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2024 Talent Trends: Media and Entertainment

Media and entertainment leaders are tapping independent talent to help integrate diverse operations, leverage digital platforms, maximize revenue and profitability, and optimize the finance function.

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Each year, Business Talent Group releases the High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy top independent talent to fill critical skill, expertise, and leadership gaps. Here are the key media and entertainment trends for 2024.

Competition has intensified in media and entertainment, and M&A and transformations are widespread as companies seek to gain competitive advantage in a crowded market. Business leaders are tapping independent talent to help integrate diverse operations, leverage digital platforms for content distribution, maximize revenue and profitability, evaluate investment opportunities, and optimize the finance function.

PROJECT CATEGORIES: Media and Entertainment

2024 Media and Entertainment Trends - Independent Talent Project Categories pie chart

13% Strategy
4% Operations
48% Transformation
35% Interim Leadership

IN-DEMAND PROJECTS FOR MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT

Post-Merger Integration

Interim Leadership

Product Strategy and Launch

Business Intelligence and Analytics

IT and Tech Transformation

IN-DEMAND SKILLS FOR MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT

Financial Planning, Analysis, and Modeling

Financial Controls, Accounting, and Audit

Organizational Design and Workforce Planning

Pricing Strategy 

Change Management

SAMPLE MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS

  • Create dashboards and reports, modeling, cost and financial metrics tracking, and risk analysis to support the CFO during an integration
  • Develop an end-to-end restructure roadmap to reduce costs and improve profitability
  • Serve as an interim Licensing Vice President to optimize licensing income 
  • Assist in the planning and managing of the Integration Management Office (IMO)