Advertising & Marketing Attorney / Entertainment and New Media - General Attorney in New York City, NY

In-House

New York City, NY

Advertising & Marketing Attorney / Entertainment and New Media - General Attorney in New York City, NY

Attorney

Min 8 yrs required

No

Job Title: Associate General Counsel, Commercial

Job Responsibilities:
- Primarily support the commercial legal team with flexibility to collaborate with the corporate development legal team during M&A transactions.
- Structure, draft, review, negotiate, and manage a variety of commercial agreements, including master service agreements, license agreements, and agreements related to global strategic initiatives and CTV distribution for the Ventura streaming TV operating system.
- Work closely with the team building the Ventura streaming TV operating system to develop and market innovative technology and content.
- Negotiate deals with major advertising agencies and global brands.
- Collaborate with key leaders in Ventura, business development, client services, and finance teams to advise on complex legal matters and develop creative solutions.
- Advise on M&A transactions as part of the corporate development legal team, leading the integration of M&A targets into the company’s broader product offerings.
- Continually improve legal commercial processes for global scaling with a consistent yet locally relevant approach.
- Provide practical advice on legal issues, risks, complex agreement structures, and company policies in a risk-tolerant, compliance-oriented environment.
- Identify, research, analyze, and advise on legal topics such as licensing, intellectual property, commercial, data security, and privacy law.
- Stay updated on legislative changes that may affect the company globally.

Education and Experience:
- Juris Doctorate required.
- 8+ years of experience in-house or in combination with an internationally/nationally recognized law firm.
- Admitted to practice in New York, Illinois, or California, or able to register as In-House Counsel in these states.
- Experience in digital advertising, digital media, and/or scaled platforms required.
- Experience leading legal negotiations with large global companies is strongly preferred.
- Excellent business judgment, leadership skills, and a strong commitment to providing timely and top-quality client service with superior work product.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing competing, time-sensitive demands.
- Excellent legal skills, including experience in structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial technology agreements and identifying key data and privacy issues.
- Excellent interpersonal skills (a sense of humor is a plus).
- Ability to communicate complex legal concepts in layman’s terms.

Salary Information:
- The base salary range for this role is $151,100—$277,000 USD.
- **Members Only** offers stock-based compensation grants, sales-based incentives, and commissions.
- Benefits include comprehensive healthcare with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time, vacation time, and around 13 paid holidays per year.
- Employees can purchase company stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Additional Information:
- **Members Only** is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected status.
- **Members Only** considers qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in line with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
- The company is committed to accessibility and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.