Business Affairs

**Team Assistant**

**Legal & Business Affairs (Scripted)**

**Permanent**

**Office Location: London with flexible, part-time remote working options**

**Why you should join us**

We connect with millions of people every day, make content they can't get enough of and reflect and shape the world we live inand we do all this through the power of creativity.

We will be a digitally led entertainment and media company that creates and brings brilliant content to audiences, wherever, whenever and however they choose.

**About the Legal & Business Affairs Scripted team**

We work with drama producers responsible for programmes such as It’s a Sin, Vera, Four Lives, Fortitude, The Bay, A Confession, Happy Valley, Shetland, A Very English Scandal, Industry, The A Word and Stay Close.

We have an ever expanding group of labels, including Quay Street Productions, Silverprint Pictures, Tall Story Pictures, Patrick Spence, Happy Prince and others and provide them with a wide range of legal and business affairs services. Working on drama programmes from inception through to delivery, we work hand in hand with the production labels to get our programmes made for every platform available, from the BBC to ITV, Netflix, Amazon, Disney and beyond. We are a busy, supportive team who love working with a diverse range of people who are creative, collaborative and commercial in one of the UK’s biggest producers of television.

**This role entails**

We are looking for a Team Assistant who can support our busy team.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Processing signed contracts through to payment and completion liaising with our payment departments and ensuring those payments are made accurately, as per the contract and promptly
- Accurately drafting contracts from templates and as required
- Updating and maintaining documents and contracts on Docmoto
- Keeping up to date and accurate records of tasks and information required by the Business Affairs team using a variety of google documents and spreadsheets
- Providing admin support for business affairs colleagues where needed including booking meeting rooms, managing deadlines and important dates for the team
- Liaising with the production labels to ensure up to date information on the various projects and actioning any tasks as needed
- Providing PA support including diary management and travel arrangements for the Director of Scripted Business Affairs as required.

**To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate the following skills**:
**Minimum role criteria**:

- Solid administrative / secretarial / assistant experience
- First class attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent computer skills including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and G-Suite

**The Key role criteria is as follows**:

- Experience of adobe e-sign and/or Docmoto is desirable, though not essential as training will be provided
- Excellent organisational and problem solving skills, including the ability to prioritise and multitask with a high level of initiative
- Flexible attitude towards duties which will be required from time to time by the wider Business Affairs team
- Basic understanding of legal documentation and / or experience in broadcasting / media would be an advantage but not essential

Closing date Monday 11th July

We want to be the most flexible employer in Media. We offer Smart working and we will support you and provide you the right environment and work/ life balance

We reach millions of people everyday, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We have various networks who celebrate and support our colleagues. We try to embed an inclusive mindset in everything we do.