Assistant, Business & Legal Affairs

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell’s Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment’s long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX Entertainment is seeking an Assistant to join the Business and Legal Affairs Department to assist with matters in connection with FOX’s worldwide Sales department. The Assistant will support the overall support to the Deal and Rights Management team and providing administrative support to the lawyers and other members of the Business & Legal Affairs Department.

Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace for a minimum of four (4) days per week is an essential function of the position. The selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide general Administrative Support to Business & Legal Affairs, including Lawyers and other team members
• Evaluate, research, and answer general inquiries related to agreements and rights
• Read and understand materials and documents
• Recognize and extract critical data and information from rights agreements
• Accurately track and input deal and rights information into the deal management tracking system
• Handle special projects for the Deal and Rights Management team, as needed
• Schedule and handle logistics for internal and external meetings, calls, and video conferencing
• Maintain and track agreements, scan and file documents and emails, as needed
• Effectively interact with internal departments and executives at all levels
• Additional duties and projects, as required by upper management

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1+ years of experience in an office environment as an assistant and/or support position
• Comfortable and interested in the use of various computer programs and systems, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.), Zoom, Box, iManage, Rightsline, Salesforce, etc.
• Great attitude with desire and ability to learn new things and demonstrate increased knowledge
• Strong analytical skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Reliable and willing to take initiative, with strong organizational and follow-through skills, detail-oriented, use of discretion while handling sensitive and confidential information, ability to multitask, and a self-starter
• Ability to maintain high levels of accuracy
• Ability to perform in a high-volume environment, exercise independent judgment, and efficiently manage time
• Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Prior experience in Business & Legal Affairs and/or Deal and Rights Management