CEO, Imaginae Studios
CEO, Imaginae Studios
Department: Fremantle Group
Area: Imaginae Studios
Reports to: Group COO, CEO Continental Europe
About Imaginae Studios
Imaginae Studios is a brand-new, fully independent label inside the Fremantle family. Its mission is to push the boundaries of storytelling by producing shows that are conceived, developed and finished end-to-end with state-of-the-art AI tools, while upholding Fremantle’s gold-standard approach to IP protection, compliance and global distribution.
Overall Purpose
The inaugural CEO will have the rare chance to build a studio from a blank sheet, setting the strategy, culture, operating model and tech stack that will define AI-native production for years to come.
Core Objectives
Scope |
What Success Looks Like |
Launch & Scale the Label |
Incorporate the entity, establish governance, and deliver a 100-day plan that secures early wins. |
Recruit & Lead a World-class Remote Team |
Assemble a diverse, globally distributed staff of creatives and producers; install agile processes that thrive across time-zones. |
Define & Execute an AI-First Content Strategy |
Set a bold creative vision for what AI storytelling can become. Select best-in-class generative-AI and synthetic-media tools, develop an IP slate, and shepherd projects from ideation to delivery. |
Own the P&L |
Build budgets, secure financing, and hit annual revenue/profit targets. |
Navigate the Fremantle Relationship |
Act as primary interface with Andrea Scrosati and Fremantle’s central functions (Legal, Finance, HR, Brand & Marketing, FMI) ensuring strategic alignment while preserving Imaginae’s creative independence. |
Champion Innovation & Compliance |
Embed ethical-AI and IP-safe practices; stay ahead of emerging regulation. |
Knowledge and Skills
Creative Technologist: Proven record turning AI capabilities (text-to-video, diffusion models, AI audio, virtual production, etc.) into finished entertainment products.
Builder’s DNA: History of standing up new ventures, studios or product lines—ideally in scripted, unscripted or immersive media.
Global, Remote-Native Leader: Comfortable leading fully distributed teams and working fluidly across cultures and time-zones.
Change Catalyst: Thrives on challenging orthodoxies, experimenting fast and learning from failure.
Relationship Navigator: Adept at board-level stakeholder management and external partnerships (tool vendors, cloud providers, talent agencies).
Credibility & Gravitas: 5+ years senior leadership; able to attract top talent and command industry attention.
Key Qualifications
- Deep fluency in generative-AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Runway, Pika, Sora, Goggle Veo, ElevenLabs) and cloud MLOps pipelines.
- Track record delivering commercially successful content with innovative tech.
- Solid understanding of rights management, data-privacy and ethical-AI frameworks.
- MBA or equivalent strategic/financial acumen a plus.
Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.
For more information, please visit Fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleHQ or visit our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
If you need any of this information in a different format or would like to suggest a different form of application, please contact careers@fremantle.com
London, LND, GB, W1T 1AL
Job Segment:
Compliance, Executive, Developer, Content Strategy, Social Media, Legal, Management, Technology, Marketing