Legal-Assistant General Counsel - Marketing Transactions Executive Director

JPMorgan Chase is seeking an experienced attorney to provide legal support and advice to the bank’s Marketing Transactional team. In this role, you will provide support to the Marketing vertical (Impact Marketing, Brand, Sports & Entertainment, Paid Media) and the Consumer and Community Bank Marketing Organization. In addition, you will lead a team of high performing attorneys working on service agreements, talent agreements, sponsorship arrangements, licensing documents and influencer marketing relationships. 

As an Assistant General Counsel – Executive Director in the Marketing Transactional team, you will  collaborate with digital marketing, media and branding, as well as provide opportunities for product-specific claims and other marketing support. This position provides an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to build an exciting career in a leading global financial services firm and to play a key part in managing legal risks for an evolving and dynamic area of the law and business. Depending on the level of experience of the successful candidate, this job title could be Vice President, Assistant General Counsel.

Job responsibilities:

• Manage a high-performing team of transactional attorneys with fast-moving stakeholders on marketing transactions, including managing team workloads.
• Review and negotiate a broad range of marketing and advertising agreements including: master vendor/professional services agreements, event sponsorships, speaker, social media, talent, influencer/celebrity, content creation, licensing and other related agreements.
• Review of marketing and advertising campaigns, copy and content (e.g., influencer campaigns) from concept through execution, and providing legal and regulatory compliance risk assessments, and propose creative solutions where applicable, to help advance business objectives in a risk-tolerant manner.
• Interface regularly with branding and in-house media management teams and other partners to provide advice and support with respect to digital media buying projects and initiatives.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities:

• Interest in, and a willingness to develop deepening, subject matter expertise in US regulations, industry guidelines and self-regulatory standards for marketing and advertising and their application across digital and traditional methods of advertising.
• JD or educational equivalent required. Attorney candidates must be in compliance with all relevant licensing requirements including the requirements of the jurisdiction where the role will be located prior to commencement of employment.
• 10 years of relevant contract negotiation or transactional practicing experience.
• Deep experience drafting, negotiating and advising on general matters relating to digital media, marketing and advertising.
• Familiarity with IAB standards, guidelines and best practices, FTC and advertising regulations more generally.
• Ability to work autonomously while being a collegial team player who brings a positive, “can-do” attitude to the workplace and works collaboratively with other members of the Legal team and with internal clients
• All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.
• Have a strong desire to learn the business and new areas of law and to function integrally as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Be able to simultaneously manage workloads, multiple client demands and shifting priorities within a fast-paced, unpredictable and rapidly evolving environment.
• Ability to work in an open plan team environment.