Sr. Manager, Contract Management
ViacomCBS
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 8/30/2017 12:54:00 PM PST
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Overview and Responsibilities
This is a Senior Manager-level position in the Viacom Media Networks’ Business and Legal Affairs New York office providing day-to-day business and legal affairs services for BET Networks, MTV, VH1 and Logo with a focus on production for unscripted and reality programming, music programming and tent-pole events. This person will handle a heavy volume of production and talent-related matters for both in-house and third party productions. They will also manage the administration of contests and sweepstakes including drafting all agreements and related paperwork needed for filings. Finally, the person will help manage the system that tracks deal requests submitted by the client groups. The department works closely with the networks’ Production Management, Programming, Talent, Publicity, Music & Media Licensing, Labor & Employment, Risk Management, Pre-Broadcast Content Review, Intellectual Property & Litigation, Marketing and Ad Sales departments.
Basic Qualifications
• Negotiating and drafting production agreements (e.g., talent, venue and location releases)
• Managing a range of production-related legal matters
• 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
• Assisting with credit review process for completed shows
• Drafting contract summaries and assisting with other special projects as requested by senior business and legal affairs executives
• Providing on-site coverage for tent-poles and original programming when necessary
• Performing other day-to-day 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 2-3 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
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, organizational and computer skills
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