Legal Counsel in TV Entertainment

Our client is a global multi-media company that develops, produces and distributes over 300 wholly and majority-owned pay-TV channels in more than 40 languages.

This role will be is a Legal Counsel position supporting one of the TV Channel portfolios. Within this portfolio you will manage the TV Channel, print publications, digital platforms and social channels.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Negotiate, draft and review a variety of publishing, licensing and multi-media agreements in the following areas:
  • print publishing (specifically, magazines and books)
  • consumer products
  • ad sales and sponsorships
  • vendor agreements for business services (such as data processors)
  • travel business (licenses and affiliation agreements with tour operators and marketing agreements)

• Happy to work alongside other business teams and assist in the analysis and interpretation of contracts to enable them to make informed business decisions.

REQUIREMENTS:

• UK qualified solicitor.
• 3+ years prior transactional experience negotiating, drafting and reviewing one or more of the following: (i) intellectual property content and brand licensing; (ii) print and/or multi-media publishing; (iii) merchandise licensing; and/or (iv) entertainment/multi-media content licensing.
• Law firm experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills (multi-cultural/ written/verbal/negotiation).
• Must be able to respond to and interact with senior level creative and business executives in a professional, articulate, personable and useful manner.
• Must be very organized and detail-oriented.
• Must be comfortable multi-tasking and working in a fast-paced environment. 

If you have the skills required for this role and would be interested in applying please kindly send applications to sturnbull@lawabsolute.com

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