Job Description

Facebook seeks a talented and highly motivated lawyer with at least three years of transactional experience to support its Facebook and Instagram content licensing initiatives. You will work with business leads to structure, draft and negotiate agreements with content creators and media partners for rights to a wide range of entertainment and gaming video content for distribution on Facebook Watch, fb.gg, IGTV and IG Reels. You will also advise clients on the various legal risks, business strategies and other issues related to commercial transactions and business operations. This is a full-time position.

Commercial Counsel Responsibilities

* Contract drafting, negotiation and advisory responsibilities for Facebook and Instagrams Media Partnerships, and Facebook Gaming Partnerships teams

* Provide thoughtful and practical business and legal advice to develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to our relationships with creators and media partners

* Manage and resolve legal issues that arise in existing domestic and international commercial relationships

* Some domestic and international travel may be required

Minimum Qualifications

* J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least one US state bar

* 3+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in transactional practice at a law firm and/or in-house with a media, entertainment, internet or technology company

* Experience with the evolving U.S. media landscape, including distribution trends and business models

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience working independently and reacting quickly to make decisions that have both legal and business impact, and manage multiple projects simultaneously

* Experience working in a top national or international law firm

* Experience providing counsel to internet companies with video products and services offered to consumers

* Transactional focus in entertainment, gaming and talent agreements

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

Facebook is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or who are neurodivergent, and to candidates with sincerely held religious beliefs or requiring pregnancy related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.