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FOX Entertainment With a legacy spanning nearly 40 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a leading global creator of multi-genre content across broadcast, streaming, digital and emerging platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and bold storytelling, the company is committed to reaching audiences where they are through a platform- and format-agnostic approach to developing, testing and scaling intellectual property worldwide. FOX Entertainment consists of three core business units. The FOX Television Network, which encompasses its flagship linear platform and streaming partnerships with Hulu and FOX One, is home to hit series including The Simpsons, The Masked Singer, Doc, Memory of a Killer, Fear Factor: House of Fear, The Floor and Hell’s Kitchen. FOX Entertainment Studios, operates the in-house scripted and unscripted studios behind series such as Animal Control, Best Medicine, The Faithful, and The Way Home, as well as Bento Box Entertainment with animated hits such as Hazbin Hotel and Krapopolis; Studio Ramsay Global with Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service and Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars; entertainment studio TMZ; and the independent film label Tideline. FOX Entertainment Global is the company’s worldwide content sales and distribution arm. As part of its evolution into a modern next-gen studio, FOX Entertainment is expanding its digital storytelling ecosystem with investments across vertical video with Holywater, Chain’s experiential storytelling, podcasting with Meet Cute, a two-way content pipeline with HarperCollins Publishing, and creator-led formats through the newly formed FOX Creator Studios. Through these strategic initiatives, the company is investing earlier in emerging ideas and new forms of audience engagement, while maintaining the ability to grow successful concepts into premium franchises across broadcast, streaming and global platforms. A prolific content creator and production partner, FOX Entertainment collaborates with leading studios, creators, and platforms worldwide to produce and distribute premium content at scale across broadcast, streaming, and digital ecosystems, while continuing to grow its portfolio of owned IP and next-generation storytelling formats.

FOX Entertainment Global (FEG) is FOX Entertainment's centralized content sales division, providing the worldwide multi-platform marketplace with exclusive access to its diverse, rapidly expanding production pipeline and library of owned original programming and co-production partnerships. A central component of FOX Entertainment's long-term growth strategy is to fortify its globally recognized, world-class brand and owned distribution platforms spanning broadcast and streaming with FOX Entertainment Global's singular focus on broadly distributing the company's full portfolio of owned intellectual property across all genres of scripted, unscripted, and animated programming, including both film and television titles. FOX Entertainment is seeking a Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs to serve as a senior transactional attorney and departmental leader supporting FEG. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, this executive will help lead day-to-day legal operations, mentor legal personnel, and oversee legal support for global distribution, content acquisitions, and sales across all media platforms. The VP and SVP will partner closely with Sales, Acquisitions, Deal & Rights Management, Finance, Marketing, Technology, and Senior Leadership. Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace for a minimum of four (4) days per week is an essential function of the position. The selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

• Structure, draft, review, and negotiate complex, high-value commercial agreements across all global territories and media windows, including linear, Network, Cable, Pay TV, FAST, AVOD, SVOD, TVOD, EST, Theatrical, etc.
• Partner with the Content Acquisitions team and draft, negotiate, and finalize acquisition agreements, output deals, and third-party content contracts across all genres and media.
• Draft and negotiate complex scripted and unscripted format licensing agreements, local-language adaptations, and co-production deals worldwide.
• Collaborate closely with the Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs on high-level legal strategy, complex deal structures, and executive decision-making across all distribution and acquisition initiatives.
• Manage day-to-day legal department workflows, establish project priorities, oversee contract progress, and review agreements drafted by junior attorneys while driving talent development and mentorship.
• Serve as a senior legal advisor to Sales, Acquisitions, Deal & Rights Management, Finance, Operations, Technology, and Senior Leadership on legal risk, deal terms, and commercial opportunities.
• Analyze complex license agreements to advise internal teams, including Deal & Rights Management and Content on underlying rights, holdbacks, exclusivity, windowing and territorial restrictions to prevent rights conflicts.
• Handle general corporate legal matters, and enterprise-wide strategic projects as assigned.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and active bar admission in good standing (California Bar or Registered In-House Counsel preferred)
• 12+ years of transactional legal experience, primarily within an international television content distribution division, media studio, streaming platform, or top-tier law firm supporting distribution and sales
• Proven experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex distribution, tape licensing, format, and content acquisition agreements across all media
• Demonstrated leadership experience directly supervising, training, and mentoring attorneys and legal personnel
• Expert-level understanding of global media exploitation and rights management
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of building trusted relationships across executive leadership and cross-functional partners

• Hands-on experience or familiarity with digital rights databases and enterprise tools (e.g., Rightsline, Salesforce)

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $247,000.00-350,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement. View more detail about FOX Benefits.

We’re disruptors. We’re big dreamers. We’re believers in the future, in possibility, in potential. We’re reinventing the world, every day. We create content for audiences big and small, global and local. We put our audiences first, and work hard to bring them stories they’ll love, wherever they are and however they watch, listen and learn. Whatever your discipline, from on-air talent to behind-the-scenes tech guru to business and finance, the career opportunities at FOX are exciting, rewarding and game-changing. We seek out the most talented individuals – the dreamers, the disruptors and the visionaries –and we want them to know that they matter. We’re committed to helping every single one of our employees feel valued and inspired, every day.