Contracts Manager, Production

Job Description

Contracts Manager, Production

The Product & Tech Contracts Management Legal team is seeking a dynamic and experienced Contracts Manager or Counsel to join our team as a contractor. This role requires a proactive individual who can independently manage and execute various legal functions related to physical production. The ideal candidate will be highly collaborative with internal and external partners in support of Eyeline’s slate of production services. This candidate will be able to navigate through complex matters that arise during the production lifecycle. This candidate will have a strong background in structuring, drafting, and negotiating production agreements, with a keen understanding of industry standards and deal contexts.

• Responsibilities : Support contract managers and attorneys on the P&T legal team by providing legal review, drafting, and negotiation on physical production contracts, including service agreements, various vendor contracts, and SOWs
• Independently structure, draft and negotiate below-the- line production agreements ensuring alignment with Eyeline and industry standard and deal contexts (e.g., physical production department head agreements; casting director agreements; line producer agreements; short term production services agreements; vendor / rental agreements; equipment rental agreements; vehicle rental agreements; aviation, charter & drone rental agreements; watercraft agreements; location agreements; production office space / stage / facilities lease agreements; post production agreements and visual effects agreements)
• During complex negotiations, clearly and succinctly communicate solutions to internal production and business partners as well as external producers and production personnel (e.g. Line Producer / UPM, Production Office Coordinator, Location Manager)
• Efficiently resolve issues without causing delays, adapting to the fast-paced nature of production legal work
• Establish and maintain strong internal relationships with not only the P&T CM and Content Tech legal teams, but also cross functional partners such as Eyeline and / or Production Management, VFX, Labor, Finance, Health and Safety, Tax, and Risk Management teams
• Requirements : The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree (JD or Paralegal certification accepted, but not required) and at least 3 to 5 years of proven experience in a similar business / legal affairs role in the film or television industry. This candidate must also be able to work proactively, independently and reliably on multiple projects under tight timeframes in a fast-paced production environment being able to quickly assess risk and exercise strong judgment in the face of ambiguity. While the role supports productions primarily filming within UCAN, experience in managing productions outside of UCAN is valued).
• Strong analytical capabilities and judgment; strategic thinker with strong problem solving skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities efficiently
• Use critical thinking skills, apply learnings, and use judgment on vendor deals, drafting templates, providing guidance, etc.
• Be nimble and flexible (and respond positively to changes) on areas of responsibilities with respect to business groups, types of contracts, operational tasks, etc.
• Be highly responsive, request feedback, and communicate clearly
• Default approach that favors sharing information openly and proactively
• Have strong organizational and project management skills, allowing many projects to keep moving simultaneously
• Tech-savvy, including proficiency with Google Suite and cloud-based document and database systems

Pay Rate Range :

2425-1