Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs

Job Description

VICE x Team

The Business & Legal Affairs team provides business oriented legal guidance and strategies across the organization.

Role x You

You are a highly motivated self-starter who will provide business and legal affairs services with a focus on original programming and production throughout the organization. You will have the ability to work in a fast paced, high volume environment and can prioritize requests from multiple departments. You are a skilled production attorney, and can expertly and quickly advise production from pre-production through delivery. You are a team player and enjoy the challenge of finding solutions to complex legal issues surrounding our programming.

Responsibilities:
• Structure, draft and negotiate a high volume of production related agreements for unscripted programs, including third party commissioning agreements, talent agreements and production services agreements.
• Evaluate content to assess legal risks from development through pre-broadcast review of episodes.
• Advise on rights issues (third party, fair use, promotional, etc.)
• Negotiate and finalize marketing related agreements, photographer, vendor and location agreements.
• Working with a broad range of departments (Rights & Clearances, Production Management, Employment, Human Resources, Security & Risk and Insurance) on production matters and to seek ways to improve production legal policies and procedures.
• Maintain relationships with key managers, agencies and attorneys in the entertainment community.
• Analyze agreements and advising on deal terms and contractual issues
• Other matters as assigned by the Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs

Skills & Experience:
• 3-5 years experience as a practicing entertainment attorney at a law firm, or in house at a network, production company or agency.
• Possess excellent negotiating, drafting, analytical, interpersonal, communication, organizational, problem solving and time management skills.
• Capable of building strong internal client relationships at all levels of the business, and effectively advise clients under conditions of uncertainty, high-pressure and/or high-risk and generate strong client satisfaction through quick turnaround and firm decision-making.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively cross-functionally, think practically and be solution-oriented.
• Capable of collaborating with a team facing a high volume of work and competing priorities.
• Production legal experience highly preferred.
• J.D. and admitted to the NY state bar.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

VICE Media (VICE.com, VICE Studios, VICE TV, Virtue, VICE News, Refinery29, PULSE Films, i-D) is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual, and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it's about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique, and that's what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

Candidates, please note that if you are contacted by anyone with an email other than @vice.com purporting to be recruiting on behalf of Vice Media, it is not legitimate, and you should not engage.

The salary range is subject to change and may be amended in the future. Experience, education, skills, and other factors are considered when determining the salary offered.

Pay Range Details:

New York/California: 120,000 - 130,000 USD

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7060p-3-142-199-138-42 in your application.