Magnolia Pictures · 21 hours ago
Manager, Business & Legal Affairs
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$60K/yr - $80K/yr
2+ years expMagnolia Pictures is seeking a Manager to join their Business & Legal Affairs team in New York. The role involves providing ongoing legal and administrative support, including contract management, rights tracking, and coordination with various departments.
FilmFilm DistributionMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Updating and maintaining commercial contract folders
Reviewing contracts to: (i) identify and record rights and availability for Magnolia’s titles; (ii) creating internal licensing reports for existing titles based on rights and availability; and (iii) preparing rights tracking spreadsheets for commercial deal terms
Organizing Magnolia’s rights management software and metadata databases in order to leverage their functions and provide accurate availability reports/information to the Sales teams
Providing administrative and clerical support, including scheduling, attending, and/or preparing notes, if necessary, for Business Affairs and interdepartmental calls and meetings; tracking and coordinating invoices and payments for outside counsel; handling mailing and filing responsibilities; organizing and updating departmental calendars; coordinating the writing and circulation of deal summaries for domestic acquisitions and licensing transactions; and modifying and editing title synopses
Coordinating with Magnolia’s accounting departments and performing rights organizations to process royalty obligations
Preparing initial drafts of standard form agreements and analysis of subsequent drafts
Filing Instruments of Transfer and other documents with the US Copyright Office
Reviewing and responding to inquiries to the Business Affairs general email account
Providing support to the Head of Business & Legal Affairs and other departments on additional tasks as needed
Qualification
Required
2-3 years of professional work experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
Motivated self-starter skilled in multitasking, communication, and time management with excellent organizational skills
Reliable and proactive
High attention to detail
Humble, diligent, and resourceful
Preferred
Experience interpreting intellectual property contracts
Benefits
Vacation and sick time
Holiday Pay
Voluntary Medical
Voluntary Dental
Voluntary Vision
Life, AD&D, and Long Term Disability
401(k) following 6 months of active employment
Company
Magnolia Pictures
Magnolia Pictures distributes films in theaters and for home entertainment.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Dori Begley
Co-CEO
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