Manager, English Scripted Business Affairs (Toronto)

- Pays Canada
- Code postal M6G 1Z6

The Manager,English Scripted Business Affairs (Toronto) plays a key role in the managementof business affairs for the English Scripted department of Sphere MediaToronto, acting as the central liaison for business affairs with externalpartners and internal departments while reporting to the SVP, Business Affairs,English Scripted.

Key tocommunication flow, production financing and deal flow this position acts asthe hub between English Scripted Toronto, Finance, internal Business Affairs andBusiness Affairs of external partners to ensure the successful financing andcompletion of projects in development and production.

Responsibilities Include

- Leading English Scripted Development and Productiondepartments in the coordination, tracking and management of all businessaffairs elements to ensure explicit flow of communication both internally andexternally
- Ensures proper information and communication flow on allbusiness-related matters between English Scripted and internal departments
- Acts as the day-to-day communicator with the businessaffairs departments of broadcasters, financiers and other external stakeholders
- Interpret guidelines, rules andregulations, etc. and advises English Scripted team on eligibility for externalfunding.
- Tracks and manages external funding deliveries andinvoicing, coordinating with internal departments as needed
- Manages and oversees submission of all external funding andtax credit applications on time and within the guidelines, coordinating withinternal departments as needed
- Creates and maintains tracking systems for all BusinessAffairs related elements for English Scripted projects
- Elevates and works to resolve business affairs relatedissues as needed with various internal departments

Tasks Include





Development

Responsible for business affairs management in thefollowing areas:

- Acts as the “hub” between Development, Business Affairs andFinance internally, ensuring clear flow of communication and documentationbetween departments;
- Tracks important dates and timelines, including rightsmanagement, external funding deadlines and delivery deadlines
- Oversee all external financing applications, including CMFand associated development financing agreements
- Oversee project-specific drawdowns for financing andpayments, communicating between Development, Finance, BA and external partiesas needed
- Acts as the first point of contact with external businessaffairs departments

Production/Post

Responsible for business affairsmanagement in the following areas:

- Drafts, negotiates and/or reviews business affairsdocumentation including:
- Writers and Story EditorAgreements
- Location and rental agreements
- Credits, Paid Ads, & other obligationsstatements
- Approval and restrictionsummaries for talent, dubbing as well as advertising and promotional
- Production agreements templates for use by production
- Music agreements and paperwork
- all WGC documentation required for production
- Clearances Package for Production including ReleaseTemplates
- Advise senior leadership team and executive producers onvarious business and legal issues related to content production, rightsclearances, distribution and other issues as needed.




- Manage business matters relatedto production, distribution and co-production (both interprovincial andforeign)
- Location & DPR Summary for closeout applications
- Feed into license and distribution agreements
- Liaise with external counsel, as needed.
- Manages and tracks required production business affairsdocumentation including:
- Assist with bank closingdocumentation, together with Finance and Production departments
- Legal and Business Affairsdelivery components to all financiers
- Proof of Residency declarationsand CAVCO IDs
- Errors & Omissionsinsurance and Additional Insured certificates
- Assist in ensuring compliancewith Canadian content regulations (CAVCO, CRTC) and international co-productiontreaties.
- Manages the submission, tracking and delivery of thefollowing:
- All external fundingapplications including CMF, Bell Fund, COGECO, Ontario Creates, NOHFC andothers as applicableincluding overseeing the close out of such fundingfollowing delivery
- Official Treaty Co-Productionapplications
- Guild adherence and ongoingadministration
- Title Report/Opinion
- CFM/AFM application and Letterof Adherence - plus delivery to broadcaster
- CRTC applications
- Tax credit applications

Qualifications

- 8-10years’ experience in a business affairs role with an established media productioncompany
- Strongoral and written skills
- Exceptionalorganizational skills with the ability to work in a high paced environment
- Abilityto interpret and evaluate information to solve complex problems and drivedecision making
- Demonstratedunderstanding of Canadian rules and regulations in the industry
- Solidunderstanding of artist collective agreements (e.g. WGC, ACTRA, WGA, DGA, etc.)

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📌 Manager, English Scripted Business Affairs (Toronto)
🏢 Sphere Media
📍 Toronto