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About:
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) is the consumer-facing identity of Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan.
A leading media and entertainment conglomerate, SPNI comprises 28 Premium Channels in both SD and HD formats, including leading Hindi General Entertainment Television Channels – Sony Entertainment Television; Sony SAB and Sony PAL; Marathi General Entertainment Channel – Sony Marathi; Bangla General Entertainment Channel – Sony AATH; Hindi Movie Channels – Sony MAX, Sony MAX 1, Sony MAX 2 and Sony WAH; renowned destination for sports fans – Sony Sports Network comprising Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5; Kids Entertainment Channel – Sony YAY!; English Movie Channel – Sony PIX; Factual Entertainment Channel – Sony BBC Earth; Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel in the US and Canada – Sony KAL; Digital entertainment OTT platform – Sony LIV and the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media – Studio NEXT. This Network reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in over 150 countries.
Recognised as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry, SPNI is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, Exemplars of Inclusion in AVTAR & Seramount’s Most Inclusive Companies Index 2024 and listed as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India for eight consecutive years by AVTAR & Seramount. In recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices SPNI won the ET Future Skills 2024 for Best Learning Program Supporting Change Transformation Business Strategy, and the TISS LeapVault CLO Awards 2024 for Best Employee Engagement Program and Best Games Based Learning Program.
SPNI is in its 30th year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited, and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.
Role:
Associate/Senior Associate
Qualification:
- LLB or any other post graduate qualification in Law from a reputed institute/ institution
- PQE of 5-8 years of legal experience, preferably with some portion of that experience in commercial transactions and intellectual property issues.
- Atleast 3 years in the Media & Entertainment Industry (specifically in content licensing business).
Critical Competencies: Technical
- Excellent drafting skills; Good knowledge of contract law, arbitration and civil litigation. Good knowledge of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the regulatory framework.
- Well versed with commercials negotiations. Someone who is able to enhance industry specific understanding, having good drafting skills and be an effective negotiator.
- Ability to understand and interpret the relevant regulations and apply the same to the work situation.
- Good analytical and presentation skills and capable of providing sound and practical legal advice to the business heads.
- Demonstrated (hands on experience) subject matter knowledge in structuring, drafting, negotiating and closing of the deals.
- Should be proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and be forthcoming and eager to learn and implement cutting-edge technology, and other legal technology tools.
Critical Competencies: Behavioural
- Ability to leverages relationships, build a strong network and have effective negotiations.
- Strong communication skills and a team player.
- Working within deadlines.
- Must be self-driven and motivated to take initiatives.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to handle pressure situations with alacrity.
- Incumbent must have multitasking ability. Timely and efficient delivery of legal support is the key.
- Strategic thinker balanced with a grasp of details. Must possess the ability to switch between execution and strategy mode most effortlessly.
- Ability to see the big picture, visualize the future and develop relevant functional strategies which value add to our business.
- Must be excited by, and be able to navigate ambiguity.
- Must be able to get the job done by working collaboratively with others.
Responsibilities:
- Content Licensing: A thorough understanding of the full cycle of management of rights, media platforms, modes of exploitation, etc. commencing from the time of due diligence of the chain of title documents that fulfils the pre-requisite condition of acquiring and licensing the content related to movies and certain other genres of content.
- Music Vertical: Handling all types of transactions pertaining to music (acquisition and licensing) and its allied businesses, and advising on rights availability and management, exploitation avenues, holdbacks and partnering with the business teams to provide legal support. Good understanding of the music nuances, the industry practices, legal updates, interplay with the labels, societies etc.
- Distribution and International Business: To undertake the entire spectrum legal responsibilities pertaining to the channel distribution to support the international distribution business of SPNI including affiliate agreements, barters, marketing agreements, Telco agreements, advertising, sponsorship and other monetization opportunities.
- Channel business support: Supporting the channel business by providing legal assistance in relation to production of programs, talent hiring, PR, Creative & Designing, Marketing, OAP, Programming, IT, Logistics, Ad Sales, contest terms and conditions, privacy policies, terms of usage of websites and likewise; drafting and negotiating low to medium complexity contracts for the foregoing aspects of the channel business by providing legal inputs and rendering services through the contractual process.
- For the aforesaid verticals: Drafting & reviewing of the agreements, negotiation of contracts with counterparties’ lawyers, value addition in commercials, management of contractual compliances, management of rights in software dedicated for this, liaising with the various departments to ensure contractual compliances are made.
- Processes and Systems: Managing, implementing various systems and processes for the better functioning of various verticals within the organisation including online contract requisition system, Proper and timely recordkeeping, Master Data Management Project, Contract Lifecycle Management System, Contractual Matrix, rights management grid and others. Templatization of important agreements. Analyzing company’s Legal processes for delays, obstructions, and weaknesses and accordingly advising and implementation of process upgrades to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Miscellaneous: To provide contracting and legal support for new initiatives and special projects of the company.
- To minimize risk and proactively protect the company’s interest and assets.
- Engaging, learning and winning the confidence for handling high complexity contracts.
- To manage day to day responsibility for drafting accurate contracts, negotiating them with third parties on his/her own and concluding them in tight deadlines.
- To provide accurate, effective and timely legal advice, analysis and support on commercial and contractual matters taking into account the commercial environment.
- To liaise with intra departments of the company in respect of commercial and contractual matters where appropriate to ensure that all relevant legal issues are identified and appropriate support is provided.
- To understand tax and regulatory structure of the company and be able to safeguard the company from exposure in the contracts.
- To assist in the development of best practice with regards to the legal aspects of commercial and contractual matters entrusted.
- To influence and assist in discussions between clients and other functions to ensure the best legal solution to meet commercial objectives and to encourage best practices.
- To provide regular reports and updates to line manager and to clients, as appropriate.
- Perform additional duties as directed by Reporting Manager
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can Apply here
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