Senior Manager, Legal and Business Affairs

ITV; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in London is seeking a Senior Legal and Business Affairs Manager for Zoo55. You will provide strategic legal advice on digital opportunities, negotiate agreements, and ensure compliance with IP regulations. The role requires a qualified solicitor with a passion for digital media and experience in a fast-paced environment. Join us and make a significant impact in the world of media and content innovation.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous holiday allowance

Annual bonus opportunity

Competitive pension contribution

Shares purchase option

Wellness and volunteering days

Qualifications

• Qualified UK solicitor (or equivalent) with at least 4 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in a law firm or in-house focused on IP and digital content.
• Solid understanding of relevant regulations for digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice to Zoo55 leadership.
• Collaborate with legal teams to align inputs across IP areas.
• Negotiate and draft commercial agreements for digital platforms.

Skills

Qualified UK solicitor or equivalent

Legal experience in IP exploitation

Understanding of UK IP law

Experience advising evolving businesses

Ability to assess complex IP rights

Education

Minimum 4 years post-qualification experience

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Job Description

Workplace: ITV London, White City + Hybrid - expectation is 2-3 days in the office.

The team..

Zoo55 is ITV Studios' Global Partnerships' digital content label, built to explore new ways of reaching global audiences through innovation, creativity and strategic partnerships. From social platforms to immersive gaming, Zoo55 brings ITV's outstanding content to life in new formats and environments.

The role..

Global Partnerships has a position open for a Senior Legal and Business Affairs manager to join them on a permanent basis to support Zoo 55.Reporting to the Head of Legal & Business Affairs for Global Partnerships, this role sits within ITV's Global Partnerships Legal and Business Affairs team, acting as a Senior Legal and Business Affairs Manager - passionate about digital. It supports the digital growth of ITV's global content business by providing commercially strategic mentorship, negotiating and drafting deals, and enabling innovation across immersive media, interactive entertainment, and digital platform ecosystems. The role plays a key part in crafting digital opportunities, handling legal risk, and embedding scalable operations in fast paced digital environments whilst maintaining alignment with Global Partnerships risk management processes.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Providing trusted strategic advice to o Zoo55 leadership on digital and commercial legal strategy, innovation, and risk management.
• Collaborate closely with wider Global Partnerships Legal and Business Affairs teams to align legal input across interrelated IP exploitation areas (including rights acquisition, format licensing, digital tape sale, content syndication and brand licensing .
• Support content monetisation, rights management, and inter-group licensing strategies.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements across digital and social platforms.
• Work with the Director and Head of Legal to craft and implement scalable processes, templates, and governance frameworks to ensure legal compliance.
• Advising on sophisticated issues relating to IP law, consumer protection, platform regulation, new technologies, AI, and content policy - including in the context of immersive content, interactive media, and evolving regulatory landscapes.
• Maintain shown understanding of global platform standards and data privacy (including UK/EU GDPR).
• Work cross-functionally to support deal execution, innovation, and operational success.
• Embed agile legal workflows to enable growth and compliance in emerging digital environments.

Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)

• Qualified UK solicitor (or equivalent in a non-UK jurisdiction) with at least 4 years post-qualification experience.
• Legal experience in a law firm or in-house, passionate about IP exploitation, digital content, gaming, or social media platforms.
• Solid understanding of UK IP law, data protection, and consumer protection regulations relevant to digital and social platforms.
• Experience advising fast-growing or evolving businesses, including establishing legal processes and workflows.
• Experience analysing sophisticated IP rights positions and applying different business models to new products and services and advising on the exploitation of IP rights for new media and digital businesses
• Ability to assess sophisticated IP rights and apply commercial strategies to digital products, services, and media.

Other things we're looking for (key criteria)

• Strong grasp of the commercial use of IP across digital content, platforms, and licensing models.
• Confident in presenting sophisticated legal issues clearly to non-legal collaborators.
• Skilled in balancing multiple matters, prioritising effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, commercially minded, and solutions-focused with a hands-on, pragmatic approach.
• Collaborative teammate with an agile approach and flexible, can-do attitude.
• Comfortable adapting to rapid change and shifting priorities across a diverse workload.
• Genuine curiosity about digital media, content innovation, and emerging tech such as immersive platforms and creator-led ecosystems.

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.

About Us

Your work matters to millions.

Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it's not surprising that you'll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we're at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.

When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact's felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don't just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.

About the Team

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we'll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at [e-mail]. Find out more about applying with a disability.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:

• Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life

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