Senior Business and Legal Affairs Exec

Senior Business and Legal Affairs Executive

Department: Entertainment Business & Legal Affairs, BBC Studios

Band: D

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time

Location: London Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working (at least 2 days per week, subject to change) with home working.

Salary: up to £50,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience PLUS London Weighting Allowance of £5,441. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Provide Senior Executive level business affairs drafting, negotiation and contract management for a wide range of production and development agreements, including but not limited to presenter, musician and other contributor agreements, location agreements and other rights agreements.
• Ensure necessary rights are acquired for primary and secondary programme broadcast and exploitation as required.
• Advise on contributor fees, contract terms, engagement of foreign contributors, copyright clearance and interpretation of contributor union agreements.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the production departments you support and be a trusted go-to advisor to them.
• Build excellent relations with external contacts including agents, talent, commercial partners and rights‑owning bodies.
• Maintain strong working relationships within the BBC Group including other Legal and Business Affairs teams within BBC Public Service and BBC Studios.
• Use IT software and systems as required to manage and produce contractual documentation.

Essential Criteria

• Appropriate level of experience in drafting and negotiating rights contracts.
• A working understanding of copyright and other key legal contractual and commercial terms.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build internal and external relationships.
• Prioritisation and time management to ensure organisation and completion of workloads.
• A proven track record of delivering projects to deadlines.

Desired but Not Required

• Legal education or qualifications is not essential but would be an advantage.
• A passion for broadcasting and media.

Benefits

• A flexible 35‑hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days.
• Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit.
• BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group’s science‑based Net Zero targets here.
• Career development in a values‑led purpose‑driven culture.
• Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.