PMC: Vice President, Associate General Counsel

PMC: Vice President, Associate General Counsel

Penske Media, the publisher of world-renowned media brands including Rolling Stone, Billboard, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire, Deadline Hollywood, Robb Report, ArtNews, Artforum, SHE Media, BGR, TVLine, Fairchild Media Group and Sportico, is looking for a Vice President, Associate General Counsel to be based in our Los Angeles office. Reporting directly to the Company’s Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, the Vice President, Associate General Counsel will be responsible for handling a wide variety of legal matters that arise within the Company’s Entertainment digital media and live media businesses, as well as the ability to work with the Company’s multi-faceted corporate departments including the Company’s Technology, IT and Procurement departments 

This is a unique opportunity to join a fun, fast-scaling, mission-oriented company with a highly collaborative Legal team that values new ideas, creative thinking, knowledge-sharing, and a commitment to business partnership. The right candidate will have tremendous autonomy and the opportunity to learn new skill sets and grow as a leader. The ideal candidate must be a pro-active, dynamic, self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to multi-task, handling a large volume of work and balancing competing demands of numerous businesses while maintaining exacting attention to detail. 

Responsibilities

• Counseling business unit leaders, editors, sales and marketing teams and others on a wide range of issues relating to digital media and publishing, including intellectual property, data privacy, consumer marketing laws and advertising law
• Structuring, drafting, reviewing and negotiating all manner of commercial agreements including sponsorship, custom content, sales, marketing and a wide variety of other strategic and operational agreements
• Working closely with the Company’s live media and event production teams on execution of their events strategy and implementing appropriate risk management procedures
• Collaborating with the Company’s Technology, IT and Procurements teams to structure form agreements and, negotiate and execute enterprise agreements and strategic tech transactions, and a wide range of procurement agreements
• Serve on the Company’s privacy team
• Manage claims and litigations arising from clients
• Developing, maintaining and ensuring compliance with the Company’s policies, procedures and standards
• Assisting with all other legal matters relating to the Company’s various businesses
• The ideal candidate will also provide pre-publication review of editorial content and advice regarding defamation and copyright ownership, rights of publicity and privacy

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 10-12 years of legal experience in a law firm and/or corporate legal department with both a strong transactional/commercial background as well as experience with the programmatic advertising ecosystem, procurement and technology transactions
• Experience working with digital media and/or programmatic agencies strongly preferred
• Experience counseling and advising business unit leaders and department heads and members of their teams on all manner of legal and business issues
• Good working knowledge of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, and data privacy/data security law and compliance
• Ability to think strategically, commercially, and practically
• Ability to work autonomously and independently, in tight timeframes in a fast-paced, high-performance environment while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Strong analytical capabilities and an ability to execute sound business judgment in the absence of perfect information
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Juris Doctor and membership in good standing in California

Typical wage range: $240k - $255k + annual discretionary bonus. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.  The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements, a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits.

PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of PMC’s paid healthcare plan, the company pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

As PMC values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture. 

It’s all About You…

At PMC, your wellness is top of mind. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to nurture you and your loved ones, including pets! Our package includes Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), FSA (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), EAP, Life Insurance, 401K with an employer match, Paid Parental Leave, Long-term disability, generous paid time off (PTO), pet insurance, and home & auto insurance. Our Wellness initiatives rotate yoga, meditation, wellness weeks on a variety of topics, and