Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, Marketing

Job Description

Overview and Responsibilities

The Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks group is seeking a hardworking Business and Legal Affairs Counsel to provide day-to-day services with a focus on marketing legal for Paramount Brand Studio (supporting projects across Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Smithsonian Channel, TV Land, MTV, CMT, CBS News Digital, CBS Sports, Paramount+ and PlutoTV). This position is based in New York.
• Negotiating, structuring, and drafting a high volume of marketing-related agreements, including agreements for partnerships, marketing agencies, creative content vendors, talent, live events, co-branded content and product placements.
• Handling day-to-day production-related legal matters for co-branded marketing projects (including vetting creative pitches, reviewing scripts and cuts, drafting and negotiating appearance releases, location releases and production services agreements). Ability to issue spot and advise on legal implications, while understanding and furthering business objectives.
• Partnering with other in-house groups (including Production, Marketing, Labor & Employment, Risk Management, Litigation, Ad Sales, Finance and Programming) on a variety of legal issues, deal-making strategies and corporate policies.
• Participating in and contributing to strategic deal discussions as well as researching issues. Providing practical risk assessment and risk reduction solutions for marketing executives.
• Performing other day-to-day tasks as needed and assigned by senior legal executives.

Basic Qualifications
• Member in good standing of the New York Bar(s) (or eligible for Registered In-House Counsel designation).
• 4+ years transferable experience (ideally with business/legal affairs experience at a network, studio, entertainment law firm or production company environment), including entertainment marketing contract drafting and negotiation and counseling marketing teams.

Additional Qualifications
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong ability to analyze fact patterns and devise creative solutions that allow network executives to implement their creative vision in compliance with corporate policies and guidelines, while minimizing overall risk.
• Must be able to multi-task under pressure, handle a varied, high-volume workload efficiently, and operate independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to build strong internal client relationships and generate client satisfaction through quick turnaround and firm decision-making.
• Proficient in entertainment industry customs and practices and possess proven ability to effectively negotiate and interact with agents, managers and outside attorneys.
• Working knowledge of television industry agreements, guild and union regulations (WGA, DGA and SAG-AFTRA), contract law and intellectual property rights (as applicable to the entertainment and advertising industries).
• The BALA department works as a team in a highly collaborative manner. The ideal candidate will have a cooperative, positive team spirit!

MTV is the leading global youth media brand in 180 countries, reaching 450 million households in nearly 30 different languages across every platform. MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand, the cultural home of the millennial generation and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects pop culture with award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, the internet and other platforms. A unit of Paramount Global, MTV operations span cable and mobile networks, live events, theatrical films and MTV Studios.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $135,000.00 - 149,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpoz94-18-190-152-131-42 in your application.