VP, Production & Legal Affairs

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate development / production related agreements, including rights acquisition, writer producer, non-writing EP, and other similar agreements.
• Supervise and manage production legal activities for television programming, including drafting and negotiating production-related documents such as location agreements, leases, content/clip licenses.
• Render day-to-day production review, including script review and production clearance, title clearance, and fair use assessment.
• Partner cross-functionally with production, distribution, creative, and marketing to align on issues relating to deal structure, contract interpretation, and risk assessments.
• Manage multiple projects within production and in collaboration with other functions.
• Supervise marketing legal clearance review and other marketing legal activities; provide legal advice and risk assessment to marketing, publicity, and PR groups.
• Help develop and implement internal processes, policies, and best practices.

Requirements

Experience & Skills:

• Juris Doctor degree
• Member of the State Bar of California
• Minimum 10 years of legal experience gained in a law firm, preferably focusing on entertainment, or copyright/intellectual property; or gained in-house as part of a television network and/or studio
• Knowledge of televisions precedents and industry common custom and practice
• Strong drafting skills
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Highly motivated, responsible, extremely detail-oriented, organized, and able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

About STARZ

STARZ (NASDAQ: STRZ) is the leading premium entertainment destination for women and underrepresented audiences, and home to some of the most popular franchises and series on television. STARZ offers a robust programming mix for discerning adult audiences, including boundary-breaking originals and an expansive lineup of blockbuster movies, and is embodied by its brand positioning “We’re All Adults Here.” Complementary to any platform or service, STARZ is available across a wide range of digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors and is a bundling partner of choice. STARZ is powered by an industry-leading advanced technology, data analytics and digital infrastructure and the highly rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app.

Pay

$250,000 - $300,000