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About the Role

The Director, Business and Legal Affairs provides legal, commercial, and strategic support for the development, financing, and production of Carnival's scripted television slate. This role involves leading negotiations, advising on contractual and rights matters, and supporting projects throughout their lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day legal and commercial support across Carnival's portfolio of scripted television projects from development through to delivery and exploitation.
Lead the negotiation, drafting, and management of agreements relating to development, production, financing, rights acquisition, talent engagement, distribution, and content exploitation.
Advise on intellectual property, chain of title, rights clearances, licensing, production finance, tax incentives, and content exploitation.
Support productions throughout their lifecycle, including contractual interpretation, rights-related issues, production queries, and dispute resolution.
Liaise with and manage external legal advisers on specialist or complex legal matters.
Provide practical, commercially focused advice to creative, production, finance, and business stakeholders.
Identify legal, commercial, and operational risks and develop pragmatic solutions.
Support the Head of Business & Legal Affairs on high-profile matters, strategic initiatives, and complex transactions.
Contribute to the development and improvement of legal and business affairs processes, templates, and best practices.
Build and maintain strong relationships with broadcasters, distributors, studios, financiers, production partners, agents, talent representatives, and other industry stakeholders.
Act as a key point of contact for legal and business affairs matters across assigned productions and projects.
Provide guidance, support, and knowledge sharing to junior members of the Business & Legal Affairs team.

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with strong post-qualification experience.
Experience within television, film, media, or entertainment, ideally within scripted content.
Strong experience negotiating and drafting complex production, development, talent, rights acquisition, financing, and commercial agreements.
Strong knowledge of intellectual property, chain of title, rights licensing, clearances, and content exploitation.
Experience advising broadcasters, distributors, producers, financiers, and other industry partners.
Experience supporting productions through development, production, and delivery.
In-house experience is highly desirable.
Experience working closely with finance teams on production financing and tax incentive matters is advantageous.
Experience gained in a leading law firm, media company, or multinational organization with an international outlook.
Strong educational background.
Commercially minded, pragmatic, and solution-focused.
Strong legal and commercial judgment, with the ability to balance risk and business objectives.
Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Highly organised, responsive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to focus on key objectives, provide efficient legal solutions, and make sound decisions under pressure.
Detail-oriented and methodical, with the ability to assess risks and evaluate different courses of action.
Collaborative and capable of building strong relationships across legal, production, creative, finance, and commercial teams.
Confident, concise, and persuasive communicator, both verbally and in writing.
Ethical, accountable, and highly professional.
Curious, resourceful, and adaptable, with a willingness to take on new challenges.
Enthusiastic about television, film, and the wider media landscape.
Open to leveraging technology and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency while maintaining nuance, creativity, and sound judgement.

Skills

Legal negotiation
Contract drafting
Intellectual property
Chain of title
Rights clearances
Licensing
Production finance
Tax incentives
Content exploitation
Stakeholder management
Commercial advice
Risk assessment
Communication
Organization
Problem-solving
Adaptability
Technology utilization

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Post-qualification experience

Education Level

Qualified lawyer

About the Company

Carnival Films is a London-based television and feature film production company and part of Universal Global Television.
Carnival Films is one of the UK's leading drama producers with hundreds of hours of content enjoyed by millions worldwide.
The company has an award-winning track record of delivering premium drama.
Carnival Films has a legacy built on groundbreaking storytelling, including the global phenomenon 'Downton Abbey'.
With over 200 international awards and honours, Carnival Films continues to push the boundaries of global storytelling.

Equal Opportunity

Carnival Films is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and will provide support during the application process.
NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Qualified individuals with a disability or disabled veteran may request reasonable accommodation for the application and recruitment process.