An international entertainment firm is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel. The selected applicant will be negotiating affiliate sales representation contracts, reviewing programme acquisition agreements, and other related duties.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiate affiliate sales representation contracts and channel carriage agreements
- Review program acquisition agreements for third-party content
- Counsel on agreements for the sale of advertising airtime on branded channels
- Prepare and negotiate program production agreements for original content
- Review marketing contracts and ensure compliance of marketing campaigns with locally applicable laws
- Advise on regulatory matters and develop legal processes to enforce compliance
- Negotiate technical operations contracts, including playout, language, IT, and associated infrastructure
- Negotiate program sales agreements for distribution of US content on linear channels and digital platforms in Korea and China
Requirements:
- More than 8 years of experience (5 of which are post-qualification) in a top-tier TMT law firm or a TMT company (media environment in the field of television or digital media production and licensing is preferred).
- Extensive experience negotiating and advising on IP, licensing, and general commercial matters
- Experience negotiating contracts autonomously
- Experience in domestic and international content licensing, linear and on-demand rights and distribution, and applicable regulatory matters is highly advantageous
- Legal qualifications applicable in the country of qualification, preferably Korea
- Bilingual level written and verbal Korean and English
About the Company:
A multinational entertainment company that leads the global market with the production and distribution of a wide array of entertainment content and programs. This award-winning media company has been around for decades now and reaches hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.
Keywords:
엔터테인먼트, 미디어, 법률, 디지털, 라이선스, 국제
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