Counsel, Digital / TV Business Affairs Executive

Job Description

WME seeks a talented and highly motivated lawyer to join its Business Affairs department in New York, supporting our digital and non-scripted television departments. Primary responsibilities include structuring and negotiating a wide range of deals in digital media, podcasting and television, for production companies, on-camera talent, producers, directors, rights holders and others involved in the creation and exploitation of non-fiction content. This is a high-volume practice supporting a large group of agents who operate within tight timeframes.

Responsibilities
• Effectively advise agents, executives and clients on deal structuring, negotiation and strategy
• Act as an entrepreneurial business partner with WME's digital and non-scripted television agents, and provide them with strategic deal-making support and guidance
• Negotiate agreements for production services, personal services, underlying rights, content development, content licensing, distribution, etc.
• Continue developing an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the industry and consider the implications of its evolution on the business and its clients
• Develop and maintain systems to optimize information sharing and document management
• Foster positive long-term relationships with the company's clients and customers

Qualifications
• JD from an ABA-accredited law school
• Admitted to NY Bar (or another state bar permissible under NY in-house counsel rules)
• 5-10 years of transactional legal/business affairs experience, ideally with at least 2 of those years at a law firm, and at least 2 focusing on non-scripted programming in-house at a television production company, studio, network or platform, or within an entertainment law firm
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to interact with a range of personalities and styles at varying levels of seniority in a highly collaborative and fast-paced business environment
• Outstanding negotiation, drafting, analytical, prioritization and organizational skills, including the ability to execute multiple, high-priority projects independently and on short timeframes
• Sound judgment, a curious mind, a strong work ethic, keen attention to detail and a creative, collaborative and business-oriented approach to problem-solving
• Grit, tenacity and flexibility

Endeavor is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1ypx0-3-134-104-173-42 in your application.