Counsel, Feature Film & Television

Job Description
The Opportunity:
We’re seeking a talented individual with demonstrated lawyering skills to join Mattel’s expanding worldwide feature film and television practice. This position is located at Mattel’s headquarters in Los Angeles.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Our lead candidates will be attorneys with the following attributes:
- Solution-and client-oriented team player
- Self-starter who works independently but knows when to elevate issues and seek advice from colleagues
- Intellectually curious and eager to develop into well-rounded IP deal lawyer, with a focus on a broad range of entertainment deals
- Attention to detail in all areas of a deal practice, particularly as to technically excellent drafting skills, effectively managing deal cadence and processes, and providing succinct, reliable deal clearance and other advice
While the “soft skills” above are requirements for this position, our ideal candidate will also have relevant substantive experience, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a transactional attorney and rigorous law firm training and/or inhouse experience that includes some of the following:
- How to structure deals with an eye towards managing brands as franchises
- Content development (e.G., option/purchase, writer, director, and producer agreements)
- Co-productions, including international partnerships and tax-based financing incentives
- Copyright and other IP matters, including complex ownership and licensing arrangements
- Physical production, including clearances, music, talent, and guilds
- Product and brand integration
- Participations, royalties, and other payment structures
- Rights management
- How entertainment content and IP rights relate to the consumer products business, including how content can be deployed to activate brands