Director, Business & Legal Affairs

This is a Full Time Job

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Quick Summary (full description below):
The Director, Business & Legal Affairs will negotiate, advise on, and document content license/distribution agreements globally, handling various legal and business matters.

Salary: $140,000-$170,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)
Workplace Requirements: Hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week
Years of Experience Required: Minimum 3 years
Education Requirements: JD from top-tier law school
Hard Skills Required: Drafting and negotiation, legal compliance, contract interpretation
Soft Skills Required: Attention to detail, interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, communication skills, initiative
Preferred Skills/Experience: Experience in licensing entertainment product

Full Posting:

The Director, Business & Legal Affairs will be part of a team handling all matters involving the Global Distribution business, including negotiating, advising on, and documenting content license/distribution agreements with customers across the globe. The role also involves managing distribution aspects of commissioning, co-production, and co-financing transactions and arrangements.

Key Responsibilities:
• Draft and negotiate contracts, primarily relating to the licensing of film and television content for global television and digital/new media customers across various media, including linear free/basic/pay television, AVOD, SVOD, TVOD, EST, and other developing media.
• Advise and coordinate with sales liaison executives, marketing, technology experts, and administrative personnel to identify and resolve business and legal issues, including contract interpretation, while providing ongoing counsel, advice, and support.
• Oversee general legal and business practices and standards, as well as certain litigation matters.
• Provide oversight of regulatory and other legal compliance matters related to content distribution.
• Direct other special projects and perform related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Basic Qualifications:
- Must possess a JD from a top-tier law school.
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience at a major law firm or in-house.
- Licensed and in good standing with the California State Bar or another U.S. state bar.

• Desired Characteristics:
- Experienced in drafting and negotiation.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- A developing strategist capable of presenting, developing, and guiding negotiations to closure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively interact with various personalities and styles and to establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
- A persuasive communicator.
- Ability to recognize and respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent situations.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a close-knit team.
- Demonstrated initiative, self-starter, and accountable.
- Demonstrated ability to assume greater responsibility as circumstances dictate.
- Previous experience in licensing entertainment products is a plus.