Director, Distribution Sales

Thunderbird Entertainment Group, a leading producer of television series, specials and movies, seeks an International Television Distribution Sales Executive for its Thunderbird Distribution division.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a global award-winning, full-service production, distribution and rights management company, headquartered in Vancouver, with additional teams in Los Angeles and Ottawa. Thunderbird creates award-winning scripted, unscripted, and animated programming for the world’s leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and international broadcasters. The Company develops, produces, and distributes animated, factual, and scripted content through its various content arms, including Thunderbird Kids and Family (Atomic Cartoons), Thunderbird Unscripted (Great Pacific Media) and Thunderbird Scripted. Productions under the Thunderbird umbrella include Mermicorno: Starfall, Super Team Canada, Molly of Denali, Kim’s Convenience, Highway Thru Hell, Boot Camp and Sidelined: The QB and Me. Thunderbird Distribution and Thunderbird Brands manage global media and consumer products rights, respectively, for the Company and select third parties. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• License Thunderbird's new and catalog animated and live action series for kids and primetime scripted and reality/factual television series to broadcasters, digital platforms and other media outlets.
• Maintain relationships with current and potential companies to license the company’s content. Attend major media sales markets and meet with clients in person globally.
• Focus on markets in EMEA, Latin America and Asia.
• Negotiate license transactions and draft term sheets.
• Partner with the Thunderbird business affairs and legal team to review and close agreements.
• Utilize the company’s MediaRights database to enter and access rights in and out.
• Work with Thunderbird’s financial group to maximize and monitor revenue opportunities and collect funds on a timely basis.
• Oversee the delivery of content assets to clients with Thunderbird’s post-production staff and negotiate and supervise local language dubbing.
• Generate marketing and promotion opportunities to support the company’s content brands with media licensees and coordinate with the company’s consumer products licensees and retailers.
• Seek new content for the company to acquire and distribute.
  
  

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Prior recent experience in a Managerial, Director, Vice President or similar role selling premium television content.
• A passion for content sales.
• Experience licensing kids' television series in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia imperative.
• Knowledge about negotiating sales terms and drafting related documents.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to communicate with a wide variety of people across different roles and departments in-house and people across the world externally.
• The ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities at once.
• Los Angeles area residents are preferred for this role, however, candidates residing outside this area with relevant experience will be considered.

START DATE: November 2025

All Thunderbird employees in this role have the opportunity to work remotely.

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Thunderbird Entertainment welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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