Job Details

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Production Legal Counsel will play a critical role in supporting OBB Media's and Fanatics Studios' legal needs across active productions and content initiatives, serving as a key legal partner to Creative Development, Production, and internal teams. This role focuses on the day-to-day legal execution that keeps productions moving smoothly, compliant, and protected without slowing creative momentum.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for day-to-day production legal across all OBB Media and Fanatics Studios Projects, including but not limited to, TV, film, branded content, podcasts and experiential events.
• Negotiate production services agreements, with a strong understanding of physical production and deliverables (ie. – video assets, marketing and social media deliverables and legal deliverables).
• Work with creative producers and production executives to ensure that deal terms and deliverables in contracts match up with creative discussions with clients and production budgets.
• Negotiate all typical production legal agreements, including but not limited to, contracts with directors, line producers, showrunners, vendors, locations, music clearances, insurance, etc.
• Maintain organized checklist of all active negotiations and of greenlit projects ensuring that all contracts, clearances and legal deliverables are executed and fulfilled in a timely fashion.
• Identify issues relating to risk, insurance, guild/union matters, clearances, fair use, insurance coverages, etc.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with matters relating to production and E&O insurance policies, guilds and related signatory agreements, title reports, etc.
• Development work including negotiating attachment agreements with creators and talent.
• Oversee legal delivery and clearances to networks/distributors to ensure timely close out of projects.
• Leans more unscripted but knowledge of matters related to scripted production is a plus.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years working in legal/production legal at an entertainment law firm or in-house at a studio.
• JD from a top-tier law school.
• Admitted to CA bar.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of production and other entertainment legal concepts (e.g., clearance, copyright, trademarks).
• Strong understanding of social media, including but not limited to, Instagram and TikTok, and how these platforms are used in marketing.
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work proactively across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and have flexibility and willingness to take on additional projects as necessary.
• Has strong knowledge of union/guild matters and issues.
• Experience with tax incentives and other creative financing strategies is a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to stand, sit, walk up and down stairs.
• Must be able to work in a seated position for long periods of time.
• Must be able to use fingers, hands and arms at a computer keyboard for long periods
• of time.
• Must have the ability to speak clearly and distinctly, and hear and be heard and
• understood in person and by telephone.
• Must be able to reach, bend, stoop, walk up and down stairs and frequently lift up to
• 30 pounds (and occasionally up to 50 pounds).
• Must be able to visually and physically inspect areas of the work site.
• Must be able to work in a standing and/or walking position for long periods of time.
• Must be able to drive, have reliable transportation, a valid license and valid insurance
• (mileage is reimbursable).
• Some travel is required for this role. Must be able to travel by car and airplane.