DIRECTOR, BUSINESS & LEGAL AFFAIRS, UNSCRIPTED

JR United Kingdom; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking a Director of Business & Legal Affairs for its unscripted division. This pivotal role involves leading a high-performing team and overseeing legal and business affairs support across various unscripted productions. The candidate will handle complex negotiations and foster strategic relationships, contributing significantly to the company’s growth and success.

Qualifications

• Experienced media lawyer with a strong track record in unscripted production.
• Deep knowledge of UK rights frameworks and commissioning models.
• Outstanding leadership and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex deal negotiations and production risk management.
• Building and maintaining strategic relationships with creatives and global partners.
• Providing high-quality legal and business affairs guidance across unscripted productions.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Education

Qualified Lawyer

Job description

Director of Business & Legal Affairs
Unscripted TV
London (hybrid)

Are you a skilled leader in Business & Legal Affairs with a passion for exceptional and world-leading unscripted content?

As the Business & Legal Affairs Director for Unscripted, you will lead a substantial team and work across an unparalleled portfolio of unscripted productions, providing business affairs support to key stakeholders.

This is an instrumental role and an important part of the management team, critical to the delivery of our client’s global growth strategy.

You will manage and inspire a high-performing team, ensuring world-class legal and commercial support across development, production, and distribution.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading complex deal negotiations and production risk management
• Building and maintaining strategic relationships with creatives, talent, commissioners, and global partners
• Providing high-quality legal and business affairs guidance across a wide variety of unscripted productions
• Driving operational excellence and fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture

The ideal candidate will be an experienced media lawyer with a strong track record in unscripted production. You must have a deep knowledge of UK rights frameworks and commissioning models, as well as outstanding leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and our client offers flexible working arrangements to support diverse working patterns.

This is an exciting, key opportunity in a high-growth business which places real value on employees, work-life balance, and career development.