Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs, Awesomenesstv
Awesomeness TV
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Full Time Job
Awesomeness, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc., is a media company serving the global Gen Z audience through its film and television studios. Since 2012, Awesomeness has created original programming and cultivated an audience made up of one of the most coveted and difficult to reach demographics. As a leading media brand for this generation, Awesomeness' world-wide distribution footprint spans owned, social and premium SVOD platforms. The company also includes a creative agency, creator network, and brand partnerships division. Awesomeness is headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in New York and London.
Overview and Responsibilities
Viacom has a clear vision: to be the premier destination where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing the best entertainment to our global audiences, and we know our company runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees. Through television, film, digital content, live events, merchandise, studio production and more, we connect with billions of people in nearly every country in the world. At Viacom, you will have the opportunity to develop your professional career at the home of iconic brands like BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount and others.
This is a Counsel level position providing day-to-day business and legal affairs services for AwesomenessTV, a multi-platform media company and studio that is part of the Viacom family of properties. In this position, you will focus on development and production of both scripted and unscripted long-form and short-form original series. The role will balance the negotiation and drafting of a heavy volume of fast-paced matters for development and production of long-form and short-form original content and content distribution, including talent and influencer agreements across AwesomenessTV business lines. The AwesomenessTV BALA department works closely with the AwesomenessTV Production Management, Talent, Programming and Development, and License and Distribution departments, among others, as well as the larger legal team across Viacom Media Networks.
Responsibilities
include structuring, drafting and negotiating talent agreements, including for on-camera services and influencer promotional activities, for the production and distribution of short-form and long-form scripted and non-scripted content, production services and related agreements, and license and distribution agreements in all media platforms. Advise and counsel a broad range of client groups representing various teams at AwesomenessTV on a variety of complex business and legal matters, including responsibility for, or key involvement in, developing and implementing policies, practices and strategic initiatives across business and legal teams.
Basic Qualifications
J.D., member of the California Bar and a minimum of 3 years experience at a network, studio, entertainment law firm or production company.
• Development and content production
• Talent and influencer deal-making
• Digital media, social media and related production elements
• Entertainment, contracts and intellectual property law, including copyright and trademark, rights of publicity, and employment law issues
• New media and television industry agreements
• Guild and union regulations (SAG-AFTRA, WGA, DGA and I.A.T.S.E)
Additional Qualifications
Qualified candidates should also possess a strong ability to conduct legal research, analysis and reasoning as well as excellent drafting, negotiation, communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills. Ability to multi-task to cover a high volume of deals and work autonomously is an absolute requirement.