Business Affairs Assistant

Posted 14 Days Ago
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Hillsboro, OR
In-Office
Junior
Digital Media
The Role
The Business Affairs Assistant supports the General Counsel with administrative tasks, contract administration, and communication with external partners in an entertainment context.
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General Summary

The Business Affairs Assistant will provide full administrative and project management support to the General Counsel and Heads of Business Affairs.

Job Functions
  • Provide ongoing administrative support to the General Counsel and Heads of Business Affairs including phone coverage, scheduling, office organization, travel arrangements, and expense reports.
  • Attend meetings and provide notes, meeting recaps, and action items to relevant parties.
  • Track industry trades and other relevant media outlets for news, research, and information to keep the department current on latest events.
  • Assist with preparation and review of standard agreements including drafting routine contract language and proofreading for accuracy and consistency.
  • Process and track redlines, revisions, and other contract changes in coordination with internal stakeholders and external partners.
  • Maintain organized records of agreements, ensuring timely updates and version control.
  • Support the Business Affairs and Legal teams with day-to-day contract administration including formatting, document comparison, and execution of agreements.
  • Act as liaison for external partners including agencies, writers, production partners, and talent.
  • Organize and coordinate timely document signatures from appropriate parties via electronic signature (i.e., Docusign), hard copy, or notary services.
  • Track business affairs transactions including updating and maintaining reports and distributing regular status reports on development, talent, and production-related deals for distribution to key executives.
  • Perform additional duties as directed by leadership, including but not limited to maintaining/organizing documents and files on the server, inputting and maintaining data, calendaring important business dates, coordinating payments with Finance department, administering approval requests, tracking past projects, and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
  • 1-2 years of industry experience, preferably at talent agencies or other entertainment companies.
  • Demonstrated tact and diplomacy; ability to use discretion, sound judgment, and maintain confidentiality at all times.
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and multi-task.
  • Highly proficient in entire MS Office Suite; strong Excel & PowerPoint skills.
  • Familiarity with basic legal/contract terminology preferred.
  • Ability to manage multiple drafting and revision requests in a deadline-driven environment.
  • Experience with document tracking and workflow management preferred.
Location

On-site in Hillsboro, OR

Salary

Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk; stand; sit; use hands to operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear both in person and by telephone. The employee must lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee works under typical office conditions and is exposed to variable indoor temperatures. The noise level is usually quiet or moderate.


Disclaimer 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Please review our EMPLOYMENT DISCLAIMER and MATERIALS SUBMISSION AGREEMENT.

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The Company
Hillsboro, OR
553 Employees
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

LAIKA was founded in 2005 in Oregon and is guided by the vision of its President & CEO Travis Knight. Located just outside Portland, Oregon, LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar® for its innovation in 3D printing in 2016. Its five films - Missing Link (2019); Kubo and the Two Strings (2016); The Boxtrolls (2014); ParaNorman (2012), and Coraline (2009) - were all nominated for Oscars® and PGA Awards as Outstanding Animated Film. Missing Link was the first LAIKA film to win the Golden Globe® for Best Animated Feature and was awarded two Visual Effects Society (VES) awards for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature and Outstanding Animated Character, and received seven Annie Award nominations. Kubo received a second Oscar® nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects and won the BAFTA Award, as well as three Annie Awards, the National Board of Review's Best Animated Feature citation, and 19 regional and critics’ group awards. The Boxtrolls earned Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe Award nominations and 13 Annie Award nominations, more than any other film that year. ParaNorman garnered BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, and GLAAD Media Award nominations, won two Annie Awards, and was cited as the year’s best animated film by 14 critics’ groups. Coraline earned Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Critics’ Choice nominations and was named one of the year’s 10 Best Films by the American Film Institute (AFI). For more information, visit http://www.LAIKA.com.

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