Associate Counsel, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: USD 9 - 9

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Operations

Job Summary

Company And Culture

Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale. Through innovative content Complex tells stories of music streetwear and style sports art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture. A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce.

Why Were Hiring

Complex seeks a New Yorkbased lawyer with 3 years of experience focused on inbound and outbound intellectual property licensing for consumer products/merch plus fluency in live events pop-ups and talent/influencer contracting. Youll draft and negotiate high-impact deals across collaborations merchandise programs experiential activations and creator partnerships protecting our brands while enabling speed. You will work closely with cross disciplinary stakeholders to structure draft negotiate and advise on intricate multi-faceted media agreements. You must be able to work independently and as part of a highly collaborative team. A strong work ethic professional demeanor and business acumen is essential for this role.

What Youll Do

Merchandise & Licensing: Drafting negotiating and managing merchandise licensing agreements; oversight of inbound/outbound co-branded IP licensing; collaborations with consumer brands retail partners and manufacturers; and rights clearance.
Intellectual Property Rights: Advising on trademark copyright publicity rights brand protection anti-counterfeiting and enforcement strategies; managing clearance of logos names characters artwork and designs for use on merchandise and in co-branded programs.
Retail Distribution & eCommerce: Manufacturing and supply agreements QC/approvals safety/labeling basics wholesale/marketplace/DTC terms (service levels returns/chargebacks) and fulfillment/reporting.
Experiential & Live Events: Draft agreements for pop-ups festival activations and on-site retail agreements.
Brand Partnerships & Sponsorships: Partner with Sales/Brand Partnerships to structure draft and negotiate sponsorship agreements (IOs/CCAs/SOWs talent attachments).
Structure draft negotiate and manage complex commercial agreements across digital media entertainment and publishing including advertising sales transactions with direct and agency clients.
Drive inbound licensing and rights clearance for third-party IP used in merch content and activations (trademarks artwork characters music/footage) ensuring clean chain-of-title.
Negotiate manufacturing distribution and retail/e-commerce agreements (MGs/royalties service levels marketing commitments returns/recalls basics).
Structure and negotiate merchandising framework and collaboration agreements with music labels and third-party merch companies covering rights clearance co-brand/mark usage MG/royalty and audit mechanics and on-site and e-commerce sales.
Support events and pop-ups: venue and temporary occupancy fabrication/production vendor MSAs insurance/COIs and indemnities on-site filming/appearance releases and sponsor/activation packages.
Draft talent/influencer/creator deals (deliverables usage windows/territories exclusivity morality right-of-publicity FTC disclosure and platform-policy compliance).
Advise on trademark strategy and brand protection and manage the day-to-day portfolio with outside counsel.
Create and maintain template forms guideline documentation and training materials and prepare clear deal summaries for Brand Partnerships Content & Editorial Advertising and Finance.

Who You Are

JD required from an ABA accredited university
An active member of the New York state bar
3 years experience as a practicing in-house attorney at a media/production company merchandise/e-commerce or relevant law firm experience
Experience with entertainment and digital media transactions including licensing digital publishing advertising content product and content distribution
Strong analytical capabilities and judgment even when the rules and law are unclear and the issues are of first impression
Excellent drafting negotiation and organizational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with music licensing rights clearances and marketing review
Proficiency with Prisma Boostr Microsoft Office Suite Adobe Google Workspace DocuSign Airtable Slack and Contract Lifecycle Management Systems
Practical command of consumer-product compliance for merch
Comfort operating in fast-cycle first-of-kind deals and translating risk into clear options for non-lawyers

What We Offer

Best in class health dental and vision insurance
Healthcare FSA
Dependent Care FSA
Commuter Benefits FSA
Short-term/long-term disability and life insurance
Paid Parental leave
401k with 4% match
Pet Insurance
Legal and Identity Theft Plans
Vacation time and sick days

$150000 - $170000 a year

The Pay Range for this position is listed. Actual pay will vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of Complexs Total Rewards offerings for employees.

Were an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of the job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some incumbents assigned to the job to perform a different combination of duties.

Complexparticipates in E-Verify and willprovide the federal government with yourForm I-9 information to confirm that you areauthorized to work in the U.S.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship.

Required Experience:

Company And CultureComplex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale. Through innovative content Complex tells stories of music streetwear and style sports art and beyond. ...