Senior Counsel, Regulatory Affairs & Corp Transactions

About the role

The E.W. Scripps Company is seeking a Senior Counsel, Regulatory Affairs & Corporate Transactions to provide legal counsel on matters related to the distribution of the Company’s local stations, networks, and programming across multiple platforms, including over-the-air, MVPD, streaming, and digital. This role will structure, negotiate, and draft a variety of commercial agreements; prepare regulatory filings; and oversee compliance with FCC regulations in partnership with internal teams. The Senior Counsel will also support the Company’s mergers and acquisitions activity and advise business leaders on regulatory and transactional matters, with a focus on operational effectiveness, risk management, and alignment across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Advise on regulatory and contractual rights, obligations, most-favored-nation provisions, and transactional standards related to retransmission consent, network, and program distribution.
• Draft offers and contracts based on approved deal terms; coordinate with Distribution in negotiations.
• Review and negotiate inbound contract requests from outside parties, including retransmission consent, network distribution, non-disclosure, master services, and related agreements.
• Create new contract forms as needed to accommodate evolving business models.
• Evaluate standard terms and template agreements to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Coordinate with business units to manage deal flow and contract execution.
• Manage outside counsel when appropriate and oversee contract management system.
• Monitor FCC regulatory requirements and compliance obligations relevant to the Company’s operations.
• Draft and coordinate FCC compliance materials in collaboration with internal teams.
• Work closely with the VP of Government Affairs on compliance-related matters, with advocacy