Position is responsible for providing legal counsel to internal production groups, including Category 6 MediaTM and the Six West Media groupTM on day-to-day production related matters and overseeing complex, high-risk and experimental matters in the areas of pre-broadcast review, intellectual property; 1st Amendment; causes of action common in entertainment and media industry cases, including privacy and defamation; to perform legal analysis, risk assessment, issue spotting, and ongoing support.  Position reports to VP, Legal & Business Affairs, as part of the Legal Risk and IP team.

MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Pre-Broadcast and Production Counseling:

Work collaboratively with the Content and Risk team, as well as independently, in advising production teams on legal risk and viability of program concepts, program content and marketing campaigns, working closely with creative teams to find creative and business-minded solutions to legal and other impediments to program concepts.

Agreement Negotiation and Clearance Review:

Interface with legal counsel for rights holders and program participants to negotiate and revise appearance, location, and materials releases. Partner with programming attorneys to identify and resolve areas of risk in production agreements and clearances for high-risk, sensitive and novel programming.

General Legal Advice and Risk Management:

Anticipate and analyze legal and other risk factors and counsel clients in connection with longer-range projects and urgent and emergency matters where legal, reputational, or safety and security risks need to be evaluated and solutions executed.

NYC-based production company looking for a full-time Bookkeeper / Production Accountant to work both remotely and in office.  Seeking candidate with 3-7 years’ experience.

The Weather Group is the parent company of The Weather Channel television network, the most trusted TV news network in America. With an industry legacy of delivering innovative weather storytelling, first-class storm coverage and localized weather information, Weather Group launched Local Now. Local Now delivers free local news, weather, sports, traffic and community news, geo-fenced to viewers’ zip codes; re-launched in late 2020, Local Now also offers hundreds of TV channels, movies, series and more across multiple streaming and connected platforms reaching viewers worldwide.

Founded by Byron Allen in 1993, Entertainment Studios is a fully integrated global media production and distribution company with 7 cable television networks, dozens of first-run syndicated shows, multi-platform theGrio, a film distribution company, THIS! TV, a suite of top network affiliated local TV stations and more! Entertainment Studios continues to aggressively grow, bringing an impressive portfolio of media properties to advertising partners. 

We’re always looking for new talent to keep us on top—like someone incredible to fill the job listed here.

Position Overview:

The Account Manager partners with Sales to provide “white-glove” service to Local Now clients. The AM’s goal is to positively impact revenue, especially renewals, by building and delivering effective advertising service. Candidates should have prior account management experience, preferably within a media company, and a history of achieving a successful renewal rate. Candidates must demonstrate a grasp of media math, strong digital/OTT streaming media knowledge and excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities:

Pre-sale:

• RFP Responses: Create media proposals with Planning and Inventory management; compile campaign parameters (whitelists, billing calendar, audience targeting, geographical considerations, marketing sponsorships, etc.); coordinate between departments to strategically respond to RFPs; address client’s KPI’s in proposal stage
• Facilitate productive internal cross-team communication between Research, Analytics, Planning, Ops, Ad Sales Marketing and Sales on new RFPs
• Support Sales AE’s as they pitch and negotiate deals to closure; secure necessary IO confirmation and assist with reporting revenue to management

Post-Sale:

• Onboard new clients and secure Finance approval/credit check 
• Review new and revised orders within order management system for quality assurance
• Communicate campaign handover to Operations to facilitate set-up and to ensure on-time launches
• Manage campaign kick-off calls with new clients, launch timelines, configuring and delivering weekly campaign reporting, pod calls, optimization recommendations and quarterly business reviews
• Confirm that screenshots are produced by Ops and sent to clients when requested
• Work with internal teams to manage and optimize the campaign
• Coordinate and lead weekly status calls with key clients
• Monitor and send weekly reporting
• Serve as lead contact for all day-to-day client communication, capable of troubleshooting issues by relating product knowledge or by knowing where to go for the answer
• Confirm creative is accessible to ACR partner and deliver creative when needed
• Ensures campaigns are set up to bill correctly and handle billing reconciliations
• Reviews Accounts Payable reporting to ensure accuracy, minimize financial loss to the company and correct errors in customer invoicing
• Educate and guide new and existing clients on best practices
• Maximizes client retention by delivering best-in-class service; while maintaining a problem-solving mindset and a sense of urgency
• Keep Sales AE’s updated on campaign status, relationship management and assist with renewals

Come join a dynamic new national media powerhouse focused on the over-the-air TV consumer. The Scripps Networks (a growing portfolio of entertainment and news networks) provides absorbing entertainment and objective, intelligent news as we use our own distribution platforms to serve this unduplicated national audience. We meet the audience where it is with the programs it wants.

