Associate Corporate Counsel, Content

About the role

We're seeking a driven and creative Associate Corporate Counsel to join our legal team supporting all sectors of our business with a heavy emphasis on Content. This role reports to the Head of Content Legal Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with business affairs, creative teams, finance and other cross-functional stakeholders at Audible/Amazon, providing day-to-day legal input on business and strategy as well as serving as primary legal support for all aspects of content acquisition, production, and distribution.
• Develop strategies for handling legal issues in creative and business-centric ways.
• Structure, draft and negotiate agreements for audiobook and original content rights acquisition, development, production, distribution and TV/film derivatives including license and distribution agreements, production service agreements, development agreements, talent agreements, option purchase agreements, producer agreements, etc.
• Provide analysis and advice on rights-related issues including copyright, trademark, defamation, and rights of publicity and privacy.
• Act as production counsel for new productions, collaborating closely with producers and production personnel to address time-sensitive production-related inquiries and ensure timely and cost-effective productions.
• Assist with the development of forms, processes, and policies.

Requirements

• 2+ years of legal experience.
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent.
• Experience practicing law as a transactional attorney, including experience with entertainment rights-related questions or considerations.
• Preferred: Experience working at the intersection of media and technology, strong legal and business judgment in ambiguous situations, excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines, outstanding written and oral communication skills, outstanding interpersonal skills, proven ability to effectively coordinate complex issues and projects with varied levels of management and employees, ability to function autonomously and work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams, mix of major law firm and in-house media company experience, experience using AI tools to enhance efficiency, experience or strong interest in spoken word audio entertainment.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: 2+ years of legal experience, Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience working at the intersection of media and technology, strong legal and business judgment in ambiguous situations, excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines, outstanding written and oral communication skills, outstanding interpersonal skills, proven ability to effectively coordinate complex issues and projects with varied levels of management and employees, ability to function autonomously and work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams, mix of major law firm and in-house media company experience, experience using AI tools to enhance efficiency, experience or strong interest in spoken word audio entertainment.

Skills

• Strong legal and business judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to effectively coordinate complex issues and projects with varied levels of management and employees.
• Ability to function autonomously and work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
• Mix of major law firm and in-house media company experience.
• Experience using AI tools to enhance efficiency.
• Experience or strong interest in spoken word audio entertainment.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits include:

• Medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.