Production Legal Counsel
29 days ago
Los Angeles
Job DescriptionTitle: Production Legal CounselDivision: OBB Media FLSA: Exempt Manager: SVP, LegalLocation: OBB HQ, West Hollywood, CA Created: January 2026 JOB OVERVIEW: The Production Legal Counsel will play a critical role in supporting OBB Media's and Fanatics Studios' legal needs across active productions and content initiatives, serving as a key legal partner to Creative Development, Production, and internal teams. This role focuses on the dayto-day legal execution that keeps productions moving smoothly, compliant, and protected without slowing creative momentum. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Responsible for day-to-day production legal across all OBB Media and Fanatics Studios Projects, including but not limited to, TV, film, branded content, podcasts and experiential events., • Negotiate production services agreements, with a strong understanding of physical production and deliverables (ie. – video assets, marketing and social media deliverables and legal deliverables)., • Work with creative producers and production executives to ensure that deal terms and deliverables in contracts match up with creative discussions with clients and production budgets., • Negotiate alltypical production legal agreements, including but notlimited to, contracts with directors, line producers, showrunners, vendors, locations, music clearances, insurance, etc., • Maintain organized checklist of all active negotiations and of greenlit projects ensuring that all contracts, clearances and legal deliverables are executed and fulfilled in a timely fashion., • Identify issues relating to risk, insurance, guild/union matters, clearances, fair use, insurance coverages, etc., • Responsible for ensuring compliance with matters relating to production and E&O insurance policies, guilds and related signatory agreements, title reports, etc., • Development work including negotiating attachment agreements with creators and talent., • Oversee legal delivery and clearances to networks/distributors to ensure timely close out of projects., • 3+ years working in legal/production legal at an entertainment law firm or in-house at a studio., • JD from a top-tier law school., • Admitted to CA bar., • Strong understanding and knowledge of production and other entertainment legal concepts (e.g., clearance, copyright, trademarks)., • Strong understanding of social media, including but not limited to, Instagram and TikTok, and how these platforms are used in marketing., • Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills., • Ability to work proactively across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and have flexibility and willingness to take on additional projects as necessary., • Has strong knowledge of union/guild matters and issues., • Must be able to stand, sit, walk up and down stairs., • Must be able to work in a seated position for long periods of time., • Must be able to use fingers, hands and arms at a computer keyboard for long periods of time., • Must have the ability to speak clearly and distinctly, and hear and be heard and understood in person and by telephone., • Must be able to reach, bend, stoop, walk up and down stairs and frequently lift up to 30 pounds (and occasionally up to 50 pounds)., • Must be able to visually and physically inspect areas of the work site., • Must be able to work in a standing and/or walking position for long periods of time., • Must be able to drive, have reliable transportation, a valid license and valid insurance (mileage is reimbursable).