Associate Principal Counsel
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10111798 Emplacement Burbank, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date de publication 30/01/2025Résumé du poste:
At Disney, we‘re storytellers. We make the impossible possible. We do this by utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world.
We are seeking an attorney to join the ABC Marketing legal affairs team. As a member of the team, you will be responsible for legal matters arising during the course of traditional and digital marketing for the ABC Network, CreativeWorks, and Sales.
Responsibilities:
- Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of marketing production agreements, including engaging third party agencies and production companies, creative services, below-the-line production agreements, talent agreements, content and asset licensing, and others.
- Collaborate as needed with overflow unscripted production work for ABC, Hulu, or Disney Branded Television
- Support in clearing marketing assets, and provide thoughtful legal advice to clients on potential risks and issues.
- Coordinate with Disney’s other legal teams and subject matter experts (e.g., intellectual property, music, piracy, employment, labor, global security, risk management, etc.) to address issues that affect your area.
- Manage important relationships with our business and entertainment partners, provide advice to senior executives, and assist more senior counsel in the development of department policies and procedures.
- You will be expected to work independently but collaboratively with other lawyers in the group, in particular seeking guidance on more complex or high-risk matters.
Job Qualifications
- JD degree. Admission to California State Bar Association (or willingness and qualification to be Registered In-House Counsel) and law degree from an accredited law school.
- Minimum 7 years of significant legal experience with a minimum of 5 years in the entertainment industry.
- Production experience, unscripted in particular, is highly desirable.
- Solid understanding of business and legal issues pertaining to marketing and advertising. Demonstrated capacity to keep current on emerging business and legal trends in motion picture, television and new media industry.
- Superior drafting, negotiation, communication and organizational skills. Significant experience drafting and negotiating promotion, sponsorship and advertising agreements.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well in a team environment and act as a resource to colleagues with less experience. Ability to build interdepartmental relationships at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and present arguments to higher-level attorneys and clients to help shape strategic decisions made by those individuals. Ability to effectively challenge business approach and articulate legal risks.
- Ability to evaluate and reconcile issues from the business-unit and enterprise level perspective.
- Exceptional organizational, prioritization and time management skills with the ability to work under deadlines and execute efficiently against multiple, high-priority and high volume projects. Demonstrates a clear ability to manage fast paced production environment.
- Ability to work in an environment with a high degree of confidentiality.
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $171,900 to $222,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Sur The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
Chez Disney Corporate, vous verrez comment les secteurs d’activités qui animent les marques puissantes de la société se rassemblent pour former la société de divertissement la plus novatrice, développée et admirée au monde. En tant que membre d’une équipe d’entreprise, vous travaillerez avec les leaders de classe mondiale qui mettent au point les stratégies qui permettent à The Walt Disney Company de rester à la pointe du divertissement. Collaborez avec d’autres penseurs novateurs pour permettre aux meilleurs conteurs de créer des souvenirs pour des millions de familles du monde entier.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.