Counsel, Content Distribution

Job Description

Responsibilities

NBCUniversal Content Distribution negotiates and manages the company's distribution of all of its television programming, including NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, MSNBC, CNBC, USA, E!, Syfy, Golf, Oxygen, Universal Kids, Universo, and our regional sports networks to online, cable, satellite and virtual TV providers such as Comcast, Hulu, DIRECTV, Sling, YouTube TV and hundreds of others as well as NBCU's owned-and-operated digital platforms. In addition, we manage the distribution of NBCU's Peacock direct-to-consumer service via device platforms such as Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple, and Android and of free ad-supported streaming services such as NBC News Now. In addition to negotiating, drafting and managing these agreements, our legal department provides partner marketing support, including with respect to tentpole events such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup, and interacts across NBCUniversal business units (e.g., Ad Sales, Direct-To-Consumer, Sports, Affiliate Relations, Owned Television Stations) to ensure compliance with our agreements and alignment with companywide distribution objectives.

The Counsel – Content Distribution will support the Vice President – Content Distribution on these high-stakes, high-value transactions.

Responsibilities:
• Draft, review and negotiate complex distribution agreements with distribution partners for the television networks and Peacock app
• Provide business-facing, relevant and practical legal advice to content distribution business teams regarding analysis and planning of, and compliance with, current and future agreements
• Provide support to the partner marketing team
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the fast-changing television distribution landscape and the entertainment business
• Maintain an awareness and understanding of the latest developments in law and technology as they relate to the distribution of media content, including privacy, consumer functionality, security, and windowing of content

Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000: bonus eligible

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Minimum 3 years of experience working on high-stakes contracts and their negotiation
• Law degree and member of a state bar in good standing
• Experience in contract negotiation, content licensing and distribution, intellectual property, digital media, marketing and/or litigation preferred

Eligibility Requirements:
• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered
• Willingness to work overtime and on weekends with short notice
• Must be willing to work in New York, NY
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

Additional Requirements
• Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced protocols if Company determines your job position requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.

Desired Characteristics:
• Experience and comfort with providing practical, business-facing advice to both legal supervisors and business team
• Demonstrable superiority at drafting sophisticated legal agreements
• Excellence at detail-oriented, yet practical, analysis of legal agreements
• Ability to thrive in high-pressure situations and manage many matters at once
• Ambition, tenacity, and willingness to stretch into new areas of law and business
• Respect for and demonstrated interest in entertainment and media
• Team player, willing to take initiative.

Additional Information

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