Counsel, Marketing Legal

Job Description

The Netflix Marketing Legal team is seeking a talented, passionate and experienced lawyer to support the marketing, marketing partnerships, publicity, awards, product creative and communications teams across the entire Netflix content slate including films, series, documentaries, non-fiction, comedy and animation.

In this role, the successful candidate will help lead the Marketing Legal function by being a primary legal contact for various MarComms teams, supporting a team of amazing contract managers, and working closely to align with cross functional legal teams, including IP, Business and Legal Affairs, Labor, Employment, Privacy and Litigation. The Marketing Legal Counsel will perform the following primary functions: review and advise on marketing campaigns and activations; rights negotiations and analysis including licensor, talent and third party rights and approvals related to marketing and publicity; conduct risk assessments and provide advice on compliance with laws and regulatory matters; draft and negotiate all marketing-related agreements including vendor MSAs/SOWs, licensing and co-promotion agreements with third party brands, and handle all marketing production-related agreements including PSAs, releases, talent / influencer engagements; strategize and propose solutions for complex legal issues; and prepare and conduct trainings to help increase legal acumen across teams. Candidates should have knowledge and experience advising on compliance with MPA, FTC, COPPA and CARU and be able to provide data and privacy-related advice in connection with consumer research, emails, websites, promotions, marketing campaigns and activations. This role will report into the Head of Marketing Legal UCAN and is based in Los Angeles, CA.

The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, demonstrate great initiative and be excited and inspired by the Netflix culture.

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will have 6+ years of relevant experience as a lawyer working in marketing/advertising and entertainment. Applicants from law firms will be considered, however, in-house experience at an entertainment studio, media or production company and/or creative advertising agency is a plus.

The successful candidate will also possess the following:
• Ability to work autonomously and reliably within tight timeframes in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to exercise sound judgment in the absence of perfect information
• Ability to take initiative to identify and solve problems in a business-friendly and solutions-oriented manner
• Ability to think strategically, commercially and practically
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with an ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Strategic interest and outlook
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Flexibility to work across various projects and teams

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