ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, its portfolio includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. The company delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry’s most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, ViacomCBS provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions for partners on five continents.
The ESG Senior Manager will support ViacomCBS’s ESG strategy and program development by focusing on Production and Facilities through an ESG lens and supporting companywide ESG program development.
Overview
Our ESG pillar “Sustainable Production and Operations” encompasses film & television production, broadcast, and streaming across 19 brands along with our global real estate footprint that spans 33 countries. Managing our ESG risks and showing industry leadership is important to our investors, employees, and viewers. In support of the ESG Senior Director and the ESG Council, the ESG Senior Manager will own the environmental goals, reporting, and strategy for “Sustainable Production and Operations”, including:
• Reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
• Reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 45% of Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019 baseline
• Source 100% renewable electricity by 2030 (or earlier)
• Publish science-based targets by 2023
Responsibilities
• Support annual ESG reporting and strategic alignment, particularly for “Sustainable Production and Operations”
• Guide strategy and measure progress against ESG and carbon goals with key stakeholders, including Production, Special Events, Real Estate & Facilities, Sourcing, Finance, Streaming, Technology, Government Affairs, CBS Sports, Television Stations Group, and others
• Steer TCFD, SBTi, and other goal-setting frameworks and processes
• Oversee emissions data collection, organization, and management across ViacomCBS
• Manage carbon offsets program and accounting, along with validation and verification of our environmental goals
• Capture and chronicle success stories to inspire industry-wide change
• Support the Senior Director of ESG Strategy
• Facilitate ESG Council working groups relevant to “Sustainable Production and Operations”
• Represent ViacomCBS on thought leadership groups relevant to “Sustainable Production and Operations”
Sustainable Production
● Lead sustainable production program and increase adoption across brands with unified guidance
● Serve as a subject matter expert for production teams, providing related support to internal teams and partners
● Liaise production-level in-kind and food donations with CSR team and programs
● Build sustainability training for productions that addresses both physical production impacts and the power of on-screen content (the latter targeted to writers’ rooms and art departments)
Sustainable Operations
● Research, identify and recommend specific projects available to result in emissions reductions
● Pilot clean energy technology to build business case for facility decarbonization
● Leverage energy data to inform facility managers and incentivize change
● Identify supply chain responsibility risks and opportunities, work with responsible sourcing function to guide, monitor, and implement Scope 3 emissions reductions
Basic Requirements
● Bachelor’s degree; preferred Sustainability, ESG focus/concentration
● Deep understanding of the entertainment industry and physical production
● Experience with real estate and facilities management, particularly renewable energy installations and efficiency projects
Additional Requirements
● Advanced coursework in Sustainability/ESG or Sustainable Energy preferred
● Comfortable navigating an ambiguous environment
● Strong writer, detail-oriented proofreader and copy editor
● Strong data analysis and analytical skills, especially with Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets
● Demonstrated ability to work with others, lead teams, and build capacity
● Outstanding written and verbal oral communication with strong business acumen
● High degree of emotional intelligence with the ability to navigate a matrixed global organization
● Creative strategic thinker and problem solver