Kevin Scheid

-Lead all sales and strategy for the Gravitas Ventures library of over 3,000 total feature films across Subscription and Advertising Video on Demand streaming services in the United States and Canada

-Handle negotiations and close on licensing agreements with the premier streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Paramount and Peacock

-Manage the relationship for Gravitas Ventures with key services including Prime Video, Tubi, Pluto and The Roku Channel

-Develop new business partners across the streaming landscape seeking to add films and television series to their platform

-Oversee essential accounts for all of Radial Entertainment while selling from the Shout! Studios and FilmRise catalogs

-Provide pivotal data and historical knowledge to leadership at Radial Entertainment

-Manage the Gravitas Ventures catalog of both new releases and library titles for Subscription Video on Demand, Advertising Video on Demand and FAST programming

-Lead weekly meetings attended by various departments (Sales, Acquisitions, Marketing and Legal)

-Travel to Los Angeles and New York to conduct meetings and business reviews with key platform partners such as Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and Paramount

-Attend film festivals and communicate with the Acquisitions team to identify potential additions to the Gravitas Ventures slate

-Communicate directly with filmmakers to provide them with sales strategy and revenue information along with updating them on licensing deals

-Provided crucial data to senior management and worked closely with the Vice President of Sales on licensing agreements with major streaming services

-Developed rights management processes while maintaining expertise on the entire Gravitas Ventures library and the various licensing statuses with the films

-Collaborated with marketing on high-level campaigns for Premium Video on Demand releases such as Our Friend, The King's Daughter and Queen Bees

-Secured licensing opportunities with prominent streaming services such as BET, PBS and Samsung in addition to closing deals with newly launched platforms across Subscription and Advertising Video on Demand

-Worked with the Finance department to track invoices and handle communications with licensees about payments