United Talent Agency

Executive, Business Affairs - Film

United Talent Agency • $200K — $400K *
Los Angeles, CA 90011In-Person
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • JD from an accredited law school
  • Admitted to CA Bar
  • 7+ years of transactional legal experience
  • 4+ years in motion picture entertainment agreements
  • Experience in drafting talent and production services agreements
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Dynamic personality with a team-oriented approach

Responsibilities

  • Handle various Motion Picture projects including negotiating agreements
  • Act as a strategic business partner to UTA agents and executives
  • Apply innovative problem-solving skills in deal-making
  • Balance business needs with acceptable risk levels
  • Foster positive long-term internal and external relationships

Benefits

  • Unique opportunity at a leading global entertainment company
  • Access to resources for creating a center of excellence
  • Opportunity to excel in your career
  • Inclusive and diverse company culture
  • Competitive well-being support programs
  • Collaborative environment with growth opportunities
Full Job Description
UTA seeks a highly motivated attorney to join the Business Affairs department in the Los Angeles office. This executive will be an expert in motion pictures and will report to the Head of Business Affairs. Services shall include reviewing, drafting, and negotiating deals for UTA's Motion Picture division. This position is based in Beverly Hills, California.

The salary range for this role is $200,000 to $400,000 commensurate with experience and skills.

What You Will Do
  • Responsible for handling a variety of Motion Picture development, production and distribution projects on a day-to-day basis, including negotiating: actor, writer, producer and director agreements, rights agreements, finance agreements, co-production agreements, option agreements, distribution agreements, and various other agreements.
  • Act as an entrepreneurial business partner with and provide decision-making support and guidance on strategy in deal making to UTA agents and executives.
  • Apply innovative problem-solving skills and practical business judgment to balance UTA's business needs and acceptable levels of risk.
  • Foster positive long-term internal business client and external client relationships.


What You Will Need
  • JD from an accredited law school
  • Admitted to CA Bar
  • 7+ years of transactional legal experience, with 4+ of those years spent working on motion picture entertainment agreements.
  • Experience in some or all the following areas: drafting and negotiating talent agreements (e.g., actors, writers, producers, directors), production services agreements; intellectual property; guild/union agreements; and/or production legal work related to scripted audiovisual content. Experience with independent film agreements is also highly desired.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to interact with a range of personalities and styles in a fast-paced business environment and to work effectively with people at many different levels (including agents, senior executives, executives/business affairs, producers, artists, other attorneys, and in-house client divisions); have an effective problem-solving approach; excellent drafting and analytical skills; be well-organized; and have a strong work ethic.
  • An upbeat temperament, dynamic personality, and highly team-oriented approach to work is necessary.

What You Will Get

  • The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of a leading global entertainment companies
  • Access to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellence
  • The opportunity to do the best work of your career
  • Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture
  • Competitive programs to support your well-being
  • Experience working in a collaborative environment with room to grow


About United Talent Agency

United Talent Agency (UTA) is a talent and literary agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Nashville, Miami and Malmo, Sweden. UTA was founded in 1991 by a group of agents who left Creative Artists Agency (CAA). UTA represents artists and other entertainment professionals, including actors, writers, directors, producers, recording artists, and comedians. The agency also represents sports figures and models in endorsement, licensing, and personal appearance deals. UTA has been involved in a number of high-profile deals, including the representation of the creators of the television show Friends and the negotiation of a $900 million financing deal for the film studio Legendary Entertainment. In 2019, UTA acquired the music agency Circle Talent Agency, which represents electronic dance music artists. UTA has also been involved in philanthropic efforts, including the creation of the UTA Foundation, which supports a variety of charitable causes.
Learn more about United Talent Agency
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
* Ladders Estimates

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