IP Legal & Business Affairs Assistant

Banijay Entertainment; Paris; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading content producer and distributor is seeking an intern for their IP & Business Affairs team. The role encompasses drafting agreements, conducting legal research, and analyzing market trends in media law. Ideal candidates will have a strong legal background, particularly in media or intellectual property law, and fluency in English. This internship offers an opportunity to engage with high-profile legal matters and innovative aspects of the entertainment industry.

Qualifications

• Legal background with a focus on media, audiovisual, or IP law.
• Fluency in English required for an international role.
• Previous experience in legal, media, or entertainment sectors is highly valued.

Responsabilités

• Drafting and reviewing IP agreements and legal documents.
• Researching and ensuring compliance with rights clearance.
• Tracking and summarizing key terms and trends in streamer agreements.

Connaissances

Legal research

Analytical thinking

Communication

Formation

Master II in Media / Audiovisual Law

Master II in Intellectual Property Law

Master II in Business Law

Description du poste

Banijay Entertainment is the largest independent content producer and distributor, home to over 130 production companies across 20+ territories, with a multi-genre catalogue boasting over 210,000 hours of original programming.

Banijay Entertainment is a collective of creative entrepreneurs. The group represents some of the biggest global brands, including Survivor, Big Brother, Peaky Blinders, Temptation Island, MasterChef, Wallander, Rogue Heroes, Mr Bean, The Wall, Hunted, and Black Mirror, among others. By imagining and delivering high-quality multi-genre IP that was born locally and travels globally, the business offers the best stories told in the best way.

Banijay Entertainment is built on independence, creative freedom, entrepreneurialism, and commercial acumen.

As the largest independent content producer and distributor in the world, Banijay Entertainment is at the forefront of innovation in media, delivering world-class storytelling to audiences everywhere.

Role :

Reporting to the IP & Business Affairs team, you will gain exposure to IP legal issues and audiovisual business trends and deal terms, across two parallel workstreams within the Business & Legal Affairs function.

In this role, your main tasks will include :

1. Intragroup and acquisition deals :

• Helping on drafting intragroup format licence agreements, extension and summaries of rights acquisition agreements for France and internationally, and any other agreements negotiated centrally, and ensuring administrative, accounting and reporting follow-up;
• Researching, checking and securing chains of rights / clearance of IP titles;
• Liaise with internal production companies across various territories to collect deal terms, production updates, and launch status related to streamer commissions;
• Track, summarize and record key contractual provisions, market trends, and developments in streamer agreements (e.g., Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, etc.) across Banijay’s international footprint;
• Support internal deal precedents -sharing by compiling summaries of streamer negotiation trends and key business / legal points.

General Contributions

• Assist in intellectual property queries, research and legal watch activities in the IP / media sector;
• Identify and evaluate AI tools or legal tech solutions to streamline legal workflows and improve team efficiency;
• Support coordination and document organization across both workstreams and contribute to new projects or emerging business areas as needed.

Profile

This position is a 6-to 12-months internship or apprenticeship to be filled by September 2025.

• You must have a legal background with a Master II in Media / Audiovisual Law, Intellectual Property Law, or Business Law.
• Previous internship or professional experience, especially within legal, media, or entertainment sectors, is highly valued.
• You are fluent in English and are looking for an international position in which English is the working language.

Even if you don’t meet every listed criterion, we encourage you to tell us why you’re passionate about joining our team and how you believe you can contribute — we’d love to hear from you.