Sr. Counsel

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.

What you’ll do:

• 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.

What we’re looking for:

• 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 

Relocation Statement: 

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

In-Office Requirement Statement: Insert to clarify in-office requirement for the role.

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
  
  

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