Sr. Counsel, Scripted Productions

Job Description

Responsibilities
NOTE: This is a full-time temp position with an end date.

Job Duties
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Under the supervision of a senior attorney:
• Oversee day-to-day business and legal affairs matters for Telemundo scripted productions.
• Strategic business partner to the production executives and creatives to identify and resolve business and legal issues (including issues relating to contract interpretation).
• Negotiate an array of production agreements, including and above-the-line talent (e.g., producers, directors, and cast).
• Provide counsel on production deal structures and documentation.
• Manage the day-to-day business and legal affairs issues in connection with the production of Telemundo scripted shows.
• Review rights analysis and clearances for all productions.
• Manage a multijurisdictional team of business and legal affairs executives and attorneys and paralegals.
• Advise all key company departments involved in the production and distribution of content, including Production, Marketing/ Promotions, and Talent Relations, etc. in connection with complex business and legal matters.
• Draft, review, analyze and interpret an extensive range of agreements and other commercial contracts (including, but not limited to, third party service agreements, sales and marketing agreements, promotional agreements, licenses, and intellectual property agreements) and provide timely and thoughtful legal advice on potential risks and issues.
• Provide general advice and legal support to the business.

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
• Minimum 6 years combined television business affairs and legal affairs experience at a media company and/or law firm with substantial media practice, with emphasis in productions in US, LATAM and Spain.
• J.D. or LL.M. from an accredited US law school, demonstrated academic achievement and current bar membership in good standing.
• Extensive knowledge of entertainment transactions.

Additional Job Requirements
• Must be willing to work in Miami, FL
• Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice
• Must have a valid driver's license
• 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 must undergo regular COVD-19 testing 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

Desired Qualifications
• Demonstrated knowledge of the television industry and relationships therein.
• Must be detail-oriented and possess superior drafting, negotiation, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to top-line issues for network executives daily and communicate in a clear and concise and succinct manner both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated strategic negotiations skills.
• Must be a self-starter, exhibit the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, have a take charge attitude and be a quick study in all things television development and production.
• Team player, collaborative style, excellent interpersonal skills and able to establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to handle multiple projects; work well in a fast-paced, deadline intensive in-house environment.
• Good business judgment; strong business ethics.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to lead a multiregional team.
• Excellent communications skills, verbal and written.
• Spanish verbal and written skills.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5j2zz-3-129-209-84-42 in your application.