Business Affairs

A24; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A24 is seeking a dynamic lawyer for its Legal and Business team in London. The role involves handling legal affairs in production and distribution, negotiating various agreements, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws. The ideal candidate is a qualified lawyer with strong experience in media, especially within scripted television and feature films.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus including cash and equity components

Competitive healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years post-qualification experience.
• Expertise in scripted television and/or feature film.
• In-house experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day legal affairs in production and distribution.
• Negotiate and draft agreements with various stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations.

Skills

Problem Solving

Negotiation

Communication

Compliance

Education

Qualified Lawyer

Job description

A24 is seeking a dynamic lawyer to join the Legal and Business team in London, reporting to the Commercial Director and collaborating with the creative, production, finance and distribution teams in the group.

Core Responsibilities

• Working on day-to-day legal and business affairs matters arising in connection with the development, production, financing and distribution of A24 and affiliated productions.
• Negotiating, drafting and concluding a range of agreements relating to UK development, production and exploitation (e.g. agreements with commissioners, distributors, financiers, talent, advisors, contributors, locations, facilities, suppliers and access agreements).
• Providing advice and support on all programme-related legal and business affairs activities including clearance, negative checking, rights licensing and general contracting.
• Ensuring that production activities are in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all relevant territories and with the company’s corporate compliance policies and best practice procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• A qualified lawyer with minimum 4 years post-qualification experience.
• Expertise in scripted television and/or feature film.
• Hands-on experience with the types of deals, agreements and unions encountered in the role.
• Exposure to advising or working with creative talent, broadcasters, distributors and producers on intellectual property issues.
• In-house experience preferred

Skills and Qualities

• Resourceful, intellectually curious, ethically minded and eager to take on new challenges in a fast-paced environment, the candidate must be:
• A motivated self-starter, who also collaborates well in a commercial and creative environment.
• A solution-orientated and entrepreneurial thinker able to recognise and respond pragmatically in urgent situations.
• A highly organised, IT proficient, diligent partner who operates quickly, efficiently and productively to achieve optimum legal and business outcomes.
• A detail-oriented analyst who can nonetheless focus on key objectives, prioritising multiple issues while drawing matters to an equitable conclusion.
• A confident and persuasive communicator, with a deep enthusiasm for and interest in the media in general and film and television in particular.

We are looking for diverse perspectives. A24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all kinds of candidates.

We do not use formal job titles internally and similarly named positions may have different compensation levels. Actual starting salary will depend on various considerations, including: work experience, skills, specializations, and training. This role is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, including both cash and equity components, competitive healthcare, as well as other employee benefits.

A24 is an acclaimed global entertainment company known for producing and distributing films, television series, documentaries, music, publishing, and consumer products. Established in New York in 2012, A24 has cultivated a library of over 150 films and 50 TV series, earning critical and commercial acclaim with more than 21 Oscars, 18 Golden Globes, and 18 Emmys. Renowned for groundbreaking hits like Moonlight, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Uncut Gems, as well as television successes such as Euphoria, Beef, and Ramy, A24 has developed a passionate fanbase and expanded into ventures like Half Magic and the Cherry Lane theater. Upcoming projects include Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow, The Drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt, Materialists starring Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal and Dakota Johnson, and Eddington starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Emma Stone, among others.