About the Job
ALT Digital Media Entertainment Ltd.(Balaji Telefilms) is looking for an Executive and Sr Executive – Legal (Non-Litigation) who will be responsible for providing legal support to various verticals of ALT for web-series productions, content acquisition, syndication, and licensing verticals.
Eligibility
- The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in law (LL.B.).
- Post Qualification experience of a minimum of four–five (4-5) years as an in-house lawyer of production houses/broadcaster/digital platforms and/or in law firms with Media & Entertainment practice.
- Internship experience will not be considered towards the requirement of work experience.
- Understanding of contracts laws, corporate laws, and general industry practices.
- Thorough knowledge of laws related to intellectual property rights, especially copyrights, broadcasting, digital streaming, social media, etc.
- Good drafting skills.
- Excellent command over verbal and written (English & Hindi).
- Commitment to deadlines; Punctuality and efficiency.
- A team player & multi-tasker with an eagerness to learn.
- The incumbent in the role must be able to keep himself/herself updated with new developments relating to the media and entertainment industry and apply them to mitigate risk and exposure for the company.
- The incumbent is expected to be a quick learner and is expected to grasp and apply learnings from judgments, opinions, and articles in his/her legal role.
Responsibilities
- Contract – Drafting & Negotiation: Drafting, vetting, and negotiating contracts of medium to high complexity, contracts for the foregoing aspects of the businesses by providing legal inputs and advice pertaining to Productions (Audio Visual Content, Music, Artists, Talent, Crew, etc.), Marketing, Tech-support, Ad-Sales, etc.
- Rights Management Databases: Preparation and maintaining a real-time and accurate database for rights management to support business. Understanding of various content-related rights is a must.
- Syndication: To support the licensing and other intellectual property-related transactions by drafting and negotiating contracts.
- Content Acquisition: Production, Acquisition, and commissioning agreements of content.
- Standards & Practices: To review content and provide feedback on statutory/policy compliances.
Application Procedure
Forward your CV on priyanka.thakkar@balajitelefilms.com if interested.
