Director of Business and Legal Affairs- Hallmark Media

WHAT THIS ROLE ENTAILS AND HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

As the Director-Business and Legal Affairs, you will focus on managing business affairs activities related to talent, with additional management of acquisition, development, and production across all Hallmark Media platforms. You will assist other members of the department and work closely with departments across the company and Hallmark generally in the creation of content and hiring of talent for our content.

Essential Functions:

• Manage day-to-day talent business affairs issues as well as other areas of the business related to the negotiation and execution of programming deals.
• Manage all aspects of talent deals, from developing business points, working with our casting team, negotiating with talent agents, managers and lawyers, and drafting deals.
• Provide legal guidance and expertise to client departments or productions regarding laws, regulation, and industry customs and practice pertaining to development, production, distribution and other exploitation of programs.
• Structure deals and draft and negotiate agreements for development, production and licensing of programming, including rights acquisitions and clearances, book options, literary acquisitions, talent engagements, talent releases, sponsorship agreements, production services agreements, and music agreements in connection with original movies and series production.
• Draft and negotiate agreements with distributors, sales agents, insurance providers and other vendors.
• Analyze and advise regarding the ramifications and implications of deal elements, including risks relating to the business and legal aspects of productions.
• Manage guild relationships in accordance with relevant guild agreements and resolve issues with the guild.
• Prepare deal summaries for use by legal, production and finance.
• Keep apprised of and be able to apply applicable production tax incentive programs in the US and Canada.
• Conduct legal research involving copyright, trademark and media law.
• Evaluate and provide legal counsel regarding promotion and publicity issues.
• Interact with senior management to keep abreast of plans and strategies impacting the Networks.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

The following is required to be considered for this role:

• JD and California State Bar membership required
• Minimum of 10 years Business Affairs experience in media company or law firm

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Your resume will stand out if you have:

• Excellent drafting, negotiation and organizational skills
• Relative experience in one or more of the following industries: cable/broadcast/ studios/digital media companies
• Extensive knowledge in-depth knowledge of contract and general corporate law
• Knowledge of intellectual property, entertainment, technology and privacy law are strongly preferred
• Knowledge of industry deals and practices
• High level of proficiency using Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel
• Ability to work well in fast-paced, deadline intensive in-house environment.
• Good business judgment and confidence
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a range of personalities and styles
• Ability to establish productive relationships at all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage high volume of transactions and work independently

Now's your chance to embrace a future with Hallmark-just follow the instructions below to apply.

You must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields.Accepted file types are DOCX and PDF.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment.

Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing

of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Hallmark is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally-protected status. Principals only please.

HALLMARK - Because Connecting With Each Other Has Never Been More Important

For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most. That's why millions of people all over the world connect with the Hallmark brand. It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us who work here.

Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark's second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!

When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team. In the day-to-day, we'll make the best use of the skills and talents you already have. We'll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.

Our culture of care for our consumers and for one another shows in the way we embrace different backgrounds, identities, and working styles, deliberately seeking out ways to be more inclusive both internally among our work groups and externally through the things we make and sell to our retail partners and consumers. We believe that a broadly inclusive, equitable approach is also our best path to future success. We're seeking out those who can bring a fresh perspective to our business and would love your input as someone new to our team! We can only change and grow when we intentionally include new perspectives-like yours.