Deal Operations Coordinator

Primary Responsibilities

• Rights & Contract Management

o Work closely with Legal, Content Acquisition & Development, and Content Operations Teams to facilitate contract execution and support deal implementation

o Identify the downstream impacts of new contracts and contract changes at the deal, title, and payment level across relevant systems and teams by following established processes and escalation paths as needed

o Enter terms in contract database and update internal trackers

o Ensure existing processes are followed and identify opportunities for improvement

• Payment Operations

o Work closely with Finance team to on-board new partners to Financial & Tax systems

o Request upfront & milestone payments and update relevant trackers

o Assist in performing monthly and quarterly reviews by ensuring changes are implemented consistently and correctly

• General Support

o Conduct ad-hoc research and analysis

o Respond to inquiries and trouble tickets

o Provide general operational support to the Deal, Production & Localization Operations team

o Participate in data clean-up projects as needed

o Provide reporting to support departmental operational activities

Role Requirements

· B.A. or equivalent degree preferred

· Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

· Ability to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment

· Excellent communication skills to work with a wide variety of people

· Proficiency in MS Office suite, particularly Excel

· Problem-solving skills and ability to handle straightforward problems/projects

· Ability to work collaboratively with peers and across team

Preferred but not Required Qualifications

· Experience in an entertainment, digital media or publishing field and/or experience with contracts/IP licensing

· Working knowledge of database concepts & best practices

· Experience with SQL queries