Senior Lawyer
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Department: Legal & Business Affairs
Location: North Sydney, Hybrid
Working Rights: Candidates must have Australian full working rights
Job Purpose
Reporting to the SVP Business & Legal Affairs for BBC Studios Direct to Consumer and working closely with the ANZ Head of Global Channels & Streaming, the Senior Lawyer will be responsible for providing world‐class business and legal affairs support for all aspects of the BritBox Australia and ANZ Global Channels & Streaming businesses. This includes drafting and negotiating content acquisition, distribution (including app distribution), marketing, services and other general commercial agreements, as well as advising on channel carriage arrangements, music licensing, marketing compliance, data protection, consumer law and other regulatory matters relevant to a digital content business.
The incumbent should be a self‐starter who can take on tasks beyond the remit, engaging in strategy development to detailed execution and delivery. This role reports to the SVP Business & Legal Affairs for Direct to Consumer (based in UK) and works day‐to‐day with the BBC Studios team in Sydney.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
* Provide strategic support for BBC Studios ANZ's growth strategy as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
* Lead business and legal affairs support for all aspects of the BritBox Australia business.
* Provide business and legal affairs support for the Global Channels & Streaming ANZ business.
* Draft and negotiate content acquisition agreements, and app and content distribution agreements.
* Draft and negotiate a wide range of general commercial arrangements, including technology and marketing services/partnerships.
* Advise on regulatory matters relevant to the broadcast/streaming media industry and direct‐to‐consumer digital businesses, including marketing, consumer law and privacy/data protection.
* Support the Head of BLA, ANZ on key channel carriage deals.
* Advise on music licensing.
* Contribute to local regulatory affairs initiatives, such as consultations.
* Provide training to internal stakeholders on regulatory matters (e.g., privacy/data protection).
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* Passionate about British TV and streaming media.
* Independent contributor and collaborative team player.
* Committed to working in a fast‐paced media environment.
* Highly analytical, commercially‐mindful, with strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
* Excellent attention to detail, strong time‐management and multitasking ability.
* Excellent communication skills, able to clarify complex issues for non‐lawyers.
* Comfortable assessing risk and making sound commercial and legal recommendations in challenging circumstances.
* Track record of providing proactive, specialist, timely and authoritative legal advice to senior leaders.
* Motivated to develop, gain experience across business lines, and contribute to knowledge sharing.
Required Qualifications and Experience
* Solicitor or barrister qualified in Australia.
* Proven experience drafting and negotiating content acquisition agreements (sales or acquisition side), app and content distribution agreements.
* Proven experience drafting and negotiating a wide range of general commercial arrangements, including technology and marketing services, and advising on intellectual property matters.
* Proven experience advising on regulatory matters relevant to broadcast/streaming media industry and direct‐to‐consumer digital businesses, including marketing, consumer law and privacy/data protection.
* Understanding of the structures and systems, including regulatory systems, within which broadcasters, television producers and distributors operate.
Desired Qualifications and Experience
* At least 5 years post‐qualification experience, with at least 3 years in broadcast/streaming media entertainment industry.
* In‐house experience at a media company.
Perks and Benefits
* 25 days of annual leave.
* 18 weeks paid parental leave.
* 2 days volunteer leave per year.
* Annual flu vaccinations.
* Annual skin checks.
* Employee assistance program and wellbeing resources.
* Access to coaching programmes and LinkedIn Learning courses.
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