|
|
|
|
Director Of Legal Affairs at Tennis Channel in Santa Monica CA- Full Time JOB
|
|
Tennis Channel |
|
    |
|
Director Of Legal Affairs  more jobs like this |
| This is a FULL TIME JOB |
| Location: |
Santa Monica CA |
| Date Posted: |
10/7/2009 5:16:57 PM |
|
| Details: |
Tennis Channel is the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and passionate lifestyle of tennis. A hybrid of comprehensive sports, health, fitness, pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle and travel programming, the network is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. It also has the most concentrated single-sport coverage in television, with telecast rights to the US Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros (French Open), Australian Open, Olympus US Open Series, ATP Masters Series, top-tier Sony Ericsson WTA Tour championship competitions, Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, and Hyundai Hopman Cup. Tennis Channel is carried by eight of the top 10 MSOs and has a national footprint via DIRECTV and DISH Network.
Director, Legal Affairs
* A JD from a law school of recognized standing combined with a BS/BA required
*Must be a member of the California State Bar.
*Three or more years of production counsel experience at a motion picture or television company or major entertainment law firm.
*A strong background in copyright law, both US and foreign and intellectual property matters is required.
Eligibility Requirements:
*Interested candidates must submit a resume/EMS online in order to be considered.
*Must be willing to work at the location in Santa Monica, California.
*Must be willing to submit writing sample and possible legal drafting test.
*Must be willing to submit to a drug test and background investigation.
*Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
This attorney will be part of a team responsible for negotiating and drafting acquisition, development and productions agreements (which includes agreements for talent) and will be responsible for all legal matters during the course of production. Additionally, you will be responsible for license, marketing matters, evaluating rights/chain of title issues, clearance matters, advertising, promotion, publicity, internet issues, drafting/review of sweepstakes or promotions and general corporate issues including oversight of general legal and business practices and standards and oversight of certain litigation impacting the business and operations of the network. Advise and coordinate with sales executives, marketing and administrative personnel to identify and resolve business and legal issues (including issues relating to contract interpretation) and provide ongoing counsel, advice and support. Assists with distribution rights issues that arise by coordinating with sales executives, marketing and administrative personnel to resolve the issues.
DESIRED:
*Excellent communication skills.
*Computer literacy.
*The ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.
*Excellent interpersonal skills which will enable him/her to interact with a range of personalities and styles and be able to establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
*A problem-solving approach.
*Strong negotiation skills.
*Excellent drafting and analytical skills.
*Self-motivated with a demanding work-ethic.
Misc. Responsibilities:
Serve as legal counsel to the network as a whole.
|
|
|
|
| Please tell Tennis Channel that
you found the listing at ENTERTAINMENTCAREERS.NET |
| Contact: |
To be considered, please send resume, salary history and requirements. |
|
Via email:
|
Please note that EntertainmentCareers.Net
uses 'disposable' email addresses in our postings. They
change frequently so do not post the contact information
outside of EntertainmentCareers.Net as it will likely be
invalid.
JOB-101128-C8@entertainmentcareers.net
This employer will accept
your resume as text in body of email
This employer will accept
your resume as an attachment
Reference: ECNJOBID-38-107-191-96 in the application. |
|
Via fax:
|
(310) 430-7562 |
|
Via Mail:
|
The Tennis Channel
Attn: Recruiter
2850 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 150
Santa Monica, CA 90405
|
| |
|
|
Please tell Tennis Channel that you found the listing at
ENTERTAINMENTCAREERS.NET |
|
| View all the listings from Tennis Channel |
Printer
Friendly Version
Email
this to a friend
|
| Per your acceptance of our Terms
of Use, if
you aggregate, display, copy, duplicate, reproduce, or otherwise
exploit for any purpose any Content (except for your own
Content) in violation of these Terms without ENTERTAINMENTCAREERS.NET's
express written permission, you agree to pay ENTERTAINMENTCAREERS.NET
three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each day on which you
engage in such conduct. |
| |
| 720
|
|
|
