Position Title:

Manager, Development, Business and Rights (English Services)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English

Language Skills:

English (First Official Language), English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Writing)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

2024-05-16 11:59 PM

Your role

As a Manager, Business & Rights , you will work closely with the independent production community and be responsible for negotiating and drafting development contracts, broadcast licenses and related agreements, as well as making business recommendations to the senior leaders of the organization. You will work on content across a variety of genres, including on programming in drama, comedy, kids, factual, documentary and digital originals.

In the role you will be responsible for reviewing and assessing the appropriate budget and financing for development projects on a case by case basis. The successful incumbent decides how to approach negotiations and structure deals to satisfy requirements needed to exploit content on multiple platforms and also crafts contracts that represent and protect CBC's position.

Other responsibilities of this role include:

• Assessing the eligibility of financing opportunities for CBC programming.

• Reviewing documentation from independent producers, including but not limited to development budgets, financing plans, third party financing agreements, and various types of chain of title documentation.

• Ensuring CBC's business interests are secured and that CBC is meeting its contractual requirements.

• Providing counsel to creative executives to best ensure programs are structured appropriately to maximize financing opportunities.

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• Legal training, preferably with experience in the entertainment industry.

• A passion for television and film production and either experience in or a willingness to learn negotiating techniques, contract law, entertainment and copyright law, corporate business practices, and the funding rules of various agencies including provincial funders, CAVCO and CMF.

• Experience drafting & reviewing agreements.

• Experience working with budgets and cash flows.

• Ability to interpret and draft the intentions of the parties into a written contract while observing the applicable regulatory bodies and funding guidelines.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities, manage tight deadlines, and work under pressure.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Ability and willingness to work beyond regular office hours during peak periods of activity as well as the flexibility to attend industry functions and events.

• Bilingualism would be considered an asset.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/working-with-us/jobs/diversity-inclusion-cbc-rc) of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca .

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/values-ethics/conduct) . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/human-resources/conflicts) . In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

At CBC/Radio-Canada (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en) , we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.