Counsel

Paramount Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Generous PTO

Streaming service subscriptions

Job summary

Skydance is seeking an attorney to join the legal department at the Paramount Pictures studios in Los Angeles, focusing on themed entertainment and live experiences. The counsel will support day-to-day business and legal affairs for experiences based on Skydance IP worldwide, including theme parks, live productions and consumer products.

Basic qualifications include CA license, 4+ years in transactional entertainment law, excellent drafting and negotiation skills, and strong client relations.

Qualifications

• CA license to practice law in California.
• 4+ years of transferable legal experience.
• Experience managing transactional matters for entertainment/media.
• Excellent drafting and negotiating skills for IP/entertainment agreements.
• Strong communication and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate IP license and service agreements for themed entertainment and experiences.
• Provide strategic legal advice to business teams.
• Manage rights acquisitions and talent relations interactions.
• Review production, financing, and distribution agreements.
• Coordinate with internal/external counsel on regulatory matters.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Communication

Time management

Client service

Education

CA Bar admission

Job description

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Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.
Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity for an attorney to join the legal department at Skydance based at the Paramount Pictures studios in Los Angeles, with a focus on themed entertainment and live experiences businesses. The position will be an integral member of a team that provides day-to-day business and legal affairs services in support of experiences based on Skydance’s intellectual properties and brands worldwide, including in connection with theme parks, hotels, restaurants, live stage productions, immersive attractions and consumer products. The counsel will drive and close a variety of transactions, support a broad array of business and marketing initiatives and provide day-to-day advice to business and creative teams at all levels.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Draft and negotiate intellectual property license agreements, service agreements and other agreements in the global themed entertainment and experiences industry, such as theme parks, hotels, restaurants, live stage productions, concerts, and other immersive attractions and location-based entertainment experiences, as well as consumer products agreements

Provide practical, strategic and actionable advice and counsel to business clients regarding review of projects in development, risk allocation and legal implications of proposed business opportunities and actions

Communicate property rights analyses and handle rights acquisitions and third-party rights owner and talent relations where needed to execute business initiatives, including interaction with Broadway and film producers, third party rights owners and their representatives

Analyze motion picture and television production, financing and distribution agreements, as well as agreements with actors, writers, directors and producers

Review and provide guidance on design, creative and marketing materials

Interact with and maintain channels of communication with key legal and business affairs personnel, and outside counsel, in technical areas including insurance/risk management, compliance, production, marketing, rights and clearances, compliance, trademarks and enforcement, unions and guilds, bankruptcy, privacy, standards & practices, and litigation

Basic Qualifications:

License to practice law in the state of CA (and in good standing); or qualified to promptly register as in-house counsel

4+ years of transferable legal experience (ideally with a major media or entertainment company and/or law company)

Must have experience managing transactional matters and dealing directly with clients

Excellent drafting and negotiating skills, with experience drafting and negotiating entertainment or intellectual property agreements (ideally in the media or entertainment industries)

Outstanding communication (written and oral), interpersonal, and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail

Ability to build strong internal client and colleague relationships at all levels of the business, and successfully advise clients under conditions of uncertainty, high-pressure and/or high-risk and generate strong client satisfaction through quick turnaround, company decision-making and business judgment

Proficiency at multi-tasking under time strain, managing and prioritizing a varied, high-volume workload efficiently and accurately, and operating autonomously within corporate parameters

Exemplary time management skills

Ability to understand numbers in business/financial context

Ability to adapt legal work to a changing media and business landscape

Additional Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be collaborative, positive, and team oriented. A sense of humor is a plus

About SkydanceSkydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $139,200 - 174,000.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.
This position is bonus eligible.

What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here .
• Generous paid time off.
• Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products.
• Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more.

Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.