Senior Manager, Production Legal Affairs

Job Posting Title:

Senior Manager, Production Legal Affairs

Req ID:

10080646

Job Description:

The Senior Manager, Production Legal Affairs handles day-to-day production legal matters including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating below-the-line production agreements for Disney Entertainment – Studios film banners 20th Century Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, and Searchlight Pictures; and managing other special projects.   Responsible for assigned productions and for supervising assigned personnel.

Job Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate visual effects agreements, below-the-line production, and third-party agreements, including a wide variety of contracts including location agreements, office space rentals, leases, equipment rentals, manufacture agreements, vendor agreements, aviation and drone rentals, watercraft agreements, prop rentals, among other services.
• Responsible for managing, evaluating, prioritizing, and directing the work of assigned personnel, which will include overseeing and reviewing their work.
• Routinely exercise discretion and independent judgement.
• Provide guidance to producers and production personnel for high-risk issues, as needed.
• Partner with Attorneys, Finance, Labor Relations, Physical Production, and Risk Management among other teams to ensure alignment.
• Assess status of productions, on a continuous basis, while making adjustments to an approach or resources, as needed.
• Perform special projects (e.g., master sourcing agreements) and other related duties as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years’ experience at an entertainment company, law firm, live event company, or strong motion picture production office experience with a minimum of two (2) years drafting, reviewing, and negotiating below-the-line contracts.
• Minimum two (2) years supervisory experience. 
• Experience counseling business partners and making decisions that have legal and business impacts.
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills with the ability to analyze complex issues and devise solutions independently.
• Self-motivated and disciplined, with ability to multi-task under pressure, prioritize, and manage a heavy workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Highly organized, efficient, adaptable, accurate, and detail oriented.
• Strong communications skills
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, as well as proficiency with editing documents and redlining contracts.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree.

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $102,000 - $136,700 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting Segment:

Legal

Job Posting Primary Business:

Studio Legal and Legal Affairs

Primary Job Posting Category:

Legal Support

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Burbank, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-02-20