Manager, Business Affairs (20th Television)
Posted on: 16 Dec 2025
Burbank, CA
Job Description
Job Summary:
The 20th Television Studio Business Affairs team is seeking a Manager-level attorney to negotiate and draft various above-the-line contracts, guild deal memos, and rights agreements for 20th Television, one of the most prominent TV studios in the industry.
Responsibilities:
Negotiate and draft development deals for writers/directors/producers and test option agreements for actors
Simultaneously manage numerous projects in active development and production by coordinating with department, creative, production, and casting executives regarding budgets, writers rooms, and other matters necessary for the production of TV series.
Draft initial documents and support legal affairs in their responding to comments to those drafts while they move to execution.
Analyze contracts in response to business questions and provide necessary contractual/research information to 20th executives.
Maintain and administer department records and lists of deals, coordinating with Contract Administration
Requirements:
Minimum of 1 year (preferably 2 years) prior experience required at a law firm, having gained hands-on familiarity with the structure of television and intellectual property deals. Experience in a business & legal affairs department preferred
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
Must be able to maintain discretion and professionalism with senior leaders
Must have strong reasoning skills and be solutions-oriented
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Ability to handle multiple complex, high-profile matters simultaneously necessary for continuing success.
Must be detail-oriented with the ability to independently prioritize work and handle a high volume of tasks with set deadlines
Must have excellent organizational and tracking skills
Must be client-service oriented
Honesty, collegiality and a willingness to dig in and get a job done, vital to success. Sense of humor, a +
Preferred:
JD degree and active member of CA bar
Walt Disney
Burbank, CA
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Walt Disney or simply Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before officially changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986. The company established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and theme parks.
Since the 1980s, Disney has created and acquired corporate divisions in order to market more mature content than is typically associated with its flagship family-oriented brands. The company is known for its film studio division, Walt Disney Studios, which includes Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and Blue Sky Studios. Disney's other main divisions are Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Disney Media Networks, and Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, Freeform, FX, National Geographic Network, and A&E Networks; publishing, merchandising, music, and theater divisions; and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a group of 14 theme parks around the world.
The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1991. Cartoon character Mickey Mouse, created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, is one of the world's most recognizable characters, and serves as the company's official mascot.
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IndustryMedia/Entertainment
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