Associate Corporate Counsel, Studios

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join their UK Studios team. In this dynamic role, you will manage all legal aspects of developing and marketing original TV content, ensuring compliance with various international legal standards. You will draft and negotiate contracts, evaluate rights, and provide legal advice on potential risks, all while working autonomously and collaborating with a diverse team. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to award-winning programming and support innovative projects in the entertainment sector.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of attorney experience in development and production.
• Experience with studios or entertainment law firms.

Responsibilities

• Handle legal aspects of development and production of TV content.
• Draft and negotiate various production-related agreements.

Skills

Contract Drafting

Contract Negotiation

Legal Analysis

Business Process Assessment

Communication Skills

Job description

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 to support Amazon's 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 legal matters during development, production, and marketing, including rights evaluation, chain of title confirmation, clearance matters, guild issues, standards and practices review, and publicity issues. Additionally, you will analyze and interpret contracts, providing legal advice on potential risks across various international legal areas, including intellectual property, digital media, entertainment, labor, publicity rights, and regulatory compliance. Some domestic and international travel will be required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. 2+ years of attorney experience in development, production, and marketing, including drafting and negotiating contracts.
2. Experience working with a studio, production company, or entertainment law firm, with extensive experience in contract drafting and negotiation.
3. Strong ability to analyze and assess business processes, identify issues, and propose solutions.
4. Ability to work autonomously and communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong legal and business judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for coordinating complex issues with diverse management levels.

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