VP Business + Legal Affairs in New York

NEON is seeking a highly skilled and experienced attorney to join our growing Business & Legal Affairs team in either its New York or Los Angeles office. This leadership role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with NEON’s creative teams and our external partners, all while contributing to a company dedicated to thought-provoking independent cinema. This position reports directly to the General Counsel/Operations.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Negotiate and draft contracts for wide variety of projects, including film acquisitions, productions, and distribution platforms, and in support of NEON’s ongoing dealmaking across marketing, publicity, international sales, and select corporate matters. 
• Oversee the legal delivery process, and conduct chain of title review, for NEON’s growing library of acquired and produced films.
• Collaborate with internal counterparts and executives on a range of deal strategies and building...