VP, Business & Legal Affairs - Fox 21 TV Stations
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Vice President, Business Affairs
Fox 21 TV Studios
Los Angeles, CA
The Vice President of Business Affairs will participate in business negotiations and will work on content acquisition deals, co-production deals, and talent agreements. S/He will also assist with negotiations between the studio and its partners at networks and production companies, talent, and other outside companies.
Key responsibilities of this executive include:
• Negotiate a variety of production, distribution, acquisition, and development deals and negotiate and finalize agreements, including all talent agreements, rights agreements, and other contracts as necessary;
• Analyze contracts in response to business questions, and provide information as necessary;
• Provide ongoing legal advice on strategic and complex matters around production, clearance and other issues;
• Manage relationships with agents, lawyers, and studio executives throughout entertainment industry;
• Advise different business groups on a wide variety of legal matters.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will be a seasoned executive with a combination of prior entertainment, production, distribution experience, and/or experience at a law firm and/or private law practice. A JD degree from a top-tier law school and admission to at least one US State bar (California strongly preferred) is required. Specifically, the individual should possess most of the following qualifications and characteristics:
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills, with a demonstrated track record of sound business and legal judgment;
• Established relationships within the entertainment and online business and legal communities;
• Results oriented, extremely proactive, and a highly responsive individual with excellent communication skills;
• Extensive hands-on experience with complex contracts;
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and highly proficient at time management;
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume environment and to remain composed under pressure;
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal skills.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.