Legal Counsel
ViacomCBS
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Full Time Job
Legal Counsel
Company profile
Nickelodeon UK is a joint venture between Viacom and Sky and broadcasts dedicated award-winning entertainment channels for kids, including Nickelodeon, NickToons, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. too. The company has built a diverse business by putting kids first in everything it does and includes critically acclaimed and much loved television programming and production in the UK and around the world, including SpongeBob SquarePants, The Thundermans, School of Rock, Paw Patrol, Blaze and the Monster Machines and The Loud House.
Responsibilities:
This role handles business and legal affairs matters across the Nickelodeon UK business, including:
• Drafting, negotiating and advising on:
• commercial services agreements;
• digital game development and hosting agreements;
• consumer competitions, including terms and conditions and data protection / privacy issues;
• voiceover and dubbing/localisation agreements;
• tv & social media content production, including talent, influencer, crew & location agreements;
• footage licensing;
• intercompany agreements, related party agreements and corporate matters;
• content acquisition and licensing agreements; and
• commercial partnerships, advertising and barter agreements;
• Conducting legal review of on-air and off-channel content, including marketing communications;
• Managing rights requests and using and updating the internal rights database;
• Advising on the application of the regulatory codes including the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, the CAP Code and the BCAP Code in the context of children’s television;
• Researching and advising on a wide variety of topics, including intellectual property, data protection, digital media, on-air and off-channel marketing, sponsorship, scheduling and promotions;
• Developing relationships with the US office and third parties to facilitate rights acquisition and clearances; coordinating with various departments (e.g. Music & Media Licensing, Sky Music Team, Commercial, Finance, Marketing and Promos) to implement policies and procedures;
• Organising in-house training sessions for Nickelodeon staff;
• Working and developing relationships with all levels of the company including: MD, VP of Finance, Head of Production, Heads of Departments, Productions Managers, Marketing and Press; and
• Providing expert general legal advice to Nickelodeon UK and supporting the other members of the legal team
The Ideal Candidate:
Qualifications:
• LLB or Degree GDL
• Qualified as solicitor or barrister (3-5 years PQE)
• In-house experience in the media / entertainment / broadcast industries
Plus:
• Experience supporting the marketing function of a media / entertainment / broadcast business
• Experienced in the regulatory regime applicable to television, including children’s television
• Keen interest in the television broadcast industry
• Excellent drafting skills, including from scratch and the ability to effectively review existing templates
• Good commercial business sense and negotiating prowess
• Comfortable communicating legal concepts to a non-legal audience
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions where appropriate and be pragmatic when resolving legal issues, whilst appreciating the need for escalation where desirable
• Good natured, easy-going and a sense of humour
• Self-starter and self-supporting
• Excellent organisational and project management skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks, work under pressure and keep to deadlines
• Takes ownership and responsibility for work
• Methodical and meticulous