Legal Intern - 12 months

WildBrain CPLG, a world-leading entertainment, sport, and brand licensing agency, is seeking a Legal Intern for a 12-month placement in China. This hybrid role offers an amazing opportunity for a student to gain exposure to all areas of the licensing business, working closely with the Legal and Finance teams. The intern will learn about content licensing, co-development, production, and licensing for consumer products, gaming, and location-based entertainment, gaining valuable industry experience within a successful international business.

Must Have

• Coordinate day-to-day administration for Senior Legal Affairs Manager.
• Conduct legal research and compile information from legal resources.
• Maintain and organize legal files and records.
• Manage payment process with third-party service providers.
• Translate Peanuts LOA as needed by UK Legal team.
• Distribute WildBrain in-house brands hologram labels and keep records.
• Assist with mailing, scanning, copying, and other assigned jobs.
• Possess Legal Professional Qualification Certificate (A).
• Educated to Bachelor degree level (at a minimum).
• Able to commit to at least 4 days a week.

Perks & Benefits

• Private medical insurance
• Income protection
• Gym subsidy
• Bonus time off
• Employee share programmes
• Reduced summer hours
• Flexible & home working

Company Description

Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

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WildBrain CPLG is a world-leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency with 20 offices worldwide. Since 1972 we have been providing our partners with dedicated licensing and marketing professionals and fully integrated retail, creative & product development, legal and accounting services.

We are looking to add to our talented team of innovators that can help us manage some of the most profitable and enduring brands in the world! We believe that our partnerships are about clarity, openness, and trust, and we are widely known for our straightforward approach.

About the Role

WildBrain is offering an amazing opportunity for an internship for student to gain exposure to all areas of the licensing business within WildBrain CPLG in China.

You will work closely with Legal and Finance team. You will get to learn about content licensing, co-development, production, and licensing for consumer products, gaming, and location-based entertainment. This placement will give valuable industry experience and insight into the operations of a successful international business.

Job Description

• Coordinating day-to-day administration to provide general support to Senior Legal Affairs Manager.
• Conducting legal research and compiling information from legal resources.
• Maintaining and organizing legal files and records.
• Working closely with Finance Team and managing the payment process with third party service providers including but not limited to Law Firms, Translation Service Companies, and Hologram Suppliers.
• Translating Peanuts LOA as needed by UK Legal team.
• Distributing WildBrain in-house brands hologram labels and keeping a clear record.
• Assisting with mailing, scanning, copying, and other jobs assigned by Legal Affairs Manager.

Qualifications

• Organized, with attention to detail and an ability to prioritize.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Fluent in Chinese and English (CET-6 or above).
• Team player, flexible, able to work independently with initiative.
• High sense of confidentiality.
• Educated to Bachelor degree level (at a minimum).
• Legal Professional Qualification Certificate (A) is a must.
• Able to commit to at least 4 days a week.

Additional Information

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. Some of the perks we have are private medical insurance, income protection, gym subsidy, bonus time off, employee share programmes, reduced summer hours and flexible & home working.

Our Commitment

Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the 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.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, 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 is required.

About WildBrain CPLG

WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide, offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location-based entertainment programmes across the entertainment, sport, corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US, WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships, activations, creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG, we believe that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and we are widely known for our no-nonsense, straightforward approach. Our ASPIRE division offers expert Corporate & Lifestyle brand representation and management. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd., a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: www.cplg.com.

About WildBrain: a parent company of Wildbrain CPLG

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° IP management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands with kids and families around the world. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.

Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let's Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered over 1 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada’s most-viewed family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.

WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. A leader in 360° franchise management—spanning Content Creation, Audience Engagement and Global Licensing—our mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to such franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we produce such acclaimed series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space, Camp Snoopy, Teletubbies Let’s Go!, Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, Sonic Prime and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City. With a library of approximately 14,000 half-hours, our shows reach kids and families everywhere, including on our YouTube network, which has generated more than 1.7 trillion minutes of watch time. Our consumer products licensing arm, WildBrain CPLG, represents our own and partner brands in every major territory worldwide.

Headquartered in Toronto, WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.

About WildBrain CPLG

WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide, offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location-based entertainment programmes across the entertainment, sport, corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US, WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships, activations, creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG, we believe that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and we are widely known for our no-nonsense, straightforward approach. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd., a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: www.cplg.com.