Independent Production Liaison

3 weeks ago

Burnaby, Canada Knowledge Network Full time

**The Opportunity**

Knowledge Network, British Columbia’s Public Broadcaster is seeking an experienced and passionate full-time **Independent Production Liaison **to coordinate and support business affairs activities and new proposal submissions within our independent production team. We work with independent producers from across BC (new commissions) and throughout Canada (second window pre-licences) and are looking for someone with a strong business affairs skillset, interest in and passion for public educational broadcasting and social issue documentaries to join our dynamic and committed team.

You will be a key link between Knowledge Network and the independent production community. You will foster collaboration with funding agencies, other broadcasters as well as working closely with other departments within Knowledge Network to ensure the timely and coordinated flow of information.

**Who We Are**:
British Columbia’s Knowledge Network is an independent provincial public educational broadcaster that operates a free and commercial-free television channel in B.C. and streaming services across Canada.

Our office is located in Burnaby on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples. We honour and respect the people and the land we are part of.

Funded by an annual operating grant from the provincial government and donations from loyal viewers, Knowledge Network offers a diverse range of content including commercial-free documentaries, arts and culture, drama and children’s programs. The programming we broadcast on Knowledge informs, enlightens and connects British Columbians to each other and the world.

**What You will be Doing**:

- **Coordinate select business affairs activities for Knowledge Network commissions and pre-license programs.**
- Make internal recommendations on the terms and conditions for agreements.
- Prepare, review, and coordinate documentation required by Knowledge’s
Business Affairs Department to issue development agreements and letter offers
for commissions and pre-license programs.
- Initiate some required amendments to contracts.
- Provide regular updates and check-ins to internal stakeholders to ensure the timely and coordinated flow of information.
- **Stay abreast of all funding programs and identify potential opportunities that could help independent producers close their financing on Knowledge commissions and pre-license projects.**
- Interpret guidelines from various funding sources, such as the CMF, TELUS Fund, Bell
Fund, Creative BC, Rogers Funds, to ensure potential projects adhere to all the
requirements.
- Develop and maintain relationships with counterparts at key funding organizations and
partner broadcasters in order to keep abreast of any changes to funding or pre-licensing
guidelines and practices.
- Analyze data provided by the CMF and determine any inconsistencies or discrepancies
that could potentially impact future funding envelopes.
- **Coordinate the internal proposal submission process.**
- Provide first-line response to enquiries from independent producers on working with
Knowledge.
- Input, track, and maintain databases and Excel spreadsheets for proposal submissions
and pre-license projects.
- Provide a preliminary assessment to the internal Independent Production team
regarding the viability and fit of potential projects and coordinate the schedule for
internal proposal review meetings.
- Follow up with independent producers on the status of their submission in a timely
manner.
- **Attend and participate in local industry events to build and strengthen relationships with the independent production community.**

**What You Bring to the Team**:
**Experience & Knowledge**:

- Minimum of 5 years working in the production, broadcast or media sectors with a focus on business affairs coordination.
- Clear understanding of the Canadian funding ecosystem and the ability to identify potential funding opportunities for Knowledge commissions and pre-license programs.
- Familiarity with BC’s independent documentary production community.
- Excellent understanding of issues of cultural equity and the barriers faced by Indigenous and racialized creators and producers working in the screen sector.
- Commitment to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

**Skills & Abilities**:

- A highly detail-oriented, organized, self-sufficient, resourceful, and proactive approach.
- Outstanding listening, written and oral communications skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills
- Ability to think critically, set priorities, collaborate, multi-task, problem solve and meet deadlines.
- Adaptable to working in both a team environment and independently.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and experience working with databases.

**What We Bring**:
At Knowledge Network, we are a stable, trusted and inclusive employer wh

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