Legal Counsel, Entertainment Production

About the role

The Counsel, Entertainment Production Legal will provide day-to-day legal support for editorial and commercial entertainment content across Condé Nast brands, focusing on short-form, live-streamed, social-first, and event-related content.

Responsibilities

• Serve as production counsel for digital video content, responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating production related agreements, including PSAs, appearance agreements, location agreements, materials releases, and production related NDAs.
• Support the resolution of negotiation issues across global markets related to digital video agreements, helping to maintain consistent legal and business standards.
• Draft and negotiate content production agreements for live events, including agreements with production companies, directors, producers, music supervisors, hosts, on-camera talent, and musical performers.
• Handle dealmaking for social-only editorial video content, primarily involving recurring, series-based, or short-run talent relationships with social media personalities and influencers.
• Draft and negotiate celebrity and influencer releases and recurring talent agreements, managing agency and counsel relationships while balancing negotiation strategy, precedent, and internal alignment.
• Support third-party licensing and internal syndication requests for Condé Nast video content, including negotiation of access fee agreements for third parties seeking to capture content on Condé Nast video sets.
• Provide production legal support for advertiser-funded content, white-label productions, and client integrations, collaborating with in-house revenue legal teams and other internal Business and Legal Affairs stakeholders to ensure alignment with Condé Nast business principles and partner requirements.
• Collaborate closely with brand editors, sales, procurement, finance, and production teams to align legal execution with creative and commercial objectives, and partner with international teams to align production practices, deal terms, and workflows across regions.
• Negotiate agreements in support of hybrid video and photo shoots, as needed.
• Communicate effectively with executives, producers, internal teams, and external partners, maintaining discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive matters.
• Carry out all responsibilities in accordance with Condé Nast’s Code of Conduct, Business Principles, and ethical standards, modeling professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment in all interactions.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to the bar in at least one US jurisdiction, in good standing.
• Four or more years of relevant entertainment legal experience, including production legal experience at a law firm, studio, network, digital media company, or similar organization.
• Demonstrated experience supporting digital video and new media productions, including editorial and branded content.
• Livestage production legal experience preferred.
• Film and television, music, and labor and guild experience is a plus.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills with the ability to manage a high volume of matters in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of professionalism and executive presence, with the ability to interact effectively with senior Business and Legal Affairs leadership and senior executives across the company.
• Excellent judgment and a practical, business-oriented approach to legal problem solving.
• Able to collaborate effectively across departments and communicate clearly with creative, production, and commercial partners.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with the ability to anticipate issues and propose solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience navigating matrixed organizations and working with multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Condé Nast brands, digital platforms, and content strategies a plus.

Qualifications

• Desired Skills And Qualifications

The expected base salary range for this position is from $140,000-160,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.