Senior Legal Counsel

OVERVIEW Versant International requires an experienced mid level lawyer to provide legal support for the EMEA regions for the CNBC International advertising team, the commercial content production business, and the CNBC International EMEA channel distribution team. The candidate would have experience within TMT practice groups and have excellent drafting skills and a commercial outlook. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The candidate would work closely with the commercial teams in London to maximise revenue and reach for Versant International news brands with a particular focus on CNBC International which is the number one business and financial news channel. Specific responsibilities are: Legal support to CNBC International in-house sales function. Drafting, reviewing and negotiating advertising terms and conditions with agencies and advertisers, including, insertion orders, advertising terms (with special focus on data security, usage, and measurement), custom advertising, and sponsorship, custom content, brand consultation, data and events agreements Counsel about risks associated with engaging in a variety of digital and marketing activities and the collection and use of data Preparation of agreements with vendors and production companies involved in creation of commercial content for advertisers including VOD and events Negotiation of channel distribution agreements for the CNBC Europe and UK channel feeds with a range of MVPDs across broadcast, cable and IP delivery Provision of legal and strategic advice to the distribution team Advice to the business on regulatory changes affecting content distribution across the UK and EMEA region Engaging and drafting third-party rep agreements for sales and channel work in EMEA Develop best legal and contractual practices in connection with a rapidly changing and expanding business – suggest ways to use technology to make contracting more efficient