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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Executive Counsel to support our content, production, and entertainment teams across a diverse portfolio of premium television, streaming, and digital content. This role offers the chance to advise on high-profile productions, talent, rights, commercial partnerships, and strategic initiatives, working closely with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal support to television, entertainment, content, and production teams.
• Draft, review, and negotiate talent, presenter, production, commissioning, and content agreements.
• Advise on intellectual property, copyright, licensing, rights acquisitions, and content exploitation opportunities.
• Partner with commercial teams on sponsorship, partnership, advertising, and revenue-generating initiatives.
• Provide advice on defamation, privacy, consumer law, regulatory compliance, and reputational risk matters.
• Support content teams on production-related legal issues from development through to delivery.
• Manage disputes, claims, and external legal counsel where required.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and provide commercially focused legal guidance that enables business outcomes.

Requirements

• Proven experience in media, entertainment, production, or content-focused legal roles.
• Strong commercial contracting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in intellectual property, content rights, licensing, and media law.
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach with sound commercial judgment.
• The ability to partner confidently with senior leaders in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercially minded media lawyer who thrives in fast-paced production environments and enjoys partnering with creative teams.

Skills

• Commercial contracting
• Negotiation
• Stakeholder management
• Intellectual property
• Content rights
• Licensing
• Media law

Experience Level

• Experienced

About the Company

• Seven West Media merged with Southern Cross Media Group in January 2026 to create one of Australia’s most prominent media companies, with a market-leading presence across television, audio, publishing, and digital.
• Seven West owns renowned media businesses and platforms including the Seven Network, 7plus, 7NEWS.com.au, LiSTNR, Hit and Triple M radio networks, The Nightly, The West Australian, The Sunday Times, and PerthNow.