Contract Manager - Immediate start in London

Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

WildBrain CPLG is a world-leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency with 20 offices worldwide. Since 1972 we have been providing our partners with dedicated licensing and marketing professionals and fully integrated retail, creative & product development, legal and accounting services.

We are looking to add to our talented team of innovators that can help us manage some of the most profitable and enduring brands in the world! WildBrain is seeking a Contracts Manager to join our Legal & Business Affairs team in support of our CPLG licensing group — home to some of the world’s most iconic children’s brands, including Strawberry Shortcake, Teletubbies, and In the Night Garden.

Reporting to the Senior Legal Affairs Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing the full contract lifecycle and drafting agreements to secure new licensees and partners. Support the full cycle contractual process from inception to execution:

• Input draft contract details into contracts management system
• Liaise with finance controller to obtain financial approvals
• Interpreting contractual comments, resolving contractual queries, and redrafting standard contract with agreed changes to obtain deal memo approval
• Finance, Product Development, Sales Team, and Brand Managers when agreements have been executed and updating the CRM system
• Build relationships with internal and external key stakeholders (i.e.: sales team, commercial directors, territory managing directors, brand managers and Licensees/Licensors)
• Support and attend meetings with your territory as necessary
• Collaborate with team of Contract Managers where necessary due to heavy workloads be prepared to help with priorities to assist with other territory contracts to ensure we reduce pipeline and achieve revenue
• Dealing with general enquiries via email, letter, and telephone

Proven experience in contracts management, ideally within licensing, entertainment, music, publishing, merchandise licensing or media. A legal degree is preferred, but equivalent experience is valued. Italian language skills highly desirable. Strong commercial awareness, particularly around licensing deal terms. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, contract administration tools, and CRM platforms (training provided for internal systems).

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful, and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.

As a leader in 360° franchise management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands around the world. With approximately 14,000 half-hours of kids’ and family content in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered approximately 1.5 trillion minutes of watch time.

WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide. WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide, offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location-based entertainment programmes across the entertainment, sport, corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US, WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships, activations, creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands.

A leader in 360° franchise management—spanning Content Creation, Audience Engagement and Global Licensing—our mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment experiences.