Business Affairs Manager

Salary: £71,262 - £84,204 per annum

The BFI is looking for a Business Affairs Manager to join their team.

About the Role

Working in our busy Business Affairs department and reporting directly to the Director of Legal and Business Affairs. you will be principally responsible for negotiating, drafting and reviewing legal documentation, and providing legal and business affairs advice and support to the BFI’s Film Fund. This Fund supports creativity, innovation, new talent and ‘cutting edge’ feature film making.

You will be a qualified film and media lawyer, with demonstrable expertise in film financing, production and distribution deals. You will have the ability to meet deadlines in a commercial and dynamic environment and to handle a spread of projects across the range of the Film Fund’s activities.

You will have excellent drafting skills and relevant PQE in commercial and entertainment law. A sound knowledge of copyright and contract law is essential. Strong and demonstrable negotiation skills and sound business acumen are essential.

About the BFI

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse.

We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements. How we are doing, including our pay gaps can be found on our website.

We operate a hybrid working model at the BFI. Exact working arrangements for this role are to be agreed with the hiring manager.

You will enjoy benefits such as our pension scheme, excellent support for working parents, 28-33 days annual leave, tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

Applications

Further details about the post can be obtained by viewing the job pack on the BFI website.

First interviews will be held on Friday 06 May 2022

The closing date for this position is 24/04/2022 at 23:59