Manager, Business and Rights - Scripted and Unscripted (English Services)

Radio-Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBC/Radio-Canada in Toronto is seeking a Manager, Business & Rights to negotiate and draft development and licensing agreements, assess budgets, and structure CBC's funding with independent producers. You will lead negotiations, ensure CBC's interests, and manage streamlined contracts while collaborating with Scripted and Unscripted teams.

A post-secondary education with formal legal training is preferred and CMPA knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or related experience; strong preference for formal legal training.
• Extensive knowledge of media forms, negotiation techniques, and funding rules across Canada.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and draft development and licensing agreements.
• Assess project budgets and financing structures for CBC and third parties.
• Recommend deal terms and secure approvals from senior directors.
• Create streamlined contracts that protect CBC's position across projects.
• Review third-party financing and funding agency agreements for compliance.
• Apply strategic thinking to funding applications and maximize CBC benefits.
• Collaborate with Scripted and Unscripted teams and independent producers.
• Authorize contract payments where required.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Entertainment law

Budgeting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Law degree / contract law training

Tools

Google suite

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Title

Manager, Business and Rights - Scripted and Unscripted (English Services)

Status Of Employment

Permanent

Position Language Requirement

English

Language Skills

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Your Role

CBC's Business & Rights team has two positions available: one in B&R Scripted, reporting to the B&R Senior Director, Scripted & Acquired, and the other in B&R Unscripted, reporting to the B&R Senior Director, Unscripted.

As the Manager, Business & Rights, you work closely with the independent production community and are responsible for negotiating and drafting development and/or licensing agreements and business recommendations. You decide how to approach negotiations and structure deals that meet CBC's rights and financing strategies and priorities. In addition, you have the ability to efficiently assess proposed project budgets and calculate the appropriate level of CBC and third-party funding to be included within the financing structure. You will make recommendations and seek approvals from your B&R Senior Director on deal terms that best represent CBC's priorities and interests. As a Manager, Business & Rights, you will also manage the creation of streamlined (and nuanced) contracts that represent and protect CBC's position.

For the Scripted Role

Your portfolio could include development, production and/or acquisition deals across scripted genres including kids, comedy and drama including scripted feature films. Experience working on productions governed by the CMPA's Independent Production Agreements (WGC, ACTRA & DGC) would be considered an asset.

For the Unscripted Role

Your portfolio could include development and production deals for documentaries (shorts, one-offs, and series), factual entertainment, award shows and variety shows. Knowledge of music rights, and experience working with documentaries, format based factual entertainment, competition and event/concert shows, would be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Your project portfolio is expected to be diverse and could include development agreements, feature film licensing agreements and complex acquisitions, in addition to licensing agreements for original Canadian productions. Your responsibilities would include:

• Taking a tailored approach to deal and contract negotiations for a wide range of projects including big budget scripted series intended for CBC's platforms including but not limited to primetime television, CBC Gem, CBC FAST Channels and YouTube.
• Ensuring CBC's contractual requirements and business interests are secured on a consistent and nuanced basis across programs of similar scope.
• Reviewing and recommending third-party financing sources for each project with a critical eye to ensure eligibility and compliance with oft-changing requirements.
• Reviewing third party agreements, including agreements from public and private funding agencies, and deals with other Canadian and international media platforms to ensure harmonization with CBC's rights.
• Applying strategic thinking to funding agency applications, to maximize benefits while ensuring CBC is accurately and strategically represented.
• Assisting in research, management and presentation of rights data across genres, platforms, and windows of exploitation.
• Refining our business approach through continuous innovation, agile processes, and market-leading thinking about rights and financing models.
• Authorizing contract payments where required.

We Are Looking For Candidates With The Following

• A post-secondary education or related experience, with a strong preference for formal legal training (contract law, entertainment and copyright law).
• In-depth knowledge of all forms of current media, negotiating techniques, corporate business practices, and the funding rules of various agencies including CMF, private funds for screen-based media, provincial agencies across Canada, and tax credit authorities.
• Facility with approved artificial intelligence technologies to improve workflow and data analysis. Eagerness to learn and adapt to emerging technologies.
• Financial and contract management experience. Role includes estimating and validating calculations of tax credits and independent drafting of complex agreements.
• Strong understanding of linear and streaming entertainment business models, social media, and other online platforms including FAST channels.
• Strong computer skills including Google suite, Excel, Microsoft Office and Adobe.
• Ability to comprehend and translate the concerns of creative producers/directors/creative heads into appropriate contracts within the constraints of the applicable regulatory bodies, CBC policies and funding guidelines.
• Creativity and innovative problem-solving skills to address all policy and production issues in a manner satisfactory to all parties.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including an ability to work with both emerging and experienced producers.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, and work under pressure.
• Ability to exercise judgment and work independently taking initiative.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Able and willing to work beyond regular office hours during peak periods of activity as well as the flexibility to attend industry functions and events.
• Bilingualism (French/English) would be considered an asset.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:

• A mandatory Criminal record check.
• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country's diversity. That's because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That's why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada's public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [e-mail].

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location

Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7

Number Of Openings

1

Work Schedule

Full time