Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs

This is a Full Time Job

WMG's top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its team members, artists and songwriters across the globe. In response to COVID-19, WMG is fully committed to helping its people balance their home and life commitments with flexible working options, virtual wellness sessions, and more. WMG strives to maintain a COVID-free workplace. To that end, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all US new employees, prior to the commencement of employment. If you are hired, you will be required to provide proof of your vaccination as part of your new employee onboarding process, subject to our legal obligation to make reasonable accommodations in certain limited circumstances.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our innovative and highly sought-after Business & Legal Affairs team at WEA supporting the media and advertising sales team.

A little bit about our team:

Warner-Elektra-Atlantic (WEA) is a global organization within the Warner Music Group umbrella that provides services to the wholly-owned labels and other affiliates and owned and operated brands, including Uproxx, HipHopDX, Songkick and EMP Merchandising. The services provided by WEA are focused on media and advertising sales, artist and fan experiences, merchandising/licensing, original content development and production, CRM and audience analytics, digital account management, and physical sales and distribution. This role will support the media/advertising sales team at WEA.

Why this could be your next big break:

The Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs, will provide day-to-day business and legal affairs services for the media and advertising sales business and will be responsible for drafting and negotiating agreements related to multimedia sponsorship and advertising endeavors, including advertising technology, branded and custom content, promotions and sponsorships, influencer marketing, production services agreements, talent agreements, appearance and location releases, NDAs, and sweepstakes and contest rules. The Senior Director will also advise the media and advertising sales team on advertising law compliance, policy and process, including native advertising, on-line behavioral advertising, testimonials and endorsements, linear and digital disclosures, and data collection and use. The Senior Director will need a strong working knowledge of global privacy laws and regulations, data security, and social media po