About the Role & Team
The Legal Department is seeking an experienced attorney tojoin the Global Content Licensing team supporting Disney’s direct-to-consumer businesses. This role will focusprimarilyonprovidingstrategic advising with respect tooperation of the Hulu + Live TV service,other content licensingagreementsacross Disney’s streaming ecosystem,andperformingduediligence, with an emphasis on operational excellence and strong cross-functional partnership.
This position offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of media, technology, and entertainment, supporting key distributionpartnershipsand stakeholders across the business. The role is well-suited for an attorney with a strong foundation in content distribution(specifically, with respect to DMVPDs and/or MVPDs carriage deals)who is interested in deepening their expertise in a fast-paced environment, with the opportunity to gain exposure to more complex deal workover time.
The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable managing a high volume of work while exercising sound legal judgment. This individual will play a key role in supporting ongoing distribution initiatives and contributing to the efficiency and scalability of the legal function.
What You Will Do
Conduct contract diligence and summarize key terms, rights, obligations, and restrictions for legal and business audiences
Basic Qualifications & Skills
Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating content distributionagreements acrosstraditional cable and satellite providers (e.g.,MVPDs),new media platforms and/ordigitalMVPDs, and/orbackground in a law firm supporting similar clients is strongly preferred
Education
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The hiring range for this position in Greater Los Angeles area is $174,600 to $225,800 per year and in New York area is $182,900 to $236,600 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
