Manager, Business and Legal Affairs

Job Description

AMC Networks is home to many of the greatest stories and characters in TV and film and the premier destination for passionate and engaged fan communities around the world.
 
We create and curate celebrated series and films across distinct brands and make them available to audiences everywhere. Our portfolio includes targeted streaming services AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and HIDIVE; cable networks AMC, BBC AMERICA, Independent Film Company, Sundance TV and We TV; and film distribution labels Independent Film Company and RLJE Films. The company also operates AMC Studios, our in-house studio, production, and distribution operation behind acclaimed and fan-favorite originals including The Walking Dead Universe and the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, and AMC Networks International, our international programming business.
 
We are currently seeking a Manager, Business and Legal Affairs to join our Legal and Business Affairs & Rights Management team based in our Santa Monica, CA office.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of Director, Business & Legal Affairs, manage the legal delivery process and create/update new processes and procedures with Director for better expedience and communication with other teams (AP, Media Management/Ops, Business/Upper Management, Production teams); 

• Track all films through pre-production, post-production, and final internal and external delivery, ensuring that all necessary legal motion picture documentation is vetted and approved. 

• Perform delivery review of rights agreements, security agreements, talent contracts, credit statements, marketing materials, legal clearances, music agreements, billing blocks, chain of title, E & O Insurance, copyright registrations, and all others to ensure complete delivery of all required docs and assets. 

•  Manage Legal Delivery Consultant and his team of coordinators/analysts (approximately 3 independent contractors), including delegating their work, overseeing their collection of all delivery elements, assisting with legal issues and questions, and regularly inquiring on the status of projects. 

• Answer internal/external delivery inquiries and assist Director with escalated delivery matters and requests (E&O coverage, early payment, default, etc.) from licensors, coordinating with Business/Upper Management, AP, and Production as necessary to determine final approval of deliveries as required in such escalated matters. 

• Manage Delivery Status Grid and SharePoint database, send internal and external legal delivery approval correspondence, and save such correspondence and all collected/approve legal delivery materials to AMC Network’s directories once complete.  

• Serve as the main contact for clients and internal teams during guild setup by tracking progress, updating stakeholders, resolving issues, and improving procedures for greater efficiency and compliance. 

• Maintain constantly updated tracking documents and databases for various legal department functions, create, organize, and maintain various network directories for electronic files/documentation/information, and utilize the ability to quickly access, review, analyze and summarize contracts/documentation for supervising Director, SVP, and