The Sales Planner is responsible for overall sales support to the sales staff, which includes developing strategic sales plans and packages for clients, administering existing deals, coordinating pending deals and facilitating the sales process by providing plans that meet the needs of the network, clients and sales staff.

What You Will Do:

• Build, revise and maintain sales proposals. Compile proposal requests and reweights as needed.

• Liaise with Sales, Pricing & Planning and Commercial Operations to ensure sold schedules run as ordered, including all media elements.

• Assist in the compilation and enhancement of upfront and scatter planning: reweight charts, RFP’s and etc.

• Work with Inventory for approval of re-expressions, movement of dollars and ADU/Recap offers.

• Interact with Account Executive regarding proposed programming sponsorships & added-value initiatives.

• Foster key relationships with clients and agency contacts.

• Interact with network’s traffic department to gauge week of inventory availability, restrictions and separation requirements, securing traffic instructions & creative, etc.

• Monitor on-air schedules, manage changes and coordinate with traffic to ensure schedule airs as ordered.

• Manage all aspects of added value to secure materials, work with Creative Services on production and submit completed creative to clients for approval.Ensure proper scheduling.

• Provide post summaries of account delivery and provide client correspondence as necessary.

• Support/cover the Sales Assistant, who handles client scheduling, billing, brand allocations, reconciling discrepancies, maintaining client files.

• Work with the Sales Assistant to resolve order/invoice-billing discrepancies.

• Keep abreast of industry news via “trades” to increase and strengthen knowledge of position and get a general/broad understanding of what’s going on in the industry.

Come join a dynamic new national media powerhouse focused on the over-the-air TV consumer. The Scripps Networks (a growing portfolio of entertainment and news networks) provides absorbing entertainment and objective, intelligent news as we use our own distribution platforms to serve this unduplicated national audience. We meet the audience where it is with the programs it wants.

The Sales Planner is responsible for overall sales support to the sales staff, which includes developing strategic sales plans and packages for clients, administering existing deals, coordinating pending deals and facilitating the sales process by providing plans that meet the needs of the network, clients and sales staff.

What You Will Do:

• Build, revise and maintain sales proposals. Compile proposal requests and reweights as needed.

• Liaise with Sales, Pricing & Planning and Commercial Operations to ensure sold schedules run as ordered, including all media elements.

• Assist in the compilation and enhancement of upfront and scatter planning: reweight charts, RFP’s and etc.

• Work with Inventory for approval of re-expressions, movement of dollars and ADU/Recap offers.

• Interact with Account Executive regarding proposed programming sponsorships & added-value initiatives.

• Foster key relationships with clients and agency contacts.

• Interact with network’s traffic department to gauge week of inventory availability, restrictions and separation requirements, securing traffic instructions & creative, etc.

• Monitor on-air schedules, manage changes and coordinate with traffic to ensure schedule airs as ordered.

• Manage all aspects of added value to secure materials, work with Creative Services on production and submit completed creative to clients for approval.Ensure proper scheduling.

• Provide post summaries of account delivery and provide client correspondence as necessary.

• Support/cover the Sales Assistant, who handles client scheduling, billing, brand allocations, reconciling discrepancies, maintaining client files.

• Work with the Sales Assistant to resolve order/invoice-billing discrepancies.

• Keep abreast of industry news via “trades” to increase and strengthen knowledge of position and get a general/broad understanding of what’s going on in the industry.

DIRECTV is recruiting an experienced attorney to join its legal team in the dynamic and challenging area of content distribution. It is an incredibly exciting time at DIRECTV, with new initiatives and opportunities calling for leaders who think strategically and creatively to push innovation in each area of the business. The content-legal group is valued as an essential strategic player in building the future of DIRECTV’S integrated business. Given the robust DIRECTV portfolio of products and assets, the work is wonderfully complex, and rewarding. This person has a seat at the table, great exposure throughout the company and will make a difference in the business.

The Assistant Vice President, Senior Counsel role will partner with the distribution business clients on a large volume of high-value deals and be responsible for structuring, negotiating, drafting and finalizing distribution agreements. This individual will run their own deals and partner with other attorneys in the content-legal group to cover a wide variety of content and programming rights including to networks, sports subscriptions, broadcast, major studio motion pictures, pay-per-view events, video-on-demand and interactive and digital media content for DIRECTV, DIRECTV Now and U-verse services. In addition to working with the distribution team on deals, this team and this individual will work cross-functionally with a range of departments (product, mobility, data, and marketing) to provide legal counsel. The group is a strong, collaborative team that works very well together and is a respected, contributing strategic partner to their internal business clients.

