Assistant, Business & Legal Affairs

Job Description

Summary of Position

Lionsgate is currently seeking an Assistant in the Business and Legal Affairs (Motion Picture Group) department. This position is a great opportunity for a detailed oriented, business-minded individual who is looking for a career in the film industry.

Responsibilities
• Provide administrative assistance on a high-volume desk, including answering and managing calls, scheduling meetings and conference calls, and managing calendars and all other administrative assistance.

• Maintaining very detailed deal status reports.

• Manage the execution, distribution, and filing of development, production, and post-production agreements.

• Taking notes on calls, in meetings, and during negotiations.

• Revising and redlining memos.

• Manage and coordinate with accounting, payment for talent, options, and all other miscellaneous incoming invoices.

• Drafting correspondence, memos, and notices for internal and external communication.

• Managing expenses, payment statements, and invoices.

• Executing special projects and research, including, without limitation on connection with rights analysis, guild minimums and issues, and deals.

Qualifications and Skills
• 1 year experience in an administrative support role in the entertainment business preferred.

• Must be a self-starter.

• Must have an interest in the deal making side of the film industry

• Must be capable of working with and keeping strictly confidential information.

• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.

• Must be extremely detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to multi-task.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Haves
• Experience working at a law firm, talent agency and/or television or motion picture studio or production company.

• Experience reading and handling legal contracts (e.g., talent agreements).

• General knowledge and understanding of the entertainment industry.

• Working with contract management, file management and database management systems.

Compensation

$43,000 - $45,000

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-royb53-3-22-75-92-42 in your application.