Senior Manager, Legal and Business Affairs

Location White City, London + Hybrid Hours Full Time Salary Negotiable About the Role This role is part of the Legal & Business Affairs team within ITV Studios Global Partnerships, supporting the commercial teams responsible for distributing and monetising ITV’s intellectual property rights worldwide. Working at the centre of creative, commercial, and legal decision-making, the team advises on a wide range of deals across content distribution, rights exploitation, and brand partnerships. Within Global Partnerships, the growing Studio 55 Brand Licensing team focuses on innovative brand-funded and brand licensing opportunities across digital content, merchandising, events, gaming, and global brand integrations. In this high-exposure role, you will support the Studio 55 team by drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements while managing 1.5 direct reports. You will work across brand-funded deals, merchandising, live events, brand integrations, and third-party distribution, balancing rigorous legal risk management with a solutions-focused, commercial approach. Key day-to-day responsibilities include: - Drafting, negotiating, and advising on agreements relating to brand sponsorship and brand-funded content. - Leading on agreements for global IP brand licensing, including merchandising, live events, immersive venues, brand integrations, gaming, and gambling. - Drafting and negotiating production and talent agreements relating to brand-funded content production. - Providing line management and development for direct reports, cultivating a collaborative and high-achieving team environment. - Building strong working relationships with external licensees and internal commercial teams to deeply understand key commercial and legal priorities. - Managing amendments, license agreement ancillaries, and complex rights clearances (including music and materials) in close alignment with Internal Rights teams. - Collaborating with line management on ongoing deal negotiations, variations to ITVSGP standard terms, and the resolution of any contentious matters. - Providing support on processes and workflows. Due to the fast-paced nature of commercial deal-making, you may at times be required to work beyond standard contractual hours to close key deals.

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