Production Legal Counsel

OBB Media, LLCLos Angeles, CA
29d$175,000 - $200,000Onsite

About The Position

The Production Legal Counsel will play a critical role in supporting OBB Media's and Fanatics Studios' legal needs across active productions and content initiatives, serving as a key legal partner to Creative Development, Production, and internal teams. This role focuses on the dayto-day legal execution that keeps productions moving smoothly, compliant, and protected without slowing creative momentum.

Requirements

  • 3+ years working in legal/production legal at an entertainment law firm or in-house at a studio.
  • JD from a top-tier law school.
  • Admitted to CA bar.
  • Strong understanding and knowledge of production and other entertainment legal concepts (e.g., clearance, copyright, trademarks).
  • Strong understanding of social media, including but not limited to, Instagram and TikTok, and how these platforms are used in marketing.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to work proactively across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and have flexibility and willingness to take on additional projects as necessary.
  • Has strong knowledge of union/guild matters and issues.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with tax incentives and other creative financing strategies is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for day-to-day production legal across all OBB Media and Fanatics Studios Projects, including but not limited to, TV, film, branded content, podcasts and experiential events.
  • Negotiate production services agreements, with a strong understanding of physical production and deliverables (ie. – video assets, marketing and social media deliverables and legal deliverables).
  • Work with creative producers and production executives to ensure that deal terms and deliverables in contracts match up with creative discussions with clients and production budgets.
  • Negotiate alltypical production legal agreements, including but notlimited to, contracts with directors, line producers, showrunners, vendors, locations, music clearances, insurance, etc.
  • Maintain organized checklist of all active negotiations and of greenlit projects ensuring that all contracts, clearances and legal deliverables are executed and fulfilled in a timely fashion.
  • Identify issues relating to risk, insurance, guild/union matters, clearances, fair use, insurance coverages, etc.
  • Responsible for ensuring compliance with matters relating to production and E&O insurance policies, guilds and related signatory agreements, title reports, etc.
  • Development work including negotiating attachment agreements with creators and talent.
  • Oversee legal delivery and clearances to networks/distributors to ensure timely close out of projects.
  • Leans more unscripted but knowledge of matters related to scripted production is a plus.

Benefits

  • This position is eligible for a full range of medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
  • Additional financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered, may apply.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Education Level

Ph.D. or professional degree

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