Steven Andrew Slotnik
Park Avenue, New York,NY
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Acquisitions Executive|Deputy Director
Sky Atlantic
New York, NY
06.2021 - 11.2025
- Oversaw valuable IP acquisitions for Sky Atlantic catalog, as well as guided team of three for acquisitions of book rights
- Successfully led due diligence, C-o-T reviews, and negotiated >70 acquisitions worth more ~$25 million
- Acted as lead liaison for rights management between American and EMEA partners, coordinating >200 transfers of title
- Secured invaluable but under-the-radar book rights mostly from - but not limited to- the East Asian region, including notable authors Yoko Ogawa, Bora Chung, and Kenzeburo Oe.
- Further secured and negotiated global rights ownership for overlooked detective novels for potential franchises, such as Nero Wolfe
- Spearheaded development of new method for data analysis with strategy and data teams, reconciling performance data of past IP with prior projected performance to find evidence of preference differentials and audience retention to guide content strategy in future decision-making
- Compiled and maintained viewership data, formalizing and implementing a system of metrics to better predict performance of potential IP acquisition to aid in risk assessment through better understanding of audience
Consultant|Senior Consultent
Ofcom
London, UK
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Managed team of three remote analysts between Strategy/Competition teams
- Conducted due diligence & competition analysis for merger recs and TV licensing approvals across entirety of UK
- Coordinated and led multi-department assessment of future competition in UK media market through Media & Content Team, achieving real budget reductions of over 2% on >£120mm per annum budget
Analyst (‘16-‘17) - Associate Consultant (‘17-‘18)
Bean & Co | FTI
New York, NY
05.2016 - 08.2018
- Acted as cross-departmental coordinator for client management during transition and absorption into large economic consulting firm
- Successfully provided buy-side contracting, due diligence and valuation as part of acquisition strategy team for various clients in deals amounting to >$65 million
- Oversaw implementation of strategy recommendations for public sector client, raising revenue by 3%
- Co-created and implemented new tactical negotiation guidelines based on substantive analysis of combined qualitative/quantitative analyses for client in publishing industry, raising revenue by additional 4%
Education
Master of Arts - Economics
New York University
05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Politics & Economics
New York University
05.2014
Skills
- Acquisition
- Due Diligence/Valuation
- Rights-in/rights-out, Chains-of-Title Reviews
- Strategic Planning
- Negotiation
- Proficient: Office suite, Rightsline, R, SAS, Stata, LexisNexis
Timeline
Acquisitions Executive|Deputy Director
Sky Atlantic
06.2021 - 11.2025
Consultant|Senior Consultent
Ofcom
08.2018 - 06.2021
Analyst (‘16-‘17) - Associate Consultant (‘17-‘18)
Bean & Co | FTI
05.2016 - 08.2018
Master of Arts - Economics
New York University
Bachelor of Arts - Politics & Economics
New York University
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