Job Description

Are you creative, dynamic and passionate? Do you like to think outside of the box and find new ways to achieve your goals? Corus Entertainment has an exciting opportunity for you. If you have a passion for excellence, and would like to work for Corus Entertainment, we encourage you to apply.

Division: Legal, Regulatory and Governance
Work Status: Contract
Location: Toronto, ON.

About the Role

Corus\xe2\x80\x99 Legal, Regulatory and Governance team is seeking an exceptional individual to join our team as a Rights Manager for Corus\xe2\x80\x99 content development, production and distribution businesses.
Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, Head of Technology, Legal Operations and Rights Management, you will be a core member of Corus\xe2\x80\x99 rights management team, managing the analysis and tracking of rights owned or acquired by Corus and acting as a key advisor on rights to our content production, merchandising, and distribution teams, particularly for Nelvana, Corus\xe2\x80\x99 award-winning animation studio, and our Corus Studios international distribution business.

You\'ll be working on things like:

• Review and analyze various inbound rights/content-related agreements (including underlying rights, option/development, composer, co-production and distribution rights agreements) to update and maintain accurate rights information in Nelvana\xe2\x80\x99s rights management system (Jaguar)
• Review, generate and maintain documentation of chain of title for all new Nelvana properties
• Provide conflict checks and availability reports with respect to Nelvana and Corus Studios titles to Sales executives
• Work closely with Finance, Legal, Original Programming, Production Studio, and Sales to provide accurate and timely rights information to support Nelvana and Corus Studios\xe2\x80\x99 business activities
• Ensure integrity of data within rights management systems to assist business with contractual compliance as well as meeting internal audit standards
• Resolve issues and system errors as they relate to contracts, finance and downstream systems as they arise
• Collaborate cross-functionally to optimize processes and ensure efficient flow of information and speed to revenue
• Special projects as needed/assigned by the Associate General Counsel

If you have the following\xe2\x80\xa6we want to hear from you!

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree or college diploma, or relevant industry experience
• Minimum 3-5 years experience working in rights management or business/legal affairs, preferably with experience at a production or distribution company or similar
• Experience engaging with and interpreting production and distribution-related contracts, with a particular preference for those who are able to interpret and analyze media rights
• Strong understanding of current media and content distribution platforms, media rights, and business models
• Strong time management skills with a demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Mature and diplomatic
• Service-oriented mindset and approach
• Tech-savvy and comfortable learning new systems quickly
• Comfortable with managing through change
• A passion for innovation and continuous improvement
• Collaborative, able to work cross-functionally with other teams effectively
• Project management or experience working on cross-functional projects an asset
• Experience working in a rights management system an asset

Why Corus?

Corus is a driving force in the media industry with a diverse portfolio of strong brands that entertain and inform audiences through great storytelling and compelling content, reaching millions of people around the world every day.

We have a passionate drive to connect with the world around us: to express, to share, to be part of people\'s lives. Walk around our offices, our stations, our studios across the country and you\'ll feel it. You\'ll see it in action.

You\'ll see it in the open communication and the approachability of our people. You\'ll see it in our care for quality work and the interest in new, creative solutions. You\'ll see it in how we work with external partners, and how we care about our communities. These are all core to the values we commit to living each and every day - Win Together, Think Beyond, Make It Happen, Learn Every Day, Show We Care. Our values describe what makes us, and our workplace pretty unique - and amazing.

At Corus we value and actively involve the full range of what makes people unique in order to create a strong and innovative company where amazing people thrive. A company where people have the full opportunity to show their unique value and develop their potential. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people from all gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.
Corus is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

How to Apply

If you\'re interested in this role, click \'apply now\'.

• No phone calls please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.