Assistant Manager- Legal, Digital

·        Transactional / Contracts

The role requires being responsible for the entire lifecycle of various commercial transactions. This includes assisting in drafting, negotiating, and closing a wide range of agreements, including the following:

o    Content License Agreements: Securing the rights to content from third-party producers and distributors.

o    Production Agreements: Managing legal aspects of content creation, including co-production and commissioning deals.

o    Format Agreements: Licensing the rights to show formats and intellectual property.

o    Marketing Agreements: Negotiating and finalizing agreements for promotional campaigns.

o    Artist/Talent Agreements: Drafting contracts for on-screen talent, artists, and other creative professionals.

·        Regulatory Understanding

A core part of this role is having a deep and practical understanding of the digital media and technology space, and staying current on evolving laws, guidelines, and industry standards in India and globally. This includes being familiar with:

o    IT Act & Rules: Regulations governing digital platforms, content and grievance redressal.

o    Intellectual Property Laws: Protection of copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary assets.

o    Data Privacy & Consumer Protection: Ensuring compliance with relevant data protection and consumer rights laws.

o    AI Use in content: Ensuring use of artificial intelligence is secure and in compliance with law.

·       Good organizational and interpersonal skills, including ability to work effectively within a team and a fast-paced dynamic business environment.

·       Strong foundational drafting and negotiating skills, and good understanding of copyright and general contract laws.

·       Identifies potential barriers and develops alternate strategies for an informed action plan to solve the problem.

·       Strong research skills regarding digital business laws and emerging legal topics.

·       Excellent communications skills and the ability to communicate legal issues and solutions in an articulate, precise and effective manner.

·       Leverages business understanding / functional expertise to deliver value to business.

·       Able to interface with stakeholders across all levels in the organization.

·       2 to 4 years of experience

·       Prior work experience in IP or digital sector preferred