Counsel

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position, now or in the future. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without requiring employer sponsorship.

Role Overview

The Counsel serves as a primary legal advisor and day-to-day legal partner for one or more assigned Meet The People agencies. This role works closely with Meet The People's legal team to provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance on commercial contracts; agency operations; media, data and analytics; experiential activations; intellectual property; technology; and risk management. Responsibilities include reviewing, drafting, and negotiating complex agreements, developing preventive legal strategies, and supporting legal processes that protect the company while enabling the business to move efficiently.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned)

• Serve as legal advisor and primary legal point of contact for one or more Meet The People agencies and designated business initiatives.
• Advise on media planning and buying matters, including insertion orders, publisher, platform, and ad-tech agreements.
• Advise on experiential programs, including event, venue, and sponsorship agreements, production and staffing vendors, talent and attendee releases, and promotional compliance such as sweepstakes and contests.
• Translate complex legal concepts into clear, practical guidance for agency leaders and business stakeholders.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including service agreements, third-party vendor agreements, consulting agreements, technology agreements, licensing agreements, sponsorship agreements, production contracts, talent releases, confidentiality agreements, and related business agreements.
• Build and apply expertise in data privacy, analytics, and compliance, ensuring cross-functional workflows adhere to consent standards, data processing terms, and responsible data use guidelines.
• Stay abreast of legal and regulatory developments affecting media and advertising, data privacy, experiential and promotions, intellectual property, technology, and agency operations, and assist with development of policies and training as needed.
• Provide practical legal advice regarding contractual obligations, risk allocation, indemnity, limitation of liability, confidentiality, exclusivity, conflicts, scope changes, termination rights, regulatory compliance, and dispute avoidance.
• Proactively identify legal, operational, reputational, and business risks and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Develop, maintain, and improve legal templates, standard form agreements, policies, processes, training materials, and escalation procedures.
• Partner with business teams regarding AI-enabled tools.
• Communicate with and manage outside counsel on assigned matters.

Qualifications - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

•  6+ years of relevant legal experience, with substantial experience in commercial contracting, intellectual property, media, data and analytics, experiential , technology or agency matters.
• Superior drafting and negotiating skills.
• Skills in interpreting applicable federal and state compliance laws, regulations, and ethics rules.
• Strong policy and business sense; strong networking and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and across disparate groups, teams and reporting lines.
• A combination of in-house and law firm experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of privacy law and employment law is preferred.

Education

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school

Traits

• Ability to work collaboratively with others to assess risks and solve problems.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a loosely structured team environment that demands a high degree of cooperation, flexibility, teaming, cross group and real-time responsiveness.
• Ability to handle a variety of projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Highly organized, efficient and process focused, with the ability to prioritize well, effectively manage multiple tasks and meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment; high standards of ethics and integrity.

Total Perks Package

• The chance to be a part of a growing company and the next success story
• Amazing opportunities for career development
• Recognition programs
• Employee referral bonus
• Fun and collaborative work environment
• Casual dress code
• Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
• 401(k) retirement plan, with employer 4% match
• Work/life benefits, including mental health and wellbeing support
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Paid holidays, including agency soft close Christmas Eve-New Year's Day
• Paid leave options, including sick leave, medical leave for self and family, and parental leave

Compensation Disclaimer: Salary ranges may vary based on geographic location, relevant experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. The final compensation offer will be determined based on these considerations.