[WEBTOON] Legal Business & Rights Specialist

WEBTOON Entertainment is a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms. As the global leader and pioneer of the mobile webcomic format, WEBTOON Entertainment has transformed comics and visual storytelling for fans and creators.

With its CANVAS UGC platform empowering anyone to become a creator, and a growing roster of superstar WEBTOON Originals creators and series, WEBTOON Entertainment's passionate fandoms are the new face of pop culture. WEBTOON Entertainment adaptations are available on Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and other screens around the world, and the company's content partners include Discord, HYBE, and DC Comics, among many others.

We are seeking an analytical, process-driven professional to optimize our legal operations. In this multifaceted role, you will bridge the gap between legal support, financial management, and risk mitigation. You will take ownership of the legal department budget and invoice workflows, partner with the Head of Rights Management to maintain our proprietary rights database, and serve as the primary liaison for our corporate insurance programs.


The ideal candidate thrives on turning unstructured data into clean, scalable processes and possesses a strong background in data management, corporate accounting, and contract workflows.

Key Responsibilities

1. Payments & Financial Tracking

• Manage the end-to-end legal invoicing workflow. Review, track, and process contract payments and legal invoices, ensuring accurate alignment with executed agreements and internal financial policies.
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• Serve as the primary point of contact for the corporate Accounting and FP&A departments to reconcile ledger entries.
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• Maintain up-to-date logs within the legal operations database, monitoring milestones, payment schedules, and budget variances to provide regular reports to finance leadership.
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2. Rights Management & IP Operations

• Collaborate with internal legal team members and rights management team to administer, maintain, and operate a centralized corporate rights management database.
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• Analyze existing contracts to perform comprehensive rights assessments, identify potential clearance issues, and determine the scope of available rights across different territories and media platforms.
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• Accurately enter and maintain critical metadata, contract terms, and rights restrictions within the rights management database to ensure data integrity for internal stakeholders.
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• Draft and review rights agreements and amendments, ensuring legal and business terms align with company standards. Process payment requests and invoices for rights acquisition agreements; communicate with creators and partners to confirm payment information.
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3. Corporate Insurance Management

• Manage the administration of the company's global corporate insurance programs (e.g., D&O, General Liability, Cyber, and E&O).
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• Coordinate the annual insurance renewal process by collecting internal exposure underwriting data, filling out applications, and compiling historical claim summaries.
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• Act as the primary administrative touchpoint for global insurance brokers, underwriters, and external risk adjusters.
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• Review vendor and partner contracts to verify alignment with corporate insurance requirements and facilitate the issuance of Certificates of Insurance (COIs).
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• Track, process, and maintain documentation for all active corporate insurance claims.
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4. Legal Operations

• Assist in the management and maintenance of the Legal's contract management system and repository.
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• Support the Legal Operations Manager with user tracking and permissions, signature coordination, and general user support.
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Qualifications & Skills

• 4+ years of professional experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, insurance brokerage, or equivalent corporate operations environment
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• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Legal Studies, or a related discipline
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• Advanced proficiency in data management and analytics tools (e.g., Airtable, SharePoint, specialized CLM/IP management software) and MS Office, with an emphasis on advanced Excel capabilities. Interest in building workflows and systems using AI tools.
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• Comfortable with basic corporate accounting principles, including invoice reconciliation, budget tracking, and navigating ERP/financial software; proven ability to handle sensitive financial data with total confidentiality
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• Strong foundational understanding of commercial insurance structures, policy terms, and corporate risk management workflows
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• Strong written and verbal communication skills needed to align internal stakeholders and external executive partners
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$100,000 - $150,000 a year

Salary Range and Description

$100,000 - $150,000 / annually

Please note, the above range is listed in USD.

What we offer (For Full-Time Only):

* Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals

* Health benefits, including vision and dental!

* Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up

* 401K Contributions


* Commuter Benefits


* Global WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS discount program

* Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!

With approximately 155 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment's IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world's leading webnovel platform--WEBTOON Productions, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others.

Join us and work with some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics!

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We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.