Coordinator, Business Affairs

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

About Universal Studio Group

Universal Studio Group is the umbrella brand that houses NBCUniversal's four television studios: Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios. Collectively, the four premium studio brands produce over 3,000 hours of programming currently airing or streaming around the globe and own one of the largest libraries in the world with over 130,000 episodes of television. Led by Chairman Pearlena Igbokwe, USG collaborates with some of the industry's most visionary storytellers to champion a diverse slate of ambitious, creative and passionate projects. Current hits include Dick Wolf’s “Law & Order,” “One Chicago” and “FBI”-branded series, Emmy® Award-winning “Hacks,” “The Umbrella Academy,” “The Equalizer,” “Ted,” “Apples Never Fall,” “We Are Lady Parts,” “The Wall” and longtime NBC favorite “Hollywood Game Night.” Universal Studio Group continues to house some of the greatest contemporary shows in television history, including “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Suits,” “The Good Place,” “Will & Grace,” “Law & Order,” “Monk,” “Psych,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Parenthood,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “House,” “Mr. Robot” and “Downton Abbey.” Universal Studio Group is a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Analyze and abstract legal contracts and other documents daily.
• Summarize and enter terms for tracking of pertinent deal points, such as deal provisions, dates, deadlines, and talent across the television businesses including NBCU TV platforms and Studios.
• Documents to be reviewed daily include but not limited to, term deals, talent deals, pilot script development, distribution agreements, license agreements, and all forms of production related functions - producers, writers, directors and performers.
• High level and high volume of detailed data input in specialized databases requiring exceptional attention to detail.
• Follow-up with business partners to find additional contingent information such as delivery dates, airdates, agreement signatures, etc.
• Run monthly and ad hoc reports relevant to option/deadline tracking.
• Manage daily electronic file storage.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in business affairs or other television experience at a studio, network, law firm or agency preferred
• Experience in / Ability to identify important deal terms to determine essential and necessary information to be managed/administered/tracked
• Ability to understand legal terms and simplify into everyday language
• Ability to apply training and experience to similar but not the same situations
• Work experience in a fast-paced environment with a demanding workload
• Good business judgment, discretion/confidentiality and self-confidence.
• Exceptional computer skills  

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent communication and int