Contract Manager

About the Role

WildBrain is looking for an experienced Contract Manager to join its Business and Legal Affairs Team in Toronto predominantly supporting the Audience Engagement and Franchise teams.  Reporting to the Manager Business Affairs the successful candidate will be responsible for drafting reviewing administering negotiating and coordinating various agreements related to distribution production advertising social campaigns and brand usage.

What Youll Do

• Draft and administer a range of distribution production vendor service content creator influencer event and activation brand collaboration platform nondisclosure and release agreements as well as contest rules policies procedures and guidelines as required
• Allocate oversee and review paperwork prepared by the legal coordinators and provide guidance when needed
• Assist in overseeing and organizing contract workflows including tracking versions progress status amendments execution and storage
• Maintain template consistency support clean-up and refresh projects and ensure contract processes follow internal policies escalating risks to legal counsel
• Remain up-to-date on advertising privacy and childrens content guidelines as well as platform terms and conditions and support the application of these requirements in contracting
• Track rights restrictions usage limitations and propertyspecific requirements related to content usage distribution partnerships and platformbased initiatives
• Collaborate with the business teams to ensure that creative operational and business objectives are met while complying with legal industry and platform requirements
• Bring material business and legal matters to the Director or Vice President Business and Legal Affairs

Qualifications :

What You Bring

• Ideally 3-5 years of work experience in entertainment / media industries in a deal-facing role (i.e. Business Affairs Contract Manager etc.)
• Experience as a paralegal or contract administrator would be an asset
• Strong attention to detail and proofreading skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate with external and internal contacts
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage changing priorities effectively
• Excellent proactive client service that facilitates business goals
• Sound judgement to make effective decisions and problem solve
• Positive professional team player who can work independently reliably and efficiently
• Intellectual curiosity and the willingness to try new things in an effort for continual self-improvement those around you and the business

Additional Information :

What We Offer 

Working at WildBrain is more than a job itsthe opportunity to join forces with extraordinary insightfuland imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and offer competitivebenefitsand we invest in our people and their future. 

Total Rewards 

At WildBrain we strive forequitableand consistent pay practiceswithin a robust total rewards framework. Compensation may vary within the same role based on experience performance specializedexpertise and overall impact. 

Compensation: $78000 - 85000 CAD. Base salary is part of a comprehensive total rewards package that includes: 

• Paid time off 
• Retirement savings with company matching 
• Comprehensive health and dental coverage with shared premium costs from day one. 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Hybrid work model 

Our Hiring Process 

• Initial virtual screening with our Talent Acquisition team 
• Interview with the hiring manager (virtual or in person TBD) 
• Interview with 23 key business partners (virtual or in person TBD) 
• Role-specific assessment where applicable 

 AI in Our Hiring Process 

We use artificial intelligence (AI) to support and enhance the recruitment experiencefor example by organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. AI is never used to make hiring decisions. All decisions are made by our hiring managers and recruitment tools used in our recruitment process are subject to rigorous privacy security and risk assessments and are applied in alignment with WildBrains Inclusive Hiring framework. We believe technology should enhance human judgment not replace it. 

Our Commitment 

Diversity Equity andInclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment we strive to reflect andhonourthe 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. 

Wedemonstrateour commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If youpossesssimilarexperience that is close to whatwevelisted here we encourage you toplease still considerapplying. We strongly believe that diverseexperience 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 isrequired. 

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we build and grow beloved family brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to franchises such as Strawberry Shortcake Teletubbies Yo Gabba Gabba! Inspector Gadget and Degrassi we are a global leader in franchise managementbringing stories to life through content production audience reach and consumer products. Our award-winning studio has partnered with top global platforms such as Apple TV Netflix and the BBC producing acclaimed series such as The Snoopy Show Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City Teletubbies (2015) Yo Gabba GabbaLand! and Finding Her Edge. Through our global digital network across YouTube FAST and AVOD we deliver premium broadcast-quality content to todays kids and families wherever theyre watchingconnecting brands to audiences at scale and offering advertisers one of the largest digital inventories in family media. WildBrain CPLG our global licensing and consumer products arm represents our own and partner brands across major territories worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time