Associate Corporate Counsel, Studios

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Associate Corporate Counsel to support scripted and unscripted projects in the UK. This role involves managing all legal aspects of development, production, and marketing for original TV content. You will draft and negotiate various agreements while providing legal advice on intellectual property and regulatory compliance. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative programming that captivates audiences worldwide. If you are passionate about media law and eager to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of attorney experience in development, production, and marketing.
• Strong ability to analyze business processes and propose solutions.

Responsibilities

• Handle all legal aspects of development, production, and marketing of TV content.
• Draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements related to production.

Skills

Contract Drafting

Negotiation Skills

Legal Analysis

Communication Skills

Job description

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DESCRIPTION

Amazon Studios is the movies and television development and production arm of Amazon. It is our role to produce original content worldwide in exclusive service of Amazon's Prime Video customers. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights. Amazon Studios has an opening for an Associate Corporate Counsel to support scripted and unscripted projects to be produced in the United Kingdom. Over the past 6 years, we have debuted award-winning and ground-breaking programming like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Jack Ryan, The Boys, Carnival Row, The Rig, Clarkson's Farm, Road to a Million, and Devil's Hour.

Key job responsibilities

As Associate Corporate Counsel for the UK Studios team, you will handle all legal aspects of development, production, and marketing of original TV content in support of Amazon's rapidly expanding scripted and unscripted television initiatives in Europe. This includes developing forms and policies, structuring, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of agreements such as rights option and acquisition agreements, writer agreements, producer agreements, production services agreements, co-financing agreements, above-the-line talent agreements, documentary and reality participant and access agreements, below-the-line crew agreements, and other production-related agreements. You will be responsible for all legal matters during development, production, and marketing, including evaluating rights issues, confirming chain of title, handling clearance matters, guild issues, standards and practices review, and promotion and publicity issues. Additionally, you will analyze and interpret contracts and provide legal advice on potential risks across various legal areas, including intellectual property, digital media, entertainment, labor, rights of publicity, and regulatory compliance. Some domestic and international travel will be required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of attorney experience in development, production, and marketing, including drafting and negotiating contracts
• Experience working with a studio, production company, or entertainment and media law firm, with extensive skills in contract drafting and negotiation
• Strong ability to analyze business processes, identify issues, and propose solutions
• Ability to work autonomously and communicate effectively with management and colleagues

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong legal and business judgment
• Excellent interpersonal skills for coordinating complex issues with diverse teams

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