Your New RoleWarner Bros. Discovery is seeking a Director, Legal and Business Affairs to join the Warner Bros. Television Animation legal team in Burbank, California. This position serves as a key member of the WB Animation legal team, providing strategic legal and business affairs counsel on the development, production, and distribution of animated television content.
This position independently manages complex talent, rights acquisition, production, distribution, and co-production transactions. It advises creative and production executives on business and legal matters and oversees contract administration activities.
The position is located in Burbank and reports to the Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs.
Your Role Accountabilities- Negotiates and structure above the line talent deals, rights acquisition, distribution and co-production deals for the development, production and distribution of animated television content
- Drafts talent agreements (writer, producers, etc.), option and acquisition agreements, studio facility agreements, commercial production agreements, voice actor agreements and other agreements and amendments as required for development and production of television series and longform content.
- Handles production legal for animated television and long form productions including chain of title documents, tax credit letters, overseas agreements and supervising clearance of show elements.
- Supervises contract administration process and contract analyst to ensure efficient and timely payments for development and production services.
- Provides other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience- Minimum 7 years work experience performing related job duties of this position.
- Minimum 2 years supervising legal department personnel.
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- JD required.
- California Bar required.
- Negotiation skills required.
- Legal drafting skills required.
- Knowledge of animation production process and thorough understanding of the SAG and IATSE 839 collective bargaining agreements preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with executives, managers, outside vendors, and other levels of personnel.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to organize and schedule work effectively, work well under time constraints, and handle multiple tasks.
- Management has the right to add or change duties and job requirements at any time.
How We Get Things Done...This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $157,500.00 - $292,500.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.
