Assistant, Business & Legal Affairs

4 Months ago • 3 Years + • Legal • $43,000 PA - $45,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Lionsgate seeks an Assistant in Business & Legal Affairs (Motion Picture Group). This role provides high-volume administrative support, including managing calls, scheduling, and calendars. Responsibilities involve maintaining detailed deal status reports, managing agreement execution and filing, taking meeting notes, revising memos, coordinating with accounting, drafting correspondence, managing expenses, and executing special projects related to rights analysis and deal negotiations. The ideal candidate has 3+ years' experience in entertainment administration, is detail-oriented, organized, and possesses excellent communication and computer skills.
Must have:
  • 3+ years admin support in entertainment
  • Self-starter, interest in film deals
  • Confidentiality, fast-paced work ability
  • Excellent computer & communication skills
  • Detail-oriented, organized, multitasking
Good to have:
  • Law firm/agency/studio experience
  • Legal contract reading & handling
  • Entertainment industry knowledge
  • Contract/file/database management
Perks:
  • Full medical, vision, dental
  • Generous sick/vacation days, holidays
  • 401k company matching
  • Tuition reimbursement

Job Details

Job Title:  Assistant, Business & Legal Affairs

Department:  Business and Legal Affairs
Location: 

Santa Monica, CA, US, 90404

Summary of Position

Lionsgate is currently seeking an Assistant in the Business and Legal Affairs (Motion Picture Group) department. This position is a great opportunity for a detailed oriented, business-minded individual who is looking for a career in the film industry. 

Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative assistance on a high-volume desk, including answering and managing calls, scheduling meetings and conference calls, and managing calendars and all other administrative assistance.
  • Maintaining very detailed deal status reports.
  • Manage the execution, distribution, and filing of development, production, and post-production agreements.
  • Taking notes on calls, in meetings, and during negotiations. 
  • Revising and redlining memos.
  • Manage and coordinate with accounting, payment for talent, options, and all other miscellaneous incoming invoices.
  • Drafting correspondence, memos, and notices for internal and external communication.
  • Managing expenses, payment statements, and invoices.
  • Executing special projects and research, including, without limitation on connection with rights analysis, guild minimums and issues, and deals.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an administrative support role in the entertainment business.
  • Must be a self-starter. 
  • Must have an interest in the deal making side of the film industry
  • Must be capable of working with and keeping strictly confidential information.
  • Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.
  • Possess excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat).
  • Must be extremely detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to multi-task.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to read and understand basic contract language (e.g., the ability to pull an actor agreement and find what living allowance they are entitled to receive on set).

Nice to Haves

  • Experience working at a law firm, talent agency and/or television or motion picture studio or production company. 
  • Experience reading and handling legal contracts (e.g., talent agreements).
  • General knowledge and understanding of the entertainment industry.
  • Working with contract management, file management and database management systems. 

About the Company

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) encompasses world-class motion picture and television studio operations aligned with the STARZ premium global subscription platform to bring a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. The Company’s film, television, subscription and location-based entertainment businesses are backed by a 17,000-title library and a valuable collection of iconic film and television franchises. A digital age company driven by its entrepreneurial culture and commitment to innovation, the Lionsgate brand is synonymous with bold, original, relatable entertainment for audiences worldwide.

Our Benefits

  • Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
  • Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
  • 401(k) company matching
  • Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)

Compensation

$43,000 - $45,000

EEO Statement

Lionsgate is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Lionsgate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Lionsgate will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.   


Nearest Major Market: Los Angeles

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