Summer Legal Intern, Production, Global Channels & Media

at  Blue Ant Media

TELLING CAPTIVATING STORIES TO AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE

Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international production studio and rights business and channel operator. The company’s studio creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant Media also operates free streaming and pay TV channels under several media brands internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, Drag Race Universe, Total Crime, Declassified, Love Pets and Love Drama. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with six international offices in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, London, Washington and Sydney. blueantmedia.com⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn⼁X⼁
Our employees are passionate experts in all of our business areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences, and about delivering them on new and evolving platforms. We actively seek new employees who embody our core values. We want them to think big, act with purpose, celebrate creativity, do the right thing, respect one another, and succeed together. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in recognizing opportunities where others see challenges. At Blue Ant Media, we give them the flexibility to think like entrepreneurs, take ownership of their projects, take risks, and embrace innovation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners by building trusting, respectful working relationships.
The legal team in our Toronto office is looking for a summer intern. Reporting to Blue Ant’s Senior Legal Counsel, the summer intern will be responsible for assisting with legal matters on Blue Ant’s productions, global channels and media business.
The summer intern will be expected to work in our Toronto office at 99 Atlantic Avenue 3 days per week (remaining 2 days remote) from approximately mid-May until mid-August 2025.
Application Requirements: Please submit an application (including cover letter, resume and law school transcript) on https://blueantmedia.com/about-us/careers/
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
Core Responsibilities and Duties

Core responsibilities and duties will include supporting the legal team with a wide range of tasks, including but not limited to:

• Reviewing, drafting and revising legal agreements for development and production, including shopping agreements, option agreements, talent agreements, standard production releases and music licenses
• Reviewing, drafting and revising legal agreements for global channels and media, including content licensing agreements, commissioning agreements, production services agreements and channel carriage agreements
• Performing legal research on relevant issues and summarizing findings
• Attending meetings with the Legal and Business Affairs teams and internal teams
• General organization tasks for the Legal and Business Affairs teams, including creation, updating and maintenance of agreement templates, and tracking contractual obligations and payment schedules
• Corresponding and collaborating with the Legal and Business Affairs teams on miscellaneous day-to-day issues

Key Qualifications and Experience

• Must be currently enrolled in law school
• Knowledge of the television/entertainment industry is an asset
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Able to work in a fast paced environment and manage competing deadlines
• A problem solver who is flexible and adaptable when necessary
• A team player with a willingness to help other team members with various tasks

At Blue Ant Media, we believe promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility. We can all contribute. As a global media company, we recognize our platform and opportunity to influence change and promote a more inclusive world. We know what we create, distribute, and produce is better with a diverse workforce. In recruiting for our teams, we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds (who are eligible to work in Canada) and welcome the unique contributions each person brings.
If you have most of the qualifications listed in our posting, but are not sure whether to proceed with your application, we still encourage you to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest in Blue Ant Media and we will reach out to those candidates that are under consideration. If you are contacted for an interview and require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email our Human Resources team at HR@blueantmedia.com

• Reviewing, drafting and revising legal agreements for development and production, including shopping agreements, option agreements, talent agreements, standard production releases and music licenses
• Reviewing, drafting and revising legal agreements for global channels and media, including content licensing agreements, commissioning agreements, production services agreements and channel carriage agreements
• Performing legal research on relevant issues and summarizing findings
• Attending meetings with the Legal and Business Affairs teams and internal teams
• General organization tasks for the Legal and Business Affairs teams, including creation, updating and maintenance of agreement templates, and tracking contractual obligations and payment schedules
• Corresponding and collaborating with the Legal and Business Affairs teams on miscellaneous day-to-day issue