Overview
The organization is seeking an experienced Legal Specialist – Marketing Compliance & Commercial Contracts to support a consumer products organization with marketing, promotional, advertising, and commercial contracting matters.
This role involves reviewing marketing and promotional materials against legal requirements, client playbooks, and established risk parameters, as well as drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. Experience in CPG, food and beverage, retail, or consumer products is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Review sweepstakes, contests, promotions, advertising, digital content, social media, and other consumer-facing materials for compliance with applicable requirements and client playbooks.
- Review official rules, eligibility requirements, disclosures, disclaimers, AMOE requirements, advertising claims, privacy, and intellectual property considerations.
- Conduct playbook-driven legal reviews, applying approved positions, fallback language, and escalation requirements consistently.
- Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements, including marketing, agency, sponsorship, licensing, vendor, supplier, professional services, SOW, NDA, event, and production agreements.
- Identify contractual deviations and assess key risk areas including intellectual property, confidentiality, privacy, indemnification, limitation of liability, termination, warranties, and regulatory compliance.
- Apply client templates, clause libraries, decision trees, and escalation matrices consistently across matters.
- Support updates to playbooks, templates, and review processes based on recurring issues and lessons learned.
- Participate in quality reviews and calibration sessions and manage matters in accordance with established quality standards and SLAs.
Requirements
- J.D., LL.B., LL.M., or equivalent legal qualification, or substantial relevant legal/contracts experience.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in marketing compliance, advertising/promotions, and/or commercial contracting.
- Experience reviewing sweepstakes, promotions, advertising, or consumer-facing marketing materials.
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills.
- Experience working from legal or contracting playbooks and established escalation protocols.
- Strong written communication, attention to detail, and commercial judgment.
- Experience in CPG, food and beverage, retail, or consumer products strongly preferred.
Location
Remote