Manager, Business Affairs

Shaftesbury Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaftesbury Inc., a preeminent content creator and producer, seeks a Contract Administrator to oversee development contracts. This role demands strong contractual skills and a detail-oriented approach to manage liaising between agents, executives, and creative teams, ensuring that all contracts are timely processed and maintained.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and professional drafting skills.
• High comfort liaising with creative staff and external stakeholders.
• Experience in managing contracts and correspondence files.

Responsibilities

• Draft and coordinate various contracts for production.
• Manage talent payments and maintain development contracts.
• Liaise with multiple departments to ensure timely submissions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Drafting skills

Professional work ethic

Relationship management

Time-management skills

Communication skills

Education

Post secondary education

Job description

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the SVP, Business and Legal, this role is responsible for supporting the in-house counsel and will oversee the administration primarily of all development contracts with some production and brand extension contract responsibility. This role will liaise with agents, executives and talent and ensure timely contracting and payment of development agreements ad will be responsible for managing all correspondence and contract files, drafting, processing and monitoring development agreements as required. They will also maintain familiarity with funding guidelines and prepare guild agreements as required by Business Affairs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinating and drafting, as required, option, WGC, WGA and ACTRA contracts as needed by production and liaising with agents to ensure that contracts are satisfactory.
• Coordinating, reviewing and negotiating broadcaster and funder development agreements.
• Liaising with the Finance department and Creative team to ensure that talent payments are processed on time and funder payments are invoiced and paid on time.
• Maintaining all development contracts and correspondence files and liaising with the various departments to ensure timely submission of deliverables and invoices as required.
• Managing option expiry dates.
• Assisting with production matters as required.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong drafting skills.
• Efficient and professional work ethic.
• Familiarity with WGC, ACTRA, CAVCO regulations/processes.
• Familiarity with the various Funds' guidelines.
• High comfort level liaising with creative staff.
• Strong relationship management skills and experience dealing with external stakeholders.
• Post secondary education as well as exceptional people skills.
• Computer skills/ internet/ email.
• Extremely organized with sound time-management skills and ability to multitask.
• Excellent professional and diplomatic communication skills - written and verbal.
• Accuracy, productivity and dependability are important attributes.
• Industry experience preferred.

About Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury, an award-winning creator and producer of original content, was established in 1987 by Christina Jennings, Chairman and President. Shaftesbury's current primetime slate includes 18 seasons of the international hit series Murdoch Mysteries for CBC Television, Acorn TV, Ovation TV, and Alibi Channel, and seven seasons of Hudson & Rex for Citytv, UPtv and Alibi Channel. Both series are available in over 120 countries worldwide.

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