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.

As a key member of the Legal Privacy team, this role will enable our business to develop and execute innovative data-driven strategies in accordance with data privacy and related laws. The successful candidate will effectively partner cross-functionally to provide expert and pragmatic counseling to senior leaders and provide leadership and subject matter expertise to drive the implementation of Versant's data privacy and information security programs. This role offers the unique opportunity to build the privacy and data security operations of a newly formed media company.

The Role Versant is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as Counsel, Intellectual Property in its centralized IP/Music legal team. This Los Angeles or New York–based opportunity. Key responsibilities include advising business executives on a myriad of legal issues arising from news, sports, and entertainment content, including copyright, trademark, rights of publicity, and defamation. This role will also build and lead Versant’s programmatic enforcement efforts to protect its valuable IP assets.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Manage heavy and complex schedules, coordinating calls and meetings with internal and external parties utilizing multiple calendars; keep attorneys on schedule; demonstrate flexibility, patience and persistence in routinely rescheduling calls and meetings Arrange complex logistics for multiple-attendee and multiple-location meetings (including Telepresence and slide presentation set-ups); coordinate audio/visual needs for meetings; attend and take notes as requested by attorneys Accurately process and track legal work, including uploading do

This role will provide strategic and practical legal counsel to the Company’s Human Resources professionals and business executives regarding employment laws and support the overall employment legal group, as well as negotiate and draft employment agreements. This will be a key role as we build a legal employment group for a newly formed media company, Versant Media.

The Manager, Compliance will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing the company’s ethics and compliance program. This is a high-impact role that will work closely with key stakeholders to operationalize compliance initiatives, manage workflows, and build scalable processes that support a growing global compliance program. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, collaborative, and skilled at driving projects forward. This position reports to the SVP, Chief Compliance Officer.

The Role: The Counsel, Compliance will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing the company’s ethics and compliance program. This is a high-impact role responsible for partnering across the business to advise on compliance risks, support key compliance initiatives, and foster a culture of integrity and accountability. The ideal candidate will be a pragmatic, business-oriented legal professional with deep expertise in compliance, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset. This position reports to the SVP, Chief Compliance Officer.

Based in our Los Angeles offices, this role is ideal for an experienced trademark analyst who thrives in a fast-moving environment and is excited to roll up their sleeves, solve novel challenges, and create smart, scalable processes. You’ll work on iconic existing brands and help launch new brands. You will work closely with senior legal and business leadership, providing critical support across trademark prosecution, clearance, and enforcement. The Responsibilities Manage a robust trademark filing portfolio, including prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement.

The VP/Senior Counsel – Distribution Legal role will provide advice and support with respect to the negotiation and management of Versant’s distribution relationships for its portfolio of linear and digital properties.