Location: New York,NY, USA
Magnolia Pictures is seeking a Manager to join our New York Business Affairs team. Applicants should be self-motivated and detail-oriented multi-taskers with 2-3 years of professional experience. While not required, applicants with experience interpreting intellectual property contracts are preferred. Interested applicants should send an email with their resume to ...@magpictures.com
Initial Responsibilities: The position will provide ongoing legal and administrative support for Magnolia s Business Affairs department, including but not limited to:
Updating and maintaining commercial contract folders
Reviewing contracts to: (i) identify and record rights and availability for Magnolia s titles; (ii) creating internal licensing reports for existing titles based on rights and availability; and (iii) preparing rights tracking spreadsheets for commercial deal terms
Organizing Magnolia s rights management software and metadata databases in order to leverage their functions and provide accurate availability reports/information to the Sales teams
Providing administrative and clerical support, including scheduling, attending, and/or preparing notes, if necessary, for Business Affairs and interdepartmental calls and meetings; tracking and coordinating invoices and payments for outside counsel; handling mailing and filing responsibilities; organizing and updating departmental calendars; coordinating the writing and circulation of deal summaries for domestic acquisitions and licensing transactions; and modifying and editing title synopses
Coordinating with Magnolia s accounting departments and performing rights organizations to process royalty obligations
Preparing initial drafts of standard form agreements and analysis of subsequent drafts
Filing Instruments of Transfer and other documents with the US Copyright Office
Reviewing and responding to inquiries to the Business Affairs general email account
Providing support to the Head of Business Affairs and other departments on additional tasks as needed
Qualifications
2-3 years of professional work experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
Motivated self-starter skilled in multitasking, communication, and time management with
excellent organizational skills
Reliable and proactive
High attention to detail
Humble, diligent, and resourceful
We are looking for diverse perspectives. Magnolia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply.
Based in NY, Magnolia Pictures is the theatrical and home entertainment distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, boasting a library of over 500 titles. Recent releases include THELMA, an action-comedy featuring the first leading performance of esteemed Oscar nominee June Squibb, as well as the final performance of trailblazing actor Richard Roundtree; Joanna Arnow s Cannes Directors Fortnight breakout comedy THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED, executive produced by Sean Baker; THE PROMISED LAND, starring Mads Mikkelsen; Paul Schrader s Venice and New York Film Festival crime thriller MASTER GARDENER; JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE, a revealing exploration of the iconic folk singer and activist; double Oscar nominee COLLECTIVE, Alexander Nanau s jaw-dropping expose of corruption at the highest levels of government; Hirokazu Kore-Eda s Cannes Palmed'Or winner and Oscar-nominated SHOPLIFTERS; Oscar-nominated RBG; Ruben stlund s Cannes Palme d'Or winner and Oscar-nominated THE SQUARE; and Raoul Peck and James Baldwin s Oscar-nominated I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO