Business Affairs Associate Jobs

Title/Position:Business Affairs Associate

Reports to:VP, Business Affairs

Salary:Commensurate with experience

Length:Contract

Position Overview:

Lark Productions is looking for an energetic and talented Business Affairs Associate to join our fast-paced Business Affairs team. This person will be an integral team member supporting the administrative business needs of the corporate, production and development pipeline.

Lark is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Women, Indigenous persons, veterans, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as a member of these or any other designated group in your cover letter. All information collected is treated confidentially.

Core Responsibilities Include:

• Coordinate and track master contract lists, rights database, and drawdown tracking list
• Follow and contribute toward improving best practice, as well as troubleshooting on day-to- day business affairs-development matters and provide general administrative support
• Initiate and draft writing agreements for all development projects, including liaising with agents/reps, drafting revisions as needed, and following the process to completion;
• Remaining current on industry policy and guideline changes
• Digital archiving and physical filing of key documents
• Coordination of drawdown deliverables and invoicing
• Coordinate execution of contracts, liaise with third parties (agents, counsel)
• Drafting and coordinating financing, tax credits and CRTC, CMF and other funding party reporting requirements and applications
• Reporting to the VP of Business Affairs, this individual will be responsible for overseeing and administering various business affairs activities for a dedicated slate of productions, including but not limited to:
• Draft and complete chain of title licenses for all projects
• Communicating and coordinating Business Affairs processes including but not limited to; on boarding new contractors and/or employees, facilitating the commencement of new projects (ie drafting of deal memos, drawdown trackers, development budgets, etc.), coordination of business affairs administrative duties for active projects, coordination of delivery for both development and production projects,

Ideal Candidate Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the Film and Television Industry either in Business Affairs or Business Affairs adjacent departments.
• A positive contributor and collaborative team member, with a strong commitment to learning and excellence
• You have a passion for the industry.
• An understanding of funding applications and experience reading various types of contracts
• Highly reliable, with the ability to self-manage, problem solve and exercise excellent judgement
• Excellent professional verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• You have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to prioritize.
• Able to excel in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment.

Please send your resume, cover letter and salary expectation [email protected] 1^st, 2023.

Due to the volume of applicants, only those shortlisted for the position will be contacted.

About Lark Productions:

Established in 2010, Lark Productions is an award-winning television production company with a proven track record of producing exceptional programming in Canada for the global marketplace. Lark develops both scripted and unscripted content, often in collaboration withUniversal International Studios, a division of theUniversal Studio Group,through a first-look distribution deal. Lark is a vertically integrated production company with in-house scripted, unscripted and podcast development, business affairs, finance and post-production departments. Lark’s producing expertise spans across various provinces in Canada with a corporate presence in Toronto. Lark is currently in production on Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (Rogers), Allegiance (CBC) and Farming for Love (CTV).