The ideal individual for the role has both the intellect for and the desire to be in a business that fully embraces change and is constantly pushing to disrupt itself in all areas.  The right individual will be someone who is looking for a place that is about innovation and has assembled the resources to make it happen. Given the scope of products and platforms, the mentality surrounding change and innovation and the level of talent throughout the organization, this offers a career-building opportunity like few others.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with content distribution business clients to develop strategy, deal structure, desired rights and protections.
• Critically evaluate complex agreements. Clearly identify issues and opportunities to optimize DIRECTV’s position.
• Negotiate and draft overall linear distribution agreements as well as TVE, VOD, mobile, authentication and digital media rights/provisions.
• Work cross-functionally with the finance, marketing, engineering, product, programming and digital entertainment groups on business, legal and regulatory matters. Identify, analyze and interpret potential legal issues. This encompasses considering revenue, pricing and packaging of new products and other strategic initiatives.
• Prepare and present legal point of view and counsel to senior management, including the Chief Content Officer.
• Work closely with the content team in the administration of all distribution agreements including audits, MFN analyses and contract compliance.
• Periodically work with outside counsel on distribution matters, FCC compliance and antitrust arbitration.
• Contribute to the development of other attorneys and staff.

Interactive One ( www.interactiveone.com) is powered by the mission to create an online community that provides rich content and digital products that engage, entertain and inspire the lives of African Americans.

We are the #1 digital platform for the Multi-Cultural Millennials, reaching millions of users each month through a suite of content, social, and local radio offerings. iOne owns and operates a number of branded destinations, including HipHopWired (Hip  Hop x Technology),GlobalGrind (Millennials), HelloBeautiful (Women),  MadameNoire (Women’s Lifestyle), NewsOne (Affluent), Bossip (Celebrity  News &  Gossip) and TheUrbanDaily (Men), as well as social networking sites such as BlackPlanet, and more than 50 local radio sites.  Interactive One was launched in 2008 by Radio One, Inc. [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK, radio-one.com] to complement its existing portfolio of media companies targeting Black Americans.  

Reporting to the Sr. Vice President, One Solution, the Integrated Marketing Manager’s primary focus will be to help craft sales strategies and creative solutions in response to RFPs as well as help build a roster of off-the-shelf and custom program offerings to support and drive the sales process. He/she will also develop and maintain new and existing sales materials to illustrate product & sponsorship offerings and facilitate sales efforts.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Respond to RFP, RFI and general Sales Requests: concept and formulate both large- and small-scale ideas into innovative, marketable programs that are custom-made for specific client initiatives and their associated KPIs
  • Collaborate and brainstorm with sales in the creation of digitally led opportunities to meet advertiser/agency objectives
  • Create client presentations
  • Leverage existing research tools & resources to tell the One Solution story in response to RFPs and Proactive Pitches
  • Execute proposed campaign and marketing solutions
  • Create and distribute post-campaign recap with quantitative and qualitative results
• Champion and help implement the vision and go-to-market strategy and digital sales positioning
• Develop marketing materials communicating the vision, go-to-market strategy and digital sales positioning inclusive of category decks, sponsorship tentpoles and other relevant material to help drive incremental sales
• Help enforce the framework and process to manage the execution and implementation of sales campaigns
• Translate and integrate materials from editorial and video/business development departments into sellable concepts and presentations

• Accompany sales team on calls
• Comply with Network and Urban One’s mandatory trainings and adhere to related course deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and direct a team to include but not limited to:
• Provide regular constructive feedback
• Resolve issues/conflicts with diplomacy in a timely manner
• Provide on-going guidance and support for growth and development
• Deploy effective coaching skills
• Practical understanding of anti-harassment and discrimination laws
• Ability to effectively administer performance reviews, and corrective action plans as appropriate

Interactive One ( www.interactiveone.com) is powered by the mission to create an online community that provides rich content and digital products that engage, entertain and inspire the lives of African Americans.

We are the #1 digital platform for the Multi-Cultural Millennials, reaching millions of users each month through a suite of content, social, and local radio offerings. iOne owns and operates a number of branded destinations, including HipHopWired (Hip  Hop x Technology),GlobalGrind (Millennials), HelloBeautiful (Women),  MadameNoire (Women’s Lifestyle), NewsOne (Affluent), Bossip (Celebrity  News &  Gossip) and TheUrbanDaily (Men), as well as social networking sites such as BlackPlanet, and more than 50 local radio sites.  Interactive One was launched in 2008 by Radio One, Inc. [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK, radio-one.com] to complement its existing portfolio of media companies targeting Black Americans.  

