Business Affairs Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Magnolia Pictures is seeking a Manager to join our Business & Legal Affairs team in New York. Applicants should be self-motivated and detail-oriented multi-taskers with 2-3 years of professional experience.

Initial Responsibilities: The position will provide ongoing legal and/or administrative support for Magnolia's Business Affairs department, including but not limited to:
• 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

Qualifications
• 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