Reporting to the Manager, Business & Legal Affairs, this role is responsible for providing comprehensive support to the Business & Legal Affairs team in a dynamic environment, namely in assisting in the administration of all fund applications and execution arrangement of key production contracts. 

·       Monitor all agreements and contractual deliverables.

·       Assist with execution deliverables for financiers, distributors, and broadcasters for production and development projects.

·       Handle closing legal deliverables for financiers, distributors, and broadcasters.

·       Manage brand extension agreements for the marketing team.

·       Prepare and maintain billing notes for all productions.

·       Maintain proactive familiarity with funding guidelines and deadlines.

·       Manage marketing and digital funding applications, agreements, and deliverables.

·       Maintain an organized workspace and file all business and legal affairs paperwork, including structured digital filing on the server.

·       Assist Manager in organizing paper flow for all bank closings.

·       Provide backup and support for other Business & Legal team members.

·       Organize weekly Business & Legal Affairs meetings and update agendas.

·       Liaise with production offices and internal departments to collect required elements for production.

·       Administer music licenses and cue sheets for all productions.

·       Prepare composer agreements, music supervisor agreements, and music services agreements/templates per show.

·       Draft writer and story editor agreements and other crew deal memos.

·       Manage production company incorporations and dissolutions for all projects.

·       Act as the Gender, Diversity & Inclusion survey point person and maintain internal trackers.

·       Administer and support retransmission royalties (CRC, PACC, COMPACT, etc.).

·                 Strong attention to detail

·                 Strong relationship management skills and experience dealing with external parties

·                 Familiarity with WGC, ACTRA, CAVCO regulations/processes an asset

·                 Familiarity with the various Funds’ guidelines an asset

·                 Post-secondary education

·                 Exceptional people skills

·                 Computer skills/Microsoft Office/MAC/Adobe Pro

·                 Autonomous, confident style

·                 Deadline orientated, with exceptional organizational skills

·                 Positive, flexible and friendly manner

·                 Able to work in a fast paced, changing environment and deal with organic growth

·                 Proactive team player

Shaftesbury is an award-winning creator and producer of original content established by Christina Jennings, Chairman and President. Shaftesbury's current slate includes: 19 seasons of Murdoch Mysteries; eight seasons of Hudson & Rex; horror anthology series Slasher with Emmy® Award-winner Eric McCormack; Departure starring Emmy® Award-winner Archie Panjabi, and Irish-Canadian co-production SisterS, starring Sarah Goldberg (Barry) and Susan Stanley. Most recently, production wrapped The Borderline (starring Stephen Amell, Hamza Haq, Tamara Podemski and Emmy® and Academy Award®-nominee Minnie Driver) and Irish Blood, an Irish-Canadian co-production starring Alicia Silverstone.

If you require an accommodation during any step of the recruitment process or during your employment, please let us know and we will provide the support necessary. We may use AI tools to aid during the recruitment process, including resume screening, but all decisions will be made by our hiring managers.