Junior Contracts Manager

Is this the role for you?

In a key legal role within the Business and Legal Affairs Team (BALA), the Junior Contracts Manager is responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts for licensing deals and ensuring a fast, efficient, and consistent turnaround time for the department’s Consumer Products contracts. This role works across all international territories whilst always providing the business with a high level of professional service. You will also provide other support to BALA Managers, Legal Counsels, Vice President, and Senior Vice President as/when required.

What will you be doing?

•    Managing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and other legal correspondence for licensing deals (for example merchandise, digital, publishing, and promotions) for business groups across the international region for the Legal Counsel’s (or other senior team members) review and approval
•    Managing own deals and matters ensuring efficient deal turnaround times
•    Maintaining templates and suggesting updates for senior team members’ review and approval
•    Assisting with admin tasks including but not limited to research, counterfeit sightings, debt collection, customs letters, due diligence, and litigation matters
•    Maintaining relationships with internal stakeholders, external agents, and licensees
•    Maintaining and circulating BALA reports as required
•    Collaborating and assisting other Junior Contracts Managers as well as assisting VP and SVP of BALA on special projects as/when instructed
•    Any other legal correspondence and task as required

What are we looking for?

•    Paralegal experience preferred 
•    Law degree desirable but not essential as we will consider applicants with relevant experience (Media Industry preferred)
•    Experience working in-house preferred but will consider applicants from private practice backgrounds that have had experience managing their caseload and dealing directly with clients
•    Confident and proven drafting skills (including free drafting) and negotiating a variety of agreements and amendments
•    Ability to manage own caseload (e.g 40-80 deals at any time)
•    Excellent attention to detail and time management skills
•    Ability to track and look after their workload and report to management regularly regarding the status of a deal
•    Accuracy and speed to ensure fast and efficient turnaround times
•    Experience working under pressure and in a fast-paced environment 
•    Able to work well with other team members, other internal departments, agents, and licensees
•    Willing and able to assist other team members with drafting contracts/amendments as/when required

Unleash your potential in a place you belong! 
At Paramount in London, we have an iconic portfolio of brands, like Paramount, MTV, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Comedy Central and many more, reaching more than 3.8 billion subscribers in 180+ countries and territories, via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties,  in 40 languages.  
Come and join a culture where content, people and ideas merge. An exciting and open place where your talents can truly thrive and where our employees make it unique. You could be the next addition to our incredible team! 
  

We offer an inclusive environment where you can really be yourself and find your niche. You’ll get to work alongside streaming platforms you can be proud of, with content that touches millions of lives. Plus, you can learn about the things we’re doing to make the industry more sustainable, and enjoy lots of perks:  

• A monthly streaming fund   
• All the health and financial benefits you’d expect, and some you wouldn’t   
• Flexibility to own the way you work  
• Mental health activities and support  
• All manner of BBQs, socials and events  

97% of our recent hires would recommend us to their friends and family, so what are you waiting for? 

Our values are intertwined and work together to drive the business outcomes we seek, and once combined we believe these will power our company forward.  
  

• Optimism & Determination | We share a positive belief that we can navigate and thrive in the landscape ahead  
• Inclusivity & Collaboration | We embrace new and diverse voices, act with care and work together to capture opportunities and manager through challenges   
• Agility & Adaptability | We think entrepreneurially, are resilient in change and move quickly to anticipate and create what’s next  

  
At Paramount, we value and celebrate difference. We want to ensure that we fully represent the make-up of UK society in our workforce as well as bringing diverse perspectives to our business. We want to make sure Diversity and Inclusion are not just buzz words; we truly want to foster an authentic inclusive environment, where all employees feel that they can bring their whole selves to work. We take responsibility of being a Disability Confident Employer seriously and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria of the role applied for. If you require any support or assistance during the interview process, please let your recruiter know or email uk.recruitment@vimn.com and we will be happy to help.