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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in licensing and distribution transactions, with a strong focus on drafting and negotiating legal agreements in the media sector. Proficient in managing legal projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Intellectual Property LawLicensing And DistributionDrafting And NegotiationLegal Project ManagementBilingual In English And French
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Hard Skills
Content Licensing AgreementsCommercial Media AgreementsNDA DraftingSettlement And Release AgreementsRights ManagementChain-Of-Title ReviewAcquisition AgreementsBanking AgreementsFinancing AgreementsProcess Improvement
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsGood Negotiation TechniquesProblem SolvingCollaborative ApproachAbility To Multi-Task
Certifications & Qualifications
Licensed To Practice Law In CanadaLLBJD
Industry Keywords
SVODAVODFASTTVODCanCon CertificationCRTC RegulationsCanadian Media Ecosystem
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support licensing and distribution transactions across Canada, the United States and Latin America
- Negotiate and draft content licensing agreements with major broadcasters, digital platforms and strategic partners, including linear, SVOD, AVOD, FAST and transactional licensing arrangements
- Draft and negotiate other legal agreements, including NDAs and Settlement and Release agreements
- Manage and provide guidance to one direct report
- Support legal projects including reviewing chain-of-title, key art and marketing restrictions
- Maintain and update sales, licensing and distribution templates
- Assist with drafting and negotiating acquisition, banking, financing and related agreements
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and consistency
- Participate in business, sales, pipeline and status meetings and provide legal guidance on deal strategy, rights issues and transaction execution
- Liaise with domestic and global sales teams on deal tracking and sales agreements
- Liaise with clients regarding commercial deal points on contracts
- Liaise with contract administration on contract management and rights management information
- Collaborate with Sales, Rights Management, Tax, Finance, Technical Operations and other stakeholders to facilitate deal execution, payment structuring, rights management and compliance
Requirements
What you’ll need- Qualified lawyer with 5-8 years post-call experience with professional legal training
- BS/BA, LLB or JD from an accredited institution
- Licensed in good standing to practice law in Canada
- Substantial experience in intellectual property law, licensing and distribution, including drafting and negotiation
- Familiarity with commercial media agreements, including copyright licenses, rights assignments, music publishing agreements and sales agency agreements
- Excellent drafting and communication skills, including with non-legal departments
- Good negotiation techniques with a commercial, problem solving and collaborative approach
- Familiarity with television, digital, SVOD, AVOD, FAST, TVOD and transactional content distribution models is an asset
- Ability to manage high volume of work across many projects and time zones and ability to multi-task
- Basic understanding of the Canadian media ecosystem, including CanCon certification and CRTC regulations
- Ability to work in both English and French is considered an asset
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive health and dental coverage
- Dedicated Health Spending Account
- Group RRSP with employer match
- Regular film screenings
- Opportunity to get involved in industry events