programming:

Selects shows to air on the channel, creates the air schedule for the shows and works with producers on original programming. Programming also schedules all on-air promotions for the channel as well as schedules cross channel promotions and psa’s. Programming creates stunts and events to drive viewership and to market it to sponsors.

Public Affairs:

Provide meaningful, pro-social initiatives, using the reach and power of each channel to create awareness and motivate action for current issues affecting society.

Radio Network:

Provides daily content for radio stations located around the United States. This format-specific content ranges from “rip-and-read” music news stories to fully produced news segments hosted by MTV and VH1 talent.

Research:

Uses focus groups, surveys and other tools to provide qualitative and quantitative support in order to develop an understanding of each network's target audience.

Security:

Manages security operations at Viacom facilities throughout the Untied States including patrol, incident response, investigation and crisis management. We are tasked with production security management for Viacom divisions including onsite management for large scale events and an advisory role for smaller productions and serial content.

Special Events:

Handles small and large non-televised events, like parties, dinners, conferences and trade shows.

Standards and Practices:

Responsible for overseeing all content for all original MTVN programming that airs, ensuring it meets the standards of MTVN. We are also responsible for screening music videos weekly and meeting with the music and talent department to approve music videos that air on our channel.

Talent and Casting:

Organizes auditions and bookings for programs, promos, movies, specials.

Tape Library:

Supports and works with all departments within MTV Networks, primarily production groups. They provide tapes, both for screening and editorial functions. Facilitate duplication requests, traffic on-air material to the broadcast facility (NOC), distribute raw tape stock, and catalog and store all footage and elements.

Wardrobe:

Supports the studio production teams in styling in house talent or guests – always on the cutting edge of fashion and trends.

Web/Digital Multimedia:

Creates the most compelling, innovative experience on the web. This group also creates communication tools and online community experiences that visitors can use to interact with one another and MTVN.

*Including, but not limited to the following areas*