Corporate Counsel – Content Legal

Employer: Audible Inc.
Title: Corporate Counsel Content Legal
Location: 1 Washington Street Newark NJ 07102

Duties: Provide legal support on the acquisition development and production of audio content. Job duties include structure draft and negotiate agreements for a wide variety of content distributed on Audible including podcasts originals and audiobooks such as production service agreements development agreements license agreements talent agreements participant agreements vendor agreements location agreements materials releases music licenses ancillary rights agreements etc. Provide analysis and advice on copyright trademark chain of title defamation rights of publicity and privacy and music rights issues. Provide strategic advice to cross-department stakeholders including creative business affairs production marketing PR and finance. Assist with the development of forms processes and policies. Train junior attorneys and legal professionals in supporting various Audible stakeholders throughout the content acquisition production and distribution lifecycle.

Requirements: Requires a Juris Doctor (JD) or Master of Law (LLM) degree plus five (5) years of experience as an Attorney in media intellectual property or entertainment industry. Experience may be gained concurrently and must include:

Five (5) years in each of the following:
-Counseling on legal compliance issues or intellectual property matters
-Drafting and negotiating contracts
-Developing legal forms processes and policies.

One (1) year in each of the following:
-Pre-publication review of content to identify and analyze risk associated with First Amendment defamation or other potential third-party claims
-Conducting risk assessments of rights acquisition deals or production legal matters to analyze risks associated with copyright and trademark infringement right of publicity and defamation claims health and safety claims or other potential claims that may arise in connection with a grant of rights or production
-Creative problem solving to address business and legal risks that may arise in connection with the acquisition development production or distribution of original content
-Working on content acquisition production or distribution lifecycles.

Qualified applicants must have membership in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar.

Salary: $212850 /year. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit

Multiple positions. Apply online: . Job Code: ADBL171.

Requirements: Requires a Juris Doctor (JD) or Master of Law (LLM) degree plus five (5) years of experience as an Attorney in media intellectual property or entertainment industry. Experience may be gained concurrently and must include:

Five (5) years in each of the following:
-Counseling on legal compliance issues or intellectual property matters
-Drafting and negotiating contracts
-Developing legal forms processes and policies.

One (1) year in each of the following:
-Pre-publication review of content to identify and analyze risk associated with First Amendment defamation or other potential third-party claims
-Conducting risk assessments of rights acquisition deals or production legal matters to analyze risks associated with copyright and trademark infringement right of publicity and defamation claims health and safety claims or other potential claims that may arise in connection with a grant of rights or production
-Creative problem solving to address business and legal risks that may arise in connection with the acquisition development production or distribution of original content
-Working on content acquisition production or distribution lifecycles.

Qualified applicants must have membership in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar.

Please see job description and the position requirements above.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.