Job description

An award-winning, global factual TV production and distribution company is looking for a business affairs administrator to join their Durban team.

Their extensive slate of television content includes science and engineering, history, factual entertainment and they specialise in blue-chip natural history.

Experience working in the legal/business affairs department for a TV production and/or distribution business is necessary. A good understanding of television rights and experience with a rights management system is a must. Experience reviewing, drafting and marking up network agreements would be advantageous.

Job description: 

• Coordinating the review process of all contracts for the global business
• Contract negotiation on simpler agreements with existing clients and on more complicated projects you would work with the business affairs consultant and sales executives on negotiations
• You would need to deal with a variation of contracts from network licence agreements, distribution agreements, through to shoot logistics agreements for crew, talent, equipment rental, SLAs, Leases, etc.  Experience dealing with such agreements would be necessary.
• Maintenance of all company legal records
• Maintenance of the rights management system
• Provide availability reports to the sales team and other departments who required rights information
• Risk Management
• Oversee and review production policies and insurance requirements on each production in conjunction with the Head of Production Management
• General Administration

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Impressive work ethic and self-motivation
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Enthusiastic and proactive
• The ability to work well on your own and with a team and show tolerance, patience and respect

Posted on 03 Sep 08:58