Sr. Counsel

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We’re looking for an experienced and practical lawyer to join our team supporting our Global Content Organization (GCO). This is a unique  opportunity to join a nimble team in a growing organization and work on challenging issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment.

• →Serve as the lead lawyer responsible for being the primary lawyer to the GCO organization. 
• →Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements, including creator/talent, content licensing, development, production, services, sponsorship, collaboration, co-marketing, releases, and media-buying agreements. 
• →Counsel on topics customarily supported by marketing and content lawyers, such as intellectual property rights, the FTC’s endorsement guides, rights of publicity, licensing, and promotions (e.g., contests and sweepstakes).
• →Provide day-to-day legal counseling and strategic advice to GCO on creator, content, marketing, and monetization initiatives. 
• →Provide cross-functional leaders with pragmatic and strategic advice to minimize legal risks while advancing business goals and initiatives.
• →Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify risk, propose practical paths forward, and escalate or involve subject-matter experts where appropriate. 
• →Responsibly leverage AI tools to create templates, playbooks, processes, and other solutions that improve efficiency.
• →Responsibly leverage AI tools to create templates, playbooks, processes, and other solutions that improve efficiency.

• JD with at least 10 years of experience, with substantial experience negotiating content, media, marketing, IP-adjacent, or commercial agreements, including at least 5 years in-house. Admission to a state bar with an active license in good standing is required
• Experience counseling creative, content, creator, media, marketing, or business teams at a technology, media, entertainment, advertising, or consumer-facing company. Experience at a company that operates a UGC platform is preferred. 
• Working knowledge of intellectual property, rights clearance, right of publicity, endorsements/FTC, promotions, and related consumer-protection issues 
• Experience with developing creative business-oriented solutions in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines
• Strong client-service mindset with the ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve issues independently 
• Excellent judgment, communication skills, and a collaborative, low-ego working style  
• Exceptional judgment and impeccable integrity with excellent communication skills
• Experience supporting global or multi-market initiatives is a plus 

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.