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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 has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant in the Business & Legal Affairs department. The Assistant will provide administrative support, including communications (e.g., coordinating busy phones, drafting correspondence, mail distribution), scheduling meetings and conference calls, submitting expenses, redlining documents, filing in the computer database, and using the rights management computer program.
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
Support approximately four Business and Legal Affairs executives (phones, heavy scheduling, filing, expenses, etc.)
Monitor, coordinate, and disseminate timely and confidential correspondence and information
Organize and file documents and emails in iManage filing system
Review agreements and input information into the deal management database, Rightsline
Prepare documents for electronic signature
Research backup for accurate payment of development invoices
Help contract administrator process a high volume of invoices
Meet paperless goals and increase productivity
Communicate effectively and clearly between internal and external associates (other employees, vendors, agents, managers, and lawyers)
Enable the most efficient functioning of departmental operations
Provide backup assistance to all Business and Legal Affairs executives
Additional special projects, as needed