Senior Counsel, Roku
Business & Legal Affairs, Content Distribution & Acquisition
$230-260k
+ Equity awards
In office Monday - Thursday
4 days a week in office
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Open for applications
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$230-260k
+ Equity awards
In office Monday - Thursday
4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide its users with a more convenient and cost effective way of watching the programs they love.
Role
Who you are
- The successful candidate must be self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to draft agreements from scratch and handle multiple, time-sensitive and complex matters simultaneously, independently and with minimal supervision
- 5+ years of transactional legal experience at a law firm and/or a corporate legal department (and preferably a digital media or technology company), with an emphasis on drafting and negotiating content licensing and digital distribution agreements
- Significant experience drafting and negotiating digital media and technology agreements for ad-supported, transactional and subscription services, with a detailed working knowledge of applicable commercial deal structures and, ideally, familiarity with the video advertising technology ecosystem
- Prior experience with intellectual property, data privacy and security issues in the context of digital media and technology transactions, and familiarity with the relevant business terms and structures
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, utilizing effective organizational skills to prioritize and manage aggressive deadlines for multiple simultaneous projects for multiple stakeholders
- Successful experience working with a high-growth or startup media or technology company is a plus
- Ability to dynamically assess risk and determine priorities based on the evolving needs of the business, and to provide practical, risk-appropriate solutions combining expert legal judgment with detailed product knowledge
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-department, cross-functional role, exercising leadership as needed to create legal structures for new service and product initiatives
- Ability to think clearly and succinctly, and to cogently articulate a negotiating position, as well as to draft contracts in clear, concise language
- Bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctorate degree from a U.S. accredited law school
- Licensed to practice law in the State of California or New York
What the job involves
- Roku, Inc. is seeking an experienced attorney to join its legal team
- This position, based either in Roku’s Santa Monica or New York City office, will (i) provide legal support to Roku’s Content Acquisition and Distribution teams, with an emphasis on subscription services including the acquisition of subscription content and the distribution of subscription services and applications
- (ii) advise on content operations, data usage, advertising, and product development and; (iii) play a key role in leading and executing commercial agreements, including offering preliminary legal advice, structuring deals, drafting, and negotiating contracts
- The position will report to the Senior Associate General Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs (Content Acquisition & Distribution)
- This is an amazing opportunity to play a key role in supporting the company’s rapid growth
- Draft and negotiate agreements with application developers and distribution platforms for the distribution of subscription applications and services
- Draft and negotiate OTT licensing agreements with providers of subscription services and subscription content
- Draft and negotiate advertising terms in connection with ad-supported content, services and applications
- Draft and maintain click-through license and distribution agreements
- Advise the Content Acquisition and Distribution teams on content-related matters and support cross-departmental collaboration
- Advise on legal matters arising from the development of new features for content delivery and content monetization
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support growth and expansion, including Finance, Ad Tech and Content Security
- Support colleagues in Legal (including by working with outside counsel) with respect to content-related regulations and best practices
Our take
According to Nielsen data, the average streamer spends over seven minutes searching for something to watch. Streaming services use customers' viewing history to make suggestions, but these are limited to programs licensed for that particular service.
Roku provides an integrated streaming service that offers TV channels, movies and third-party streaming services, resulting in an all-in-one streaming platform. The service can be accessed through a variety of customized subscription packages and fees.
Roku stands out in the streaming industry by bringing many competitors together in one package. The startup provides further innovative services such as a weekly TV series named 'Roku Recommends' which uses first-party data to recommend essential viewing to users. Alongside funding filmmakers through its "Change Makers Program", Roku also acquired its own original library of shows through its acquisition of now-defunct Quibi's library in 2021. After successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released in 2023, further exemplifying the streaming company's wider ambitions in the media sector.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2016
$45.5m
LATE VC
Nov 2015
$45.5m
SERIES H
Total funding: $247.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, wellness and financial benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Free snacks and access to the company fitness center
Company HQ
Newhall, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anthony Wood
(Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Texas A&M before founding their first company in 1986. They held VP roles at both Adobe and Netflix.
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