Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Ww Marketing

This is a Full Time Job

Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with the entertainment industry€™s biggest filmmakers and brightest stars to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The iconic Paramount logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as Sunset Boulevard, The Godfather, Forrest Gump and Ferris Bueller€™s Day Off; and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, and Mission: Impossible. Recent innovative break-out films such as A Quiet Place and Rocketman have further elevated Paramount€™s film legacy. On the small screen, Paramount Television Studios€™ Defending Jacob, 13 Reasons Why, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Made for Love and Tom Clancy€™s Jack Ryan have also been thrilling audiences. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount€™s passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount Pictures is a subsidiary of Paramount Global, which reaches 700 million global subscribers through MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and other media networks.

Overview and Responsibilities

This position leads the team that provides strategic counsel and legal services to the worldwide marketing operations of Paramount Pictures across all lines of business. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience advising on a range of marketing activities, preferably in the entertainment industry.

• Manage the legal needs of marketing business partners worldwide across a variety of marketing divisions, including creative advertising, media buying, market research and analytics, digital and field marketing, partnerships, and publicity.
• Advise on complex marketing legal transactions and issues and provides legal and business risk analysis to senior executives. Drafts and negotiates legal transactions and supervises the work of attorneys and legal professionals in Los Angeles, London and Paris.
• Proactively monitor legal and other developments impacting marketing activities (e.g., privacy laws, influencer marketing, new platforms). Develop and implement company-wide policies and provide continuing education and training to business and legal teams on current and developing legal topics.
• Coordinate with the Intellectual Property Group on the clearance of marketing materials crafted for theatrical, home entertainment, streaming, television and other content.
• Cultivate relationships with local offices in international territories and implement standard methodologies to reduce legal risks involved with localized marketing materials, promotions and events.
• Collaborate with legal colleagues across other Paramount divisions and departments.

Basic Qualifications

• JD degree from an accredited law school.
• At least 10 years of transferable legal experience, preferably a combination of law firm and in-house in the entertainment industry with a focus on intellectual property, film/television production, and/or marketing law. International and/or digital marketing experience a plus.
• Member of the California State Bar or able to qualify as Registered In-House Counsel

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to work collaboratively, think practically, use good judgment and make quick decisions.
• Excellent negotiation, drafting and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal, and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to craft innovative solutions and assist in implementing them.
• Willingness to tackle matters of first impression and outside of areas of expertise.
• Experience managing a team of lawyers and legal professionals.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize workload efficiently and meet deadlines for tasks/assignments.