VP, Creator Economy & Strategic Deals

confidential; United States; On-site; USD 240,000 - 321,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus and/or long-term incentive units

Medical, dental & vision benefits

Job summary

Disney Entertainment Television in Burbank, CA is seeking a Vice President of Business Affairs to lead creator-driven dealmaking and scalable frameworks across digital, social, and emerging platforms. You will shape strategy, negotiate complex creator/talent deals, and guide deal structures that support Disney's direct-to-consumer initiatives.

As a strategic partner to Content, Platform, and Studio leadership, you will build best practices, drive high-impact negotiations, and scale new business

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in business affairs, legal, or complex dealmaking.
• Deep experience negotiating talent, production, and/or licensing agreements.
• Experience in the creator economy, including digital creators and emerging media models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the negotiation of complex agreements with creators, talent, influencers, production companies, and digital media partners.
• Define and implement scalable deal frameworks, templates, and playbooks for the creator economy.
• Structure innovative deal models across formats (short-form, long-form, emerging formats).
• Advise senior leadership on trends, risks, and opportunities in the creator ecosystem.
• Partner with Content, DTC platforms, and Strategy to enable new creator-led business models.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Production, Marketing, and Strategy to drive alignment and execution.
• Help establish and evolve new Business Affairs capabilities and operating models.
• Build and maintain strong external relationships across the creator and digital media landscape.

Skills

Negotiation

Dealmaking

Strategic leadership

Creator economy experience

Education

JD preferred

California/New York Bar

Job description

Disney Entertainment Television in Burbank, CA is seeking a Vice President of Business Affairs to lead creator-driven dealmaking and scalable frameworks across digital, social, and emerging platforms. You will shape strategy, negotiate complex creator/talent deals, and guide deal structures that support Disney's direct-to-consumer initiatives.

As a strategic partner to Content, Platform, and Studio leadership, you will build best practices, drive high-impact negotiations, and scale new business