Reporting to the Sr. Vice President, One Solution, the Associate Director’s primary focus will be to help lead and implement the strategic and creative development as well as management of revenue-generating marketing solutions for existing and prospective clients. He/she will help oversee the day-to-day management of all digital pre-sales and post-sales responsibilities. The candidate will be capable of adapting to the changing trends and needs of advertisers in digital media technologies and emerging media platforms. The scope of this role includes managing the day-to-day of a team of integrated marketing professionals who own the development and execution of all integrated marketing campaigns and operational processes required to support digital sales initiatives. The Associate Director of Integrated Marketing must be a strong leader, collaborator and team player with a diverse marketing background and excellent communication and project management skills. ________________________________________

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
•    Champion and help implement the vision and go-to-market strategy and digital sales positioning
•    Develop marketing materials communicating the vision, go-to-market strategy and digital sales positioning inclusive of category decks, sponsorship tentpoles and other relevant material to help drive incremental sales 
•    Enforce the framework and process to manage the execution and implementation of sales campaigns as well as work with Senior Vice President to evolve processes and implement new day-to-day tactics as needed
•    Work with Product, Creative Services & Client Services to continually improve/ refine sales products and offerings 
•    Work closely with research & consumer insights to identify key client and category needs and translate/integrate into sales presentations and materials
•    Develop seamless interaction between video, social, editorial, creative services and client services teams to ensure flawless execution of all digital sales campaigns
•    Translate and integrate materials from editorial and video/business development departments into sellable concepts and presentations
•    Respond to RFP, RFI and general Sales Requests: Concept and formulate both large- and small-scale ideas into innovative, marketable programs that are custom-made for specific client initiatives and their associated KPIs 
•    Collaborate and brainstorm with sales in the creation of sales opportunities to meet advertiser/agency objectives 
•    Create client presentations via PowerPoint or Keynote
•    Leverage existing research tools & resources to tell the iOne Digital story in response to RFPs and Proactive Pitches
•    Brainstorm/develop new programs and partnerships for the brand
•    Accompany sales team on calls 
•    Act as iOne Digital representative for cross platform and cross company needs
•    Comply with Network and Urban One’s mandatory trainings and adhere to related course deadlines

Interactive One ( www.interactiveone.com) is powered by the mission to create an online community that provides rich content and digital products that engage, entertain and inspire the lives of African Americans.

We are the #1 digital platform for the Multi-Cultural Millennials, reaching millions of users each month through a suite of content, social, and local radio offerings. iOne owns and operates a number of branded destinations, including HipHopWired (Hip  Hop x Technology),GlobalGrind (Millennials), HelloBeautiful (Women),  MadameNoire (Women’s Lifestyle), NewsOne (Affluent), Bossip (Celebrity  News &  Gossip) and TheUrbanDaily (Men), as well as social networking sites such as BlackPlanet, and more than 50 local radio sites.  Interactive One was launched in 2008 by Radio One, Inc. [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK, radio-one.com] to complement its existing portfolio of media companies targeting Black Americans.  

Reporting to the Associate Director of Integrated Marketing, the Associate Manager’s primary focus will be to help craft sales strategies and creative solutions in response to RFPs as well as help build a roster of off-the-shelf and custom program offerings to support and drive the sales process. He/she will also develop and maintain new and existing sales materials to illustrate product & sponsorship offerings and facilitate sales efforts.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Respond to RFP, RFI and general Sales Requests: concept and formulate both large- and small-scale ideas into innovative, marketable programs that are custom-made for specific client initiatives and their associated KPIs
  • Collaborate and brainstorm with sales in the creation of digitally led opportunities to meet advertiser/agency objectives
  • Create client presentations
  • Leverage existing research tools & resources to tell the One Solution story in response to RFPs and Proactive Pitches
  • Execute proposed campaign and marketing solutions
  • Create and distribute post-campaign recap with quantitative and qualitative results
• Champion and help implement the vision and go-to-market strategy and digital sales positioning
• Develop marketing materials communicating the go-to-market strategy and digital sales positioning inclusive of category decks, sponsorship tentpoles and other relevant material to help drive incremental sales
• Help enforce the framework and process to manage the execution and implementation of sales campaigns
• Translate and integrate materials from editorial and video/business development departments into sellable concepts and presentations

• Accompany sales team on calls
• Help oversee and manage the iOne Digital Sales Site
• Manage internal and external vendor relationships
• Comply with Network and Urban One’s mandatory trainings and adhere to related course deadlines