Sony Pictures Imageworks

Senior Counsel

Sony Pictures Imageworks • $150K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Outstanding academic credentials with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
  • Experience in linear and on-demand networks operations and media transactions
  • Membership in Florida Bar or California Bar required
  • Strong drafting and negotiation skills with effective communication
  • Ability to manage fast-paced, changing priorities
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish; Portuguese is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Structure, negotiate, and draft various transactional agreements
  • Advise on advertising sales, sponsorships, and regulatory compliance
  • Handle program acquisition agreements for television and promotional programming
  • Manage production service agreements and general transactional contracts
  • Ensure marketing activities comply with regulations and license restrictions
  • Oversee rights and clearance for programming and promotional materials
  • Support corporate maintenance for subsidiaries related to SPT Networks Latin America

Benefits

  • Work within a collaborative and supportive legal team
  • Engage with senior business executives in a dynamic environment
  • Opportunities for professional development within a major entertainment brand
  • Exposure to a diverse portfolio in the media and entertainment sector
  • Work in a vibrant location like Miami, Florida
Full Job Description
Sony Pictures Entertainment seeks an exceptional attorney who thrives in a collaborative team environment to support Sony Pictures Television’s Networks for the region of Latin America and Brazil (“SPT Networks Latin America”). Working with senior business executives in the U.S. and abroad, the successful candidate will manage a wide range of legal affairs related to the day-to-day operations of SPT Networks Latin America’s linear and on-demand television and digital networks.  Responsibilities: Based in Miami, Florida, the successful candidate will be responsible for structuring, negotiating, drafting and advising on a variety of transactions and matters, including: (i) advertising sales, advertising sponsorships, product placement and regulatory compliance for advertising ; (ii) program acquisition agreements for long-form and short-form programs, television series and promotional programming for broadcast and/or transmission on SPT Networks Latin America’s linear and on-demand channels and services; (iii) production service agreements; (iv) general transactional contracts such as barter agreements, digital service contracts, media planning, and other vendor agreements; (v) structuring marketing activities (such as contests, sweepstakes, events, and social media campaigns) in compliance with applicable regulations and in compliance with license restrictions; (vi) distribution of channels and digital services; (vii) rights and clearance of materials for programming and on-air promotional campaigns; (viii) corporate maintenance for subsidiaries that support SPT Networks Latin America; and (ix) other transactions related to SPT Networks Latin America’s business. As a member of Sony Pictures’ Distribution and Networks Business and Legal Affairs Department, the successful candidate will be part of an experienced, collaborative and supportive legal team. In addition to working with senior business executives, this Senior Attorney will work closely with all other commercial and legal experts within Sony Pictures. Job Requirements: • Outstanding academic credentials and a minimum of 6 years (post JD/Bar Admission) of transactional or commercial experience with a major law firm or media/entertainment group. • Experience in linear and on-demand networks operations, production, program licensing, new media and entertainment transactions (law firm or in-house). • Membership in Florida Bar or California Bar. • Possess effective communication skills and strong drafting and negotiation skills. • Able to prioritize and take initiative in a fast-paced environment with continuously changing priorities and deadlines. • Able to work both independently and as a team player. • Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, written and spoken is required; Portuguese is a plus.

About Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks is a visual effects and animation studio based in Culver City, California. The company provides digital animation and visual effects services for feature films, television, and advertising. Sony Pictures Imageworks has worked on several high-profile projects including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Hotel Transylvania, and The Angry Birds Movie. The company has won several awards for its work, including Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Animated Feature. Sony Pictures Imageworks is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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700 employees
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Founded
1992

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