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We’re looking for a Corporate Counsel (Marketing) to be a legal partner to our Marketing team. You will advise on marketing and advertising initiatives across channels, ensuring our campaigns are compliant, creatively bold, and executed at pace. You’ll review and negotiate marketing agreements, clear rights for content, establish practical guardrails, and help teams move fast while managing risk. You’ll work closely with cross‑functional partners and outside counsel when needed, and contribute to lightweight processes and templates that scale with our marketing engine
Serve as day‑to‑day legal advisor to Marketing on campaigns, social content, creator programs, experiential activations, and press moments — helping teams ship on time with clear, practical guidance
Review and negotiate marketing agreements, including talent/influencer contracts, production SOWs, vendor/MSAs, licensing, NDAs, and promotional terms; create and improve templates and playbooks to increase speed and consistency
Own rights and clearances for marketing assets, and advise on usage windows, territories, and platforms; partner with stakeholders to avoid takedowns and disputes
Advise on advertising and consumer protection laws (e.g., endorsements/disclosures, substantiation, contests/sweepstakes), and maintain guardrails that enable bold but compliant creative
Track and socialize updates to relevant regulations and platform policies; run brief trainings for marketers and creators on disclosures, usage rights, and brand safety
Assist in other legal matters depending on interest and need
J.D. (or international equivalent) and active bar membership in good standing
4-8+ years of relevant legal experience (e.g., clerkship, law firm, in-house), including familiarity with multiple relevant areas of law (e.g., copyright, trademark, right of publicity and NIL, advertising, claim substantiation) and experience advising on marketing and advertis