Croner Entertainment Survey

2020 Participant Companies
A+E Networks
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMC Networks Inc.
Apple Inc.
Beachbody, LLC
Boat Rocker Media
Crown Media Holdings, Inc.
Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International
Fremantle North America, Inc.
Group Nine Media
Hasbro, Inc.
Illumination
Independent Television Service, Inc.
INSP, LLC
Kobalt Music Group
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation
Madison Square Garden Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Netflix, Inc.
Paramount Pictures
Riot Games, Inc.
Skydance Media
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
Spotify USA Inc.
The Walt Disney Studios
Universal Music Group, Inc.
ViacomCBS
Vice Media LLC
Walt Disney Television
Warner Music Group
WarnerMedia, LLC

Click here to view a pdf of the full list of positions surveyed, by job family and by level:

2020 Croner ENT Position Grids

Job Families:

DEVELOPMENT
Creative Development
Content Acquisition
Current Programming
Story
Casting
Music
 
PRODUCTION
Physical Production
Production Assets and Archive
Wardrobe
Talent Relations
 
PRODUCTION FINANCE AND ANALYSIS
Deal Analysis
Production Finance / Estimating
Production Accounting

CONTENT PRODUCING / CURATION
Content Curation
Podcast Producing
Video Producing

POST PRODUCTION
Post Production Management
Visual Effects
Video Editing
Audio / Sound Editing
Color
Telecine
Translation and Localization

FRANCHISE / CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Franchise / Content Management
 
BRAND AND FRANCHISE MARKETING
Marketing
International Marketing
Franchise Marketing
Digital Marketing

CHANNEL MARKETING
Exhibitor / In Theater Relations and Marketing Services
Direct to Consumer Marketing
Retail Marketing

EVENTS AND TOUR MARKETING
Experiential / Events Marketing
Tour Marketing
Events Marketing (Production Lot)
 
MARKETING CREATIVE SERVICES
Creative Design
Creative Services
Marketing Editorial
 
MARKET RESEARCH
Consumer Insights / Analytics
Market Research
 
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND DATA ANALYTICS
Business Intelligence Engineering
Digital Analytics
Data Science
 
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS
Media Planning / Buying
Creative Advertising
Trailer Producing
Trailer Editing
Print Advertising
Promotions
Radio Promotions
 
PUBLICITY
Publicity
International Publicity
 
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications
Community Relations
Public Affairs

PRODUCT PLACEMENT
Product Placement
 
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION
Sales / Distribution
International Sales / Distribution
 
CHANNEL SALES
Integrated Sales and Marketing
Digital Sales / Distribution
Non-Theatrical Sales
Advertiser / Barter Sales
 
SALES PLANNING AND OPERATIONS
Sales Planning
Revenue Planning and Analytics
Sales Operations
 
HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Home Entertainment Category Management
Home Entertainment Account Planning
Home Entertainment Operations
 
SERVICE AND FULFILLMENT
Customer Services / Fulfillment
Physical Distribution
 
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Media Quality Assurance
Technical Operations / Services
Digital Operations (Distribution)
Digital Mastering and Encoding
 
CONTENT ENHANCEMENT
Digital Content Enhancement
 
LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Legal
Business Affairs
Rights and Clearances
Script Clearance
Music Licensing
Contracts Administration
Title and Credit Administration
Content Protection
 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Business Development
 
MUSIC DEVELOPMENT
Publishing Artists and Repertoire (A&R)
Label Artists and Repertoire (A&R)
Artists and Repertoire (A&R) Administration / Operations
 
MUSIC PRODUCTION
Music Production
 
MUSIC ANALYSIS AND CURATION
Music Analysis
 
MUSIC SALES AND DISTRIBUTION
Artist Relations (Distribution)
Album / Catalogue Development
Soundtracks
 
MUSIC LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Copyright
Synchronization
 
MUSIC OPERATIONS
Music Supply Chain / Product Release Management
Release Operations / Planning
 
CONSUMER PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT
Product Development
Merchandise Creative Design
 
CONSUMER PRODUCTS MERCHANDISING AND LICENSING
Licensing
Retail Merchandising
 
CONSUMER PRODUCTS SALES
Retail Development / Sales
 
CONSUMER PRODUCTS OPERATIONS
Consumer Products Operations
Quality Control
 
BRANDED LOCATION-BASED ENTERTAINMENT
Branded Location-Based Entertainment
Stage Productions
 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
Advanced Technology
Technical Anti-Piracy
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology
Information Technology Security
Systems Development
Database Administration
Software Architecture
Business Systems Analysis
Applications Development
Technical Project Management
Information Technology Support
Production Set Technology
 
STUDIO AND PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
Studio Operations
Post Production Operations
Production Scheduling

PRODUCTION SERVICES
Production Services
 
MEDIA SERVICES
Media Services
 
PRINT SHOP
Print Shop
 
SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Environmental Health and Safety
Security
Fire
Sustainability
Business Continuity / Crisis Management
Risk Management
 
HOSPITALITY
Food Services
Culinary Management
Guest Relations / Tours Management
Special Events
Retail Store
 
FLEET
Transportation / Fleet Services
 
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
Archives
Library
Digital Media Assets
Digital Asset Strategy
Digital Vault
Metadata Analysis
Library Restoration
 
FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE
Facilities Management
Facilities Construction
Capital Project Management
Grounds
Real Estate
 
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
Strategic Planning
Corporate Development

