Sales Assistant Jobs

Location Toronto, ON

Hybrid work Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

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WildBrain is made up of a team of innovators and creators who bring industry-leading kids’ content and brands to families globally. We inspire imagination, put creativity first, and believe in the power of storytelling. We are constantly connecting the powers of our global team, making WildBrain a collaborative, openminded and passionate environment to work in.

To work at WildBrain means you get to create stories that lets imaginations run wild. Join our team today to become part of the story!

About The Role

Reporting to the VP Rev Share and Transactional, Distribution, the Sales Assistant will be responsible for providing administrative support to the VP Rev Share and Transactional and various teams connecting to the Rev share business.

Responsibilities

• Tracking specs and delivery details for promotional and channel branding assets
• Compiling all new AVOD launches per platform to keep track of premiere dates and deadlines for receiving final assets
• Assist the Trade Marketing team (and other teams) in
• Compiling applicable assets from new partners (series overview, artwork, etc.) to allow for production of materials
• Monitor and analyse the AVOD and FAST user experience, WildBrain channels and competition
• Help A/V deliveries by filling out the Avails list that go out to clients pertaining to monthly deliveries
• Compile origination cost data per platform, creating a database that can track trends in spending vs revenue trends at a granular level
• Administrative support to VP Rev share and Transactional including data input relating to rights, channel submissions, analytics downloads
• Assist VP Rev Share by preparing and circulating Broadcast Sales Updates for key brands and titles
• Assist in creating invoices to billback origination costs to partner FAST platforms, allowing us to launch more FAST channels at a lower costs
• Manage the entry of and upkeep and constant improvement of series metadata
• Collaboration across multiple teams, staying up to date with everchanging priorities in a fast-paced environment and update all respective documents and teams as needed.
• Take a lead role in improving visibility and performance of WildBrain FAST channel

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of media rights, FAST and AVOD business terms
• Experience in handling, integrating, and analyzing data sets with ability to distinguish between reliable and unreliable data
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Passion for animation and kids' television, with a desire to develop a career within the industry
• Strong organization and multi-tasking skills
• Must be a self-starter who takes initiative and can work well independently and in a team environment
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively to meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive family-focused benefits, we invest in our people and their future with generous RRSP matching, plus bonus time-off, because you deserve it!

Our Commitment

Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we make great content for kids and families. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library – one of the world’s most extensive – we are home to such brands as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test and Degrassi. Our shows are seen in more than 150 countries on over 500 telecasters and streaming platforms. WildBrain’s portfolio spans all areas of the entertainment industry WildBrain Studios, where we develop and produce hit animated and live actions series; WildBrain Television, which is composed of prominent kids’ television channels in Canada (Family Channel, Family CHRGD, Family Jr. and Télémagino); home to Peanuts Worldwide; brand management to some of the world’s most-loved kids brands; celebrated global licensing and distribution teams with WildBrain CPLG, and a leading children’s YouTube network in WildBrain Spark, one of the largest networks of kids’ channels on YouTube, with over 168 million subscribers.

WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX WILD). Visit wildbrain.com to learn more!