Brown Blog Films

 POSITION NOW CLOSED

Brown Bag Films are looking to recruit a Business Development/Legal Affairs Executive to work full time from their office in Dublin. The ideal candidate will be qualified in either law or have a business MBA. While the job will be serious, you will also need a sense of humour and may have to watch cartoons frequently!

What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who has strong communication skills and can handle complex negotiations. You will need to have a keen interest in television or film (and ideally animation) as well as new and emerging technologies. You should have a good working knowledge of all legal and business affairs relating to television production and rights exploitation. An ability to work unsupervised on your own initiative is essential. It is expected you will have at least 2 years experience in a similar position and demonstrate strong commercial and business acumen.

What you Can Expect in the Job
As part of the management team, you will answer directly to the Chief Executive. You will also work very closely with both TV Production and Content R&D. You will be across all production and development contracts and will play a key role in closing project finance as well as any general company legal issues. International travel may be a requirement of this position.

Who we’re looking for
We are looking for someone with strong knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for television production and the industry. The ideal applicant will have experience in some or many of the following areas:
• All agreements relating to development, production and distribution and exploitation of programme rights.
• Strong understanding of programming financing. Experience in completing co-production treaties, tax subsidy application forms.
• Working with production teams and advising on contractual, compliance and production issues during production such as Chain of Title, intellectual property rights, compliance issues etc
• Reasonable understanding of Licensing & Merchandise and Music Publishing.

If you think that this job is for you, please complete an  Application form and apply in total confidence to: Kevin Farrell, Kevin.farrell@brownbagfilms.com Date for last applications: 19 January 2010. All correspondence should be in writing or by email to Kevin only. No recruitment agencies please.

About Brown Bag Films:
Brown Bag Films® is an award-winning animation studio, producing high quality computer animation for the international market. Established in 1994, Brown Bag Films is located in the heart of Dublin City employing more than 50 full time staff. Brown Bag Films have a slate of original television and family feature properties in active development. Recent productions include ‘Olivia’, ‘Noddy in Toyland’ and ‘Wobblyland’. In 2009, Brown Bag Films delivered 20 hours of animation to international broadcasters and were voted European Producer of the Year at the Cartoon Tributes, Norway. For further information, please visit our website; www.brownbagfilms.com