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About the Role
We are seeking a highly personable, commercial, and creative counsel with expertise in entertainment and media law to lead our legal and business affairs. You will be the go-to expert for the company, possessing a natural skill for helping business leaders understand the risk and reward in commercial deals and navigating ambiguity with confidence and ease. As a trusted strategic partner, you excel at translating legal and commercial concepts into clear and scalable business strategies, ensuring compliance across the fast-moving technology and entertainment sectors.
Responsibilities
- Negotiate and draft commercial terms for the global licensing and distribution of content.
- Negotiate and draft the full range of commercial contracts including talent agreements, supplier agreements and partnership agreements.
- Manage production agreements and compliance, including location agreements, archive licensing, and fair dealing analysis.
- Ensure compliance with regulations and developments impacting the company in its operating jurisdictions, including changes to product and platform.
- Manage data protection and privacy compliance in conjunction with the external DPO.
- Manage terms and conditions, marketing promotions, and consumer advice across multiple jurisdictions.
- Manage compliance with internal policies and procedures.
- Provide legal support to the HR team on policies.
- Manage corporate or investment due diligence when required.
- Collaborate with third-party legal partners including the content protection partner and manage foreign lawyers to ensure local compliance.
- Manage ongoing compliance with BBC Studio obligations.
Requirements
- 8+ years professional experience (post-qualification) as either a commercial lawyer or in business and legal affairs within the entertainment and media industry.
- Practical understanding of the needs of a growing start-up and enjoy supporting a scaling business.
- Exceptional communication skills; ability to translate complex legal requirements into comprehensible actions.
- Emotionally intelligent, highly adaptable to change, and able to bring a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach to decision-making.
- Skilled commercial negotiator with outstanding attention to detail and strong risk management credentials.
- Experience in both international and corporate law is highly advantageous.
Skills
- Entertainment and media law
- Commercial deals
- Legal and commercial strategy
- Compliance
- Data protection and privacy
- Negotiation
- Risk management
Location
- Kings Cross office
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 4-day per week
- Fixed term
- Maternity cover
Experience Level
- 8+ years post-qualification experience
Salary/Compensations
- £90,000-£99,000 per annum (prorated for 4 days per week)
Benefits
- 28 days holiday per calendar + public holidays (prorated for part time work)
- Salary sacrifice pension
- Private medical insurance or wellbeing allowance
- EAP, via Spill
- Flexible working
About the Company
- BBC Maestro is on a mission to provide trusted, human learning led by exceptional people with lived expertise.
- Inspires adults, giving them the knowledge and confidence to continue or the permission to start, helping them use their time for meaningful growth.
- Operates as an independent company within the BBC Studios portfolio, offering online courses from world-class experts.
- A small, collaborative team doing big things at pace.
- A place where creative ideas move fast, everyone rolls up their sleeves, and pride is taken in delivering high-quality learning experiences for a global audience.