Director, Contract Management
ViacomCBS
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 11/8/2017 1:54:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
This is a Director-level position in the Viacom Media Networks’ Business and Legal Affairs New York Office to provide day-to-day business and legal affairs for BET Networks, Logo, MTV2, and Vh1 with a focus on original series development for unscripted reality shows, scripted programming and tent-pole events. This person will handle a heavy volume of development, production and talent-related matters for both in-house and third party productions. The department works closely with the networks’ Development and Production Management teams as well as many other departments (including Programming, Talent, Public Relations, Music & Media Licensing, Labor & Employment, Risk Management, Pre-Broadcast Content Review, Intellectual Property & Litigation, Marketing, Ad Sales, Digital, Creative Services, Accounting and Production Finance).
Basic Qualifications
• Negotiating, drafting and structuring development and production agreements (e.g., producer, writer, production services, talent agreements, vendor agreements, venue and location releases);
• Negotiating and drafting sponsorship agreements and integrated marketing agreements;
• Managing a range of production-related legal matters;
• Maintain and update contract option grids and communicate with development and production executives on a regular basis to keep them updated on upcoming expiration dates;
• Organize documents for legal kick-off calls and coordinate distribution of production agreements to third party production companies;
• Reviewing and approving legal contracts for execution by management;
• Overseeing contract administration and compliance;
• Drafting contract summaries and assisting with other special projects as requested by senior business and legal affairs executives;
• Researching relevant legal issues;
• Providing on-site coverage for tent-poles and original programming when necessary; and,
• Performing other day-to-day business and legal affairs-related tasks as needed and as assigned by senior business and legal affairs-related tasks as needed and as assigned by senior business and legal affairs executives.
Additional Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience at a network, studio, entertainment law firm or production company;
• Working knowledge of television industry agreements, contract law and intellectual property rights, demonstrated ability to conduct legal research, analysis, and reasoning; and
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, organizational and computer skills.