Nicholas Bartlett Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Freelance Business Affairs Consultant

London, England, United Kingdom

I oversee the Business Affairs function for an independent, international film distributor, including advising on a wide range of legal issues, contract drafting and review, ensuring legal compliance and negotiating complex commercial and financial agreements.

London

Managing contracts and legal matters for the film production and distribution department.Drafting and producing contracts for a range of stakeholders for the National Theatre including artist, co-pro and union agreements across multiple platforms and media, distribution contracts and other third party contracts. Working closely with the Head of Programming and Production and Programming Producer on rights and contracts negotiations with artists, agents and unions. I was responsible for and line managed the contracts administrators, developing their skill sets and mentoring them to achieve significant career moves.Managing and supporting the Digital Media department on all business and legal affairs as required, including working with the National Theatre’s Legal department and ensuring that all records and data were maintained accurately and up to date.

London, United Kingdom

Working in the legal department of a major UK theatre, specializing in providing business affairs support for production and distribution of filmed performances.I can divide my role into three parts, project management for the department, contract management and responding to the many copyright and licensing queries received. I have maximised revenues and reduced costs to the commercial side of the organisation by negotiating more favourable terms for licences both as licensor and licensee. I also oversee royalty runs and have made them more efficient by regularly reviewing and improving processes and the royalties system.My daily contract management experience includes drafting suites of contracts for a wide range of departments within the organisation and I have reduced the time it takes to answer contract queries by devising new processes and creating a contract management system so that we have quicker access to contracts. Compliance awareness is key and I advise internal stakeholders how to be compliant with relevant legislation. Furthermore, I have been involved in the recruitment and training of administrative staff whilst mentoring them to support their professional development and future careers.

London, England, United Kingdom

Administrative role in the Legal Department of a major UK theatre. General administrative tasks including reviewing and drafting contracts and answering rights questions.

London, England, United Kingdom

Working for a charity that uses music as a tool to help people who have experienced homelessness move forward in their lives. I was responsible for the general running of the Streetwise office including providing administrative support for Marketing, Development and Artistic Direction. I also recruited and managed office interns whilst helping them with the next steps in their career progression. I set up a volunteer scheme from scratch and ran it, which included managing teams of up to 80 volunteers during large-scale events and performances. This ensured their smooth running and greatly increased the support available to other employees at all levels of the organisation. The number of volunteers at the organisation increased by 500% during my time there. Streetwise also made films to sit alongside each of their main stage productions and I assisted with film production by carrying out research and managing teams of volunteer runners at film shoots on location. I interacted with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds in this role including artists, homeless participants, Board members and Patrons.

Slough, United Kingdom

Overseeing the conversion of deals into contracts by liaising with the Sales, Finance and Legal departments.

Maidenhead

I was responsible for the financial reporting of the offshore import and export transactions.

Milan Area, Italy

Freelance CTEFLA English teacher.

Milan Area, Italy

English teacher in an Italian university. Duties included lecturing, as well as setting and marking exam papers.