Distribution

About DHX
Media Ltd.

DHX Media Ltd. (www.dhxmedia.com), a key player
internationally in the creation of content for families and children, is
recognized globally for such brands as Yo
Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Teletubbies, In the Night Garden, Inspector Gadget,
Johnny Test, Slugterra and
the multi-award winning Degrassi franchise.
DHX Media Ltd. is the owner of Family Channel, the most-viewed children’s television
channel in Canada, as well as the channels Disney Junior (English & French)
and Disney XD in Canada. The Company ma
rkets and distributes its library of
more than 11,000 half-hours of entertainment programming worldwide, and
licenses its owned properties through its dedicated consumer products business.
DHX Media Ltd.’s full-service international licensing agency, Copyright
Promotions Licensing Group Ltd. (CPLG), represents numerous entertainment,
sport and design brands. DHX Media Ltd. has offices in Toronto, Vancouver,
Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Munich and Amsterdam,
and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols DHX.A and
DHX.B.

Job Title: VP, Legal & Business
Affairs, Distribution
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada

Description: We currently have an opening
for a position as VP, Legal & Business Affairs, Distribution, based at our
Toronto office. This person will be responsible for the over-all legal and
business support for the sales and distribution operations in Toronto. 

Required
Skills & Qualifications:

• J.D./LL.B.
  is required and 10 years of legal experience in the entertainment industry
  is preferred;
• A broad
  understanding of production, distribution, digital rights and legislation
  and policies affecting the regulatory regime of the Canadian television
  and interactive media industries;
• Familiarity
  with negotiation of acquisition agreements with global media and broadcast
  companies and digital media platforms;
• Excellent
  drafting, time management and organizational skills including the ability
  to coordinate multiple complex, confidential files;
• Team
  player that is extremely positive, forward thinking and solution minded.

Position
Responsibilities:

• Providing
  on-going business affairs and legal advice concerning all aspects of
  distribution and exploitation of entertainment productions;
• Negotiating
  and drafting distribution agreements for acquisition of third party
  productions;
• Negotiating
  license agreements across all media including without limitation,
  television and digital media platforms;
• Familiarity
  in structuring, negotiating and drafting co-production agreements
  including CRTC co-ventures and treaty co-productions and advising on tax
  credit eligibility as they pertain to distribution operations;
• Providing
  additional legal services in connection with the acquisition of content
  and the financing and production of television, digital and other content;
• Liaising
  with other departments and offices.

For consideration,
please forward your cover letter and resume via email.

We look forward to
hearing from you and welcome you to apply. We thank you for your interest, but
only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We are not
accepting any telephone inquiries for this role.

DHX Media is an
inclusive employer and we encourage applications from all qualified
individuals.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human RightsCode.