Counsel

Job Description

WarnerMedia seeks a Counsel for the Ad Sales Legal department. Opportunity for Counsel to join Corporate Legal department supporting the Digital Advertising Sales group. Housed within Commercial Operating Unit, the Digital Advertising Sales team works with the entire WarnerMedia digital portfolio, including CNN, HBOMax AVOD, TBS, TNT, WB Digital, and more! Position reports to a Senior Counsel and Associate General Counsel. Role based in Atlanta or New York City with communication and collaboration with clients, colleagues and partners in office across the country.

The Daily
• Provide legal counsel and transactional support in relation to Ad Sales Research and Measurement, including negotiation of vendor and data provider contracts, provision of advice around industry measurement initiatives, review of the use of survey vendors, and guidance on certain data measurement initiatives related to ad sales.
• Review, draft, and negotiate variety of commercial contracts, including technology and e-commerce agreements, third party vendor agreements, revenue generating advertising technology agreements, and exciting new ad product vendor agreements.
• Support programmatic revenue operations team in vendor contract negotiations and provision of day-to-day legal advice.
• Collaborate with clients and colleagues in developing and/or implementing forward-looking data strategy, privacy policies and industry best practices, and tools related to advertising and research.
• Review creative content to ensure compliance with advertising law and policy and internal company guidelines.
• Build and maintain relationships, collaborate, and communicate effectively across the business and territories with key internal and external stakeholders, including various WarnerMedia legal and corporate colleagues.

The Essentials
• Strong academic credentials
• A J.D. or equivalent from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law
• 3-4 years of relevant experience in reputable law firm advising major corporate clients and/or corporate legal department
• Strong legal transactional skills and experience negotiating, drafting and interpreting wide range of commercial contracts and licenses
• Ability to problem solve in efficient, business-friendly, creative manner
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to build strong internal client relationships with personnel of all levels, effectively advise senior-level executives, and produce strong client and partner satisfaction through practical and strategic thinking
• Strong understanding of intellectual property, advertising, marketing, consumer protection, and data privacy laws and regulations in the US, UK, and other key jurisdictions, such as GDPR, CCPA, COPPA, FTC Guidelines
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel, and video conferencing systems
• Experience with digital advertising, new media platforms, technology, data privacy, and entertainment-related research highly preferred.
• Must be agile, proactive, highly motivated, have positive, team-oriented attitude, excellent judgment, able to handle high volume of work with minimal supervision and to assess risk, make decisions and prioritize multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Must enjoy welcoming new business challenges and working in dynamic, fast-paced environment with great colleagues and world-class IP and entertainment
• Desire and ability to work as part of a diverse and inclusive team, and to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7eex8-18-116-118-198-42 in your application.