This role supports the music label’s business by handling contract negotiations and reviews, assisting with artist and commercial deals, and supporting digital and new business initiatives such as live events, endorsements, and partnerships. The position also ensures contracts, rights, and policies are properly managed and compliant, while working independently with minimal supervision. 

What You'll Do:

• Negotiation, drafting and reviewing of deals and contracts (e.g., third party relationships, licenses-in and licenses-out);  
• Assisting the business teams in various local artist contract negotiations and business transactions. 
• Assisting in the direction and deal making for the Digital & New Business (such as concerts, live, endorsements, sponsorship) initiatives, business and licenses.  
• Preparing and updating template form agreements and provisions to keep up with business and regulatory changes, etc.  
• Updating and maintaining various internal contract database and artist rights systems.  
• Advising on internal corporate restructuring and other merger & acquisition transactions; and preparing necessary transactional documents. 
• Preparing and monitoring business affairs policies and guidelines (e.g., Business Practices, etc.) and implementing law-compliance reporting and statutory filings.  
• Supervising litigations - hiring and managing external counsel, etc. 
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision. 

Who You Are:

• Qualified lawyer in Indonesia is a plus.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English and Bahasa Indonesia.
• Familiar with intellectual property rights, media laws, and their commercial aspects.
• Strong and solid contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• 7 years or more post-qualified experience (PQE) in a law firm or in-house legal role, ideally within the media or entertainment industry.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail and effective time management skills.
• Adaptable and receptive to fast-changing business models.
• Ability to work autonomously under pressure with a hands-on, “roll-up-the-sleeves” attitude, both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining clear communication with supervisors and internal/external stakeholders.
• Good legal research skills.
• Passion for the music and entertainment industry.
• A strong team player.
• Ability to work harmoniously with teams from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with remote teams.

What We Give You:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey 
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork 
• We invest in your professional growth & development 
• An excellent range of benefits, like private medical cover, life assurance, etc.

More about the role:

Burson Indonesia has an immediate opening for a seasoned Senior Consultant to join our team. This role will support a variety of projects on both accounts and interact daily with client teams and Burson Indonesia account staff, as well as the ability to collaborate with various Burson Indonesia practices.

This role requires an individual who is proactive, capable of blending trends and culture into meaningful PR strategies, understands the media landscape and what editors / reporters need today, willing to dream-up fresh ideas to marry client campaigns with what is happening across digital culture. And most importantly, you are detail-oriented and eager to learn!

In this role you are expected to play a part in strategic planning, implementation of campaigns, part of the media relations drum beat and able to take responsibility and run with it. You must be capable of providing unique insights and problem-solving guidance while working closely with your team to develop and execute campaigns. You must be able to manage people and effectively maintain best in class client service.

This role will report to Account Manager/Account Director.

What you'll do:

• Establishing strong relationships with clients
• Approaching every project with a client excellence mindset and commitment to quality work that exceeds expectations
• Contribute to generating fresh and smart ideas
• Crafting thoughtful points of view and recommendations based on a broad understanding of consumer behavior, media relations and industry landscapes
• Developing client messaging and developing compelling brand narratives to share across channels
• Directly managing and mentoring a collaborative team of smart and enthusiastic PR professionals; ensuring deliverables are met.
• Developing written materials, including reports, press releases, presentations, analyses, coverage recaps, and general client correspondence
• Developing/consulting on earned media strategies, media lists, organizational partnerships, editorial calendars, conferences, and awards
• Leading team and client meetings
• Management of project budgets alongside an understanding of agency financial processes.
• You want to be part of a team and a team that is creating some amazing work on behalf of its client teams
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Experience that contributes to success:

• 2-3 years of public relations experience
• Strong consumer brand background and experience leading consumer campaigns for complex, global organizations
• High level consumer media relations strategy and execution experience
• Proven trusted client adviser: an active listener who builds strong partnerships and confidently offers counsel
• Strategic thinker: understands our clients’ business and communications challenges and develops smart, insight-driven strategies
• Creative spark: brings a fresh perspective to our clients and develops ideas that challenge conventions
• Growth mindset: proactively seeks opportunities to drive organic growth
• Passionate: Lives and breathes the client’s business. Understands the client’s pain points. Is an abstract thinker comfortable with ambiguity; is curious, questions the status quo, and is an avid consumer of information
• Operationally savvy: experienced at effectively managing multiple work streams and client budgets
• People-centric: committed to the development of team members through active coaching and mentoring
• Progressive mind-set: interested in evolving communications and the role of PR within the marketing mix; brave enough to try new approaches and adopt new technologies and willing to take calculated risks to do better and more meaningful work
• Adaptable by nature with the ability to thrive under pressure and manage a variety of client contacts and priorities
• Energy and passion to contribute to and help foster a fun, collaborative and thriving office culture