VP, Production & Legal Affairs
Starz•Greenwood Village, CO
•$250,000 - $300,000
About The Position
The Vice President (Legal Affairs) position will report to into the production legal function. The role will be responsible for drafting and negotiating development /production related agreements, supervising production legal activities for television programming and rendering legal advice with respect to Starz’s slate of original programming.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree
- Member of the State Bar of California
- Minimum 10 years of legal experience gained in a law firm, preferably focusing on entertainment, or copyright/intellectual property; or gained in-house as part of a television network and/or studio
- Knowledge of televisions precedents and industry common custom and practice
- Strong drafting skills
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
- Highly motivated, responsible, extremely detail-oriented, organized, and able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate development agreements and related documentation (e.g. rights acquisition, writer producer, non-writing EP and other similar agreements)
- Supervise and manage production legal activities for television programming (including drafting and negotiating production-related documents such as location agreements, leases, content/clip licenses) and rendering day to day production review (including script review and production clearance, title clearance, and fair use assessment)
- Partner cross-functionally with production, distribution, creative and marketing to align on issues relating to deal structure, contract interpretation and risk assessments.
- Manage multiple projects within production and in collaboration with other functions
- Supervise marketing legal clearance review and other marketing legal activities; provide legal advice and risk assessment to marketing, publicity and PR groups
- Help develop and implement internal processes, policies and best practices
- Other responsibilities at the direction of the SVP of Legal Affairs
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase
- Generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and wellness days
- 401(k) company matching
- Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