CORPORATE LEGAL
Legal (Corporate)
Litigation
Intellectual Property
Labor Relations
Privacy
 
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
Finance
Accounting
Revenue Accounting
Treasury
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Tax and Compliance
Payroll
Audit
Credit and Collections
Participation and Residuals
 
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT
Sourcing and Procurement
 
HUMAN RESOURCES
Human Resources
Compensation
Benefits
Human Resources Information Systems
Recruitment
Recruitment Sourcing
University Relations
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Workforce Analytics
Talent Development / Management
Organizational Development
Employee Relations
Human Resources Administration / Operations
Employee Engagement
Employment Contract Management
Global Mobility
 
TRAVEL
Travel
 
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Workers Compensation
 
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE
Administrative Assistant
 
INTERNATIONAL
Content - International
Production / Production Management - International 
Marketing - International
Sales / Distribution - International
Licensing - International

See compensation data elements reported for each position by viewing samples here:
Sample Position Information ENT - Exec, IC

The Compensation Data Report reports the following compensation elements for each position:

• Number of Incumbents Reported
• Number of Companies with Match
• Geographic Composition
• FLSA Status
• Total Average Supervised
• STI Eligibility
• STI Awards Received
• STI Targets
• LTI Eligiblity
• LTI Awards Received
• Base Salary
• Target Total Cash Compensation
• Actual Total Cash Compensation
• Actual Cash Awards as % of Base Salary
• Annualized NPV of LTI Awards
• Total Direct Compensation
• Paired Comparison Position Match Analysis for Base Salary, Actual Total Cash Compensation and Total Direct Compensation
• Differentials (of average pay between organization levels by job family category)

Data Cuts Reported Where Relevant:

• Geographic Area
  Metropolitan Area
  U.S. Region
• Company Revenues
• Organizational Unit
  • Theatrical
  • Television
  • Digital Entertainment
  • Home Entertainment
  • Music
  • Studio Operations and Services
  • Library and Archives
  • Facilities and Real Estate
  • Consumer Products and Licensing
  • Technology / IT
  • General and Administrative
• Specialty / Scope for selected positions, such as:
  • Head of Function
  • Senior Level
  • Benchmark Level
  • Non-scripted
  • Episodic 
  • Feature Films
  • Entire Show
  • Social Media
  • Manages Staff
  • Individual Contributor
• Tenure - Eligible for a Full Year of Awards
• Union Status

The Full Report of Results reports on the following policies and practices subjects:

• Short Term Incentive plan prevalence, recent changes and eligibility
• Merit Budgets are surveyed in interim survey format in August
• Bonus Planning will be surveyed in interim survey format in January

Each year, participants select additional policies and practices of interest that year.  These subjects are not covered every year but instead are covered "on rotation."  Rotational Items include:

•  Long Term Incentive plan design and grant practices
• Auto Allowance benefits
• Spot Incentives and awards
• Performance management including prevalence of performance ratings and the use of performance ratings to determine merit increases

The 2021 Participation Fee is $9,700. The fee includes the 2021 Full Report along with the Interim Salary Budget Supplement.

Custom Cut of Data for Participants 
For an additional fee, a participant company may select a subset of companies from the participant list for a custom cut of the data set. A minimum selection of ten companies is required.  A custom cut of the data set for "All Incumbents" is $550. A custom rerun of the data set including all data cuts is $950.

Purchase of the Current Published Report As a Non-participant
By signing a Participation Agreement for the 2021 Survey and paying a 50% non-refundable deposit toward the 2021 participation fee, a company may purchase the current published Survey data without having participated.  There are two purchase options:

Purchase Option #1: 2020 Full Report of Results $19,400

• The 2020 Full Report of Results is available for purchase is $19,400 plus a non-refundable 50% deposit of $4,850 towards the 2021 participation fee.
• Total payment required to receive the 2020 Full Report of Results is $24,500. ($19,400 purchase price plus $4,850 deposit towards 2021 participation.)
• In order to receive the 2021 Full Report of Results,  your company's survey submission would be due in July 2021 along with the second half participation fee payment of $4,850 due in August 2021.

Purchase Option #2:  10 Positions selected from the 2020 Compensation Data Report $4,850

• Compensation data only, for up to 10 positions, from the 2020 Full Report is $4,850, plus a non-refundable deposit of 50% towards the 2021 participation fee.
• Total payment required is $9,700. ($4,600 purchase plus $4,850 deposit towards 2021 participation.)
• As a committed and signed Participant for 2021, your company's survey submission would be due in July 2021 along with the second half participation fee payment of $4,850 due in August 2021.  This will entitle your organization to receive the 2021 Full Report of Results.

Survey Planning Meeting:  April
Survey Questionnaire Distribution:  Early June 
Data Effective Date:  June 1
Completion Deadline:  July 15
Full Report of Results Publish Date: October 
Review of Results Webinar: November 
Salary Budgets Survey Supplement:  August 

The Croner Company conducts this Survey as an independent third party to ensure the confidentiality and consistency of the data provided. All data are held in strict confidence and are reported only in summary form. No attribution is made to any specific data from any participating companies. The Croner Company aggregates data using DOJ "Safe Harbor Guidelines" to ensure full regulatory compliance of the Survey report. Survey reports are distributed only to participants and all participants are required to sign an agreement that confirms they will abide by our confidentiality standards.

To register your company for participation in this Survey or to ask questions about participation, please contact Susan Cronk at (415) 485-5512 or email us at info@croner.biz.