Junior Counsel, Home Entertainment

A24 Films LLC; New York (NY, CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Equity components

Healthcare benefits

Other employee benefits

Job summary

A24 is seeking a Junior Counsel to join its Business and Legal Affairs team to focus on home entertainment, licensing and distribution. Based in Los Angeles or New York, with a preference for New York, you will be a proactive self-starter contributing to an integral, collaborative team.

Responsibilities include negotiating and drafting licensing and distribution agreements for FVOD/AVOD, SVOD, TVOD, EST, and FAST across digital channels, and developing departmental templates and processes.

Qualifications

• J.D. with good standing in CA or NY bar.
• 4+ years of transactional experience in film legal affairs or law firm.
• Strong understanding of digital home entertainment distribution models.
• Excellent writing, drafting, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and time management.

Responsibilities

• Develop deal structures and draft licensing/distribution agreements.
• Negotiate terms for FVOD/AVOD, SVOD, TVOD, EST, FAST, and more.
• Create and maintain deal memo templates, longform agreements, and contract management processes.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and business partners.

Skills

J.D. with bar eligibility (CA or NY)

Transactional experience

Distribution knowledge

Writing and drafting

Communication and negotiation

Project and time management

Stakeholder relationship mgmt

Multi-tasking and prioritization

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

A24 is seeking a Junior Counsel to join our Business and Legal Affairs team to focus on A24’s home entertainment, licensing and distribution business. You should be a motivated self-starter with a strong interest and experience in distribution, the evolving ways in which audiences consume entertainment content and intellectual property. This role will be an integral member of a highly collaborative Business and Legal Affairs team and will be a key contributor on our growing team. This role is based in Los Angeles or New York, with a preference for New York.

Initial Responsibilities

• Develop deal structures, negotiate, and draft agreements for the licensing and distribution of feature films and related content across digital home entertainment channels. This includes agreements covering free and ad-supported VOD (FVOD/AVOD), subscription VOD (SVOD), transactional VOD (TVOD), electronic sell-through (EST), and free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST), as well as premium pay TV, basic cable, free broadcast, and non-theatrical exhibition.
• Analyze, interpret, and advise on key terms in distribution agreements relating to rights, exclusivity, license periods, territories, financial terms, content protection, marketing obligations.
• Create and augment existing departmental resources pertaining to deal memo templates, longform agreements, contract management and precedent-tracking systems and other departmental processes and procedures.
• Establish and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships with regular, effective and timely communications concerning deal negotiation and business strategy.

Qualifications

• J.D. with strong academic performance and membership in good standing in California or New York bar.
• 4+ years of related transactional experience working in house in a film legal affairs department and/or law firm.
• Strong understanding of digital home entertainment distribution models and the evolving ways in which audiences consume entertainment content.
• Strong attention to detail, project management and time management.
• Excellent writing and organizational skills, including clear and effective written and verbal communication skills, negotiating skills, strong drafting abilities and a can-do, no job is too small, team attitude.
• Able to break down complex issues and present them clearly to teammates, business partners and other key stakeholders.
• Professional individual who can build strong relationships, both internally and externally, and is able to comfortably interact with all levels of employees.
• Ability to juggle multiple, competing priorities, pivot quickly, think practically and be solution-oriented.
• Curious, diligent and resourceful.

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

Our target salary range for this role is between $115,000 to $150,000. We do not use formal job titles internally and similarly named positions may have different compensation levels. Actual starting salary within the range 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, 20 Golden Globes, and 19 Emmys. Renowned for groundbreaking hits like Moonlight,Everything Everywhere All at Once,Uncut Gems,andBackroomsas well as television successes such asEuphoria,Beef,andRamy, A24 has developed a passionate fanbase and expanded into ventures like Half Magic and the Cherry Lane Theater.