In House Lawyer, Scripted Tv

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom The Legists Full time

SENIOR BUSINESS & LEGAL AFFAIRS MANAGER
MEDIA CLIENT - SCRIPTED TV
LONDON, HYBRID WORKING
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Legal & Business Affairs Manager to work with a world respected media brand in London. You will join a team of talented professionals in a challenging, dynamic and ever evolving media environment.
This role sits within a newly formed Production team which now encompasses the brand's production, content investment, talent relations and IP pipeline. Your focus will be working with independent producers in scripted media across Drama and Comedy.
Our client is increasingly investing in intellectual property directly and developing content through direct relationships with writers, format creators and rights holders.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise the business on all legal matters and engage in business affairs deal-making to support the team with content acquisitions from independent producers.
- Lead on business affairs deal-making for complex and innovative projects for the Scripted genres.
- Drafting and negotiating development and distribution agreements with producers to secure distribution rights.
- Review and advise upon existing development, output and equity relationships with a number of well-known Independent producers.
- Review (i) commissioning agreements with producers (ii) contributors' contracts (including producers, writers, directors and composers), underlying rights agreements (e.g. book agreements) and format and third party distribution agreements for chain of titlepurposes.
- Collaborate with regional teams in relation to co-production sales agreements.
- Advise on drafting and negotiating development agreements and option agreements with writers and other rights holders.
- Manage, motivate and develop staff, assisting with recruitment and helping the Head of Business & Legal Affairs to build a high calibre team.
Experience in drafting and negotiating distribution, production and commissioning agreements is essential, with a sound understanding of the areas of contract and intellectual property law applicable to audiovisual production and distribution.
You will also be familiar with supporting production and financing agreements, such as inter-party agreements, book options, format agreements, writers agreements and contributor agreements.
Knowledge of television production including sources of finance, talent contracting (particularly UK guild/union agreements), the production processes and conventions would be highly advantageous.
This is an exciting time to join a business which is committed to supporting you and your career development.

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