Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Content Acquisitions

Overview

A media streaming organization is seeking a Vice President, Associate General Counsel-level attorney to lead its Content Acquisitions Legal team. This leadership role involves providing legal advice, risk assessment, and partnership management to the Content Acquisitions and Partnerships business team, while managing a team of four attorneys. The position reports to the Executive Vice President and General Counsel and may be based in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, or remotely from any US-based location.

Responsibilities

• Lead and serve as a functional role model for the Content Acquisitions Legal team and the broader legal department.
• Develop a deep understanding of the streaming and ad technology industries to advise on legal issues and risk tolerance.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, legal colleagues, and senior leadership to formulate legal positions and provide business-forward advice.
• Participate in process improvements to enhance team efficiency and contribute to training initiatives across the legal department.
• Establish best practices to facilitate smooth content negotiations, including reviewing and updating contract templates.
• Structure, draft, review, and negotiate content license and distribution agreements, along with related contracts.
• Keep internal stakeholders and third parties informed on negotiation status and escalate issues to the General Counsel as appropriate.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, third-party partners, licensors, and external legal colleagues.
• Support other legal verticals with overflow work and provide counsel as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of legal experience combining established law firm and entertainment, media, advertising, and/or technology company backgrounds.
• At least 5 years of experience managing, coaching, and developing high-performing legal teams.
• Proven experience negotiating and drafting content acquisition and distribution agreements.
• Knowledge of digital rights management issues.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Excellent drafting abilities with a balance of legal protections and practical business needs.
• Ability to manage multiple complex legal transactions simultaneously.
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong executive presence and effective team leadership skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to explain complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal colleagues.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage a high-volume workload efficiently.
• Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school.
• Admission to the bar in at least one U.S. state.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range for high-cost labor markets (Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco): $252,300 to $360,500 USD, with final offer dependent on education, skills, experience, and location.
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and long-term incentive plan.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid time off.
• Flexible Time Off policy for salaried/exempt employees.
• Generous Parental Leave Program offering twelve weeks of paid bonding leave within the first year of birth, adoption, surrogacy, or foster placement, in addition to applicable government leave programs.
• Monthly wellness reimbursement for full-time, regular employees.

Location

This role may be located in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, or remotely from any US-based location.