Contract Manager

WildBrain • Toronto, ON

9d • CA$78,000 - CA$85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

WildBrain is looking for an experienced content development and production Contracts Manager to join its Business and Legal Affairs Team in Toronto. Reporting to the Manager, Business Affairs, the successful candidate will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, administering and negotiating various content rights, development and production agreements.

Requirements

• Proven work experience in entertainment/media industries in a deal-facing role (i.e. Business Affairs, Contracts Manager, etc.)
• Strong proofreading skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate with external and internal contacts.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage changing priorities effectively
• Excellent, proactive client service that facilitates business goals
• Sound judgement to make effective decisions and problem solve
• Positive, professional team player who can work independently, reliably and efficiently
• Intellectual curiosity and the willingness to try new things in an effort for continual improvement of yourself, those around you and the business

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a paralegal or contract administrator would be an asset

Responsibilities

• Draft and administer various production agreements and related documentation, such as rights acquisition agreements and above the line talent agreements for our various properties
• Allocate, oversee and review development and production paperwork prepared by the legal coordinators and provide guidance when needed
• Oversee the preparation of start up paperwork for our various series with the applicable guilds and unions (i.e. WGC, WGA, ACTRA, DGC) and liaise with same to address matters related to such guilds and unions, particularly the Writers Guild of Canada and the Writers Guild of America
• Keep up to date with various funding guidelines as well as guild and union agreements
• Collaborate with the business teams to ensure that creative objectives are met while complying with legal, guild and union requirements
• Bring material business and legal matters to the Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Retirement savings with company matching
• Comprehensive health and dental coverage, with shared premium costs from day one.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed