Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs

Job Title Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs Auto req ID 2718BR CBS Business Unit CBS College Sports Network Division/Station College Sports Network Department Business & Legal Affairs Location New York - New York Job Description  Reports to the Executive Vice President/General Counsel. This position is primarily responsible for supporting the legal needs ofall members of the Affiliate Sales Group; however, this attorney will also handle programming, marketing, mobile, online and other multimedia matters.  Candidate will be the lead attorney in negotiating agreements for carriage of CBS C with U.S. and Canadian MSO’s. Will perform all day-to-day legal and business affairs activities for this unit. Position interacts internally with senior executives, including finance executives,and externally with MSO’s and satellite companies’ executives and attorneys. Will handle all audit requests and audit negotiations. Will assist EVP of Affiliate sales in strategic deal making and MFN management and tracking.  Will handle various day to day questions regarding contract restrictions and limitations. In addition, this position will negotiate and draft agreements for programming deals, marketing deals, mobile deals and “tech” deals. This person may oversee the work of the rights and clearances coordinator and intern in drafting sublicensing deals and rights agreements for music and footage. Will work closely with the vice president of programming in these negotiations.This position will handle various intellectual property and DMCA issues for CBS C.    Also, will work on miscellaneous matters as assigned by the General Counsel and assist in litigation and due diligence requests. Required Skills/Experience  Attorney with minimum of 8 -10 years of legal experience with an emphasis on intellectual property licensing and other various commercial agreements, including significant experience negotiating and drafting affiliate distribution and other television agreements. Strong understanding of various television distribution platforms and familiarity with FCC regulations with respect to cable issues.  Front-line business affairs negotiation experience in affiliate agreements required, with the expectation that candidate will have ability to assist in the structure and negotiation of deals as well as to draft agreements once terms are negotiated. This attorney will carry out complex activities with some level of autonomy and independence. Excellent judgment, initiative, and organization skills are a must. Must possess strong writing and interpersonal skills. Creative, business-friendly approach to problem solving and the ability to provide high quality legal support in a fast-paced environment are vital.  Attorney must be able to provide guidance and to teach rights and clearance manager and intern how to handle various sublicensing and other deals. Job Status Full Time

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Category:	Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
	> Business Development
Location:	New York, NY
County:	New York County
ZIP Code:	10001
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	CBS Corporation
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