Business Affairs Consultant (Media/Entertainment)

Business Affairs Consultant (Media/Entertainment)

Est End Date: 12/31/2026

Location:  2900 West Alameda Avenue Burbank California USA 91505 (Onsite 5 days) 

Prior experience negotiating deals at a network/platform, studio, production company, or entertainment law firm (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Structure, negotiate, draft and provide business counsel on all aspects of development, licensing, and production deals for The client+ original series.
• Communicate and summarize key deal terms for internal stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams.
• Collaborate with the Legal team on the longform agreements and standard terms.
• Help to establish and maintain internal forms and policies, including with respect to approval rights, on-screen credits, talent requirements, deliverables, exclusivity, advertising and marketing restrictions, and press and promotional obligations.
• Coordinate with affiliate and third‑party studios on the negotiation of key above-the-line agreements, underlying rights agreements, and pilot/series development and production documentation.
• Liaise with Creative and Production teams to review, evaluate, and approve production budgets and strategize to address and resolve production‑related issues.
• Partner with Finance, Marketing, Creative, Communications, Legal, and Production teams to advise on various issues related to The client+ original series.
• Maintain a strong understanding of emerging legal, technological, and industry developments that impact content creation, production, and distribution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctor from an ABA‑accredited law school.
• Minimum of 8 years of prior experience negotiating deals at a network/platform, studio, production company, or entertainment law firm (or equivalent experience).
• Strong drafting, analytical, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple high‑priority tasks simultaneously.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Self‑starter with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Notes:

Is this for a specific project? If so – please provide detail here on what this role will be working on.

What are the main 3-5 responsibilities of this resource?

VP or SVP level candidates, looking for the specific experience in entertainment, ideally if they have worked for streaming platforms that is preferred. They will be negotiating content agreements for the client+ original series, overseeing the above the line agreements handled by the studios, liasing with creating/finance/production and marketing/pr and other key stakeholders.

What are the TOP Critical Skills or Must Haves skills a candidate should have on their resume in order to be considered?

• Bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctor from an ABA‑accredited law school.
• Minimum of 8 years of prior experience negotiating deals at a network/platform, studio, production company, or entertainment law firm (or equivalent experience).
• Strong drafting, analytical, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple high‑priority tasks simultaneously.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Self‑starter with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.