Assistant, TV Business Affairs

Job Description

Summary of Position

Lionsgate has an opening for a Coordinator to support two EVPs of Television Business Affairs. This opportunity provides an excellent learning experience for an individual with a strong interest in the business side of television.

Responsibilities
• Efficiently support busy executives responsible for negotiating deals for scripted television

• Handle all administrative responsibilities for the executives including expense reporting, scheduling all meetings, coordinating conference calls, and greeting all visiting guests)

• Create and maintain status reports and draft high volume of correspondence

• Maintain department legal files and assist in the day-to-day operations of the department

• Enter deal negotiation requests into the database and assign to the applicable executive.

• Initiate payments with accounting for our development projects

• Depending on skill, educational level and interest, assistant will gain experience drafting and commenting on agreements

Qualifications and Skills
• 1 Year of related experience, working in film or television

• The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with strong attention to detail and organizational skills

• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced deadline driven environment while handling competing priorities

• Strong Interest in the Business side of Television

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and the Adobe suite

• A college degree with an emphasis in Business preferred

Nice to Haves

Business Unit Overview

Lionsgate Television

Lionsgate Television is one of the foremost third-party suppliers of premium scripted series to streaming, broadcast and cable platforms alike while also serving as a prolific supplier of premium content to Starz. Drawing upon its production partnerships with many of the top content creators, it supplies dozens of scripted series to more than 20 different network partners. With a reputation for creating ''brand-defining'' shows for a diverse range of platforms, Lionsgate Television has produced and distributed the iconic long-running series Mad Men, one of the most acclaimed shows in television history, the ground-breaking Orange is the New Black, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Nashville, Dear White People and many others while continuing to develop strong slates of acclaimed new series. Lionsgate also operates a robust in-house unscripted television business partnering with a diverse array of linear and streaming platforms. Lionsgate television series have garnered 238 Emmy® nominations, 38 Emmys®, 66 Golden Globe® nominations and nine Golden Globe® wins.

The Lionsgate Television Group collaborates closely with the Company's other television businesses, including Debmar-Mercury, a leading producer and syndicator of evergreen game and talk shows, Pilgrim Media, one of the top producers of unscripted series, and 3 Arts Entertainment, a leading talent management and production company that has become a major television production partner and a source of top talent for all of the Company's businesses. The Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group licenses the Company's feature film and television slates, 17,000-title film and television library, one of the largest in the world, and Starz's original programming slate to nearly every major OTT and linear platform through a global network of deep customer relationships.

Compensation

$45,000

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rokbn1-18-224-61-184-42 in your application.