Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (Linear Distribution), 12-months FTC

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Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (Linear Distribution), 12-months FTC

Department: Business & Legal Affairs

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: London

Description

This role is instrumental in delivering SkyShowtime's distribution objectives. The role is focused primarily on providing business and legal affairs support for the distribution of SkyShowtime partner channels in the SkyShowtime territories as well as regulatory and wider commercial contracting requirements of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting channel distribution agreements.
• Advising the SkyShowtime on business risk and legal matters impacting its distribution arrangements.
• Ensuring JV partners are kept informed as appropriate and that all necessary approvals are undertaken in accordance with the JVA.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of contracting statuses and proactively drive deals to conclusion.
• Maintaining and updating precedents as and when required.
• Providing support to the Senior Director of Consumer and Product on regulatory matters as and when required.
• Proactively interfacing with other departments to ensure necessary data is received at the earliest opportunity and in particular billing information remains accurate and finance is supported in following and managing any bad debt accruals.
• Support on the development and maintenance of effective and efficient workflows.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Ideally 2 to 5 years PQE experience in a media company, ideally a major studio or within video streaming.
• Direct experience in linear channel distribution is required, SVOD distribution experience helpful but not a requirement.
• Strong commercial contracting experience ideally with an IP focus.
• LLB or equivalent qualification including IP law as a minimum, admitted to the Solicitor's Roll.
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Must be fluent in English with excellent written and verbal skills. Additional European language is a plus.
• Strong management skills.
• Passion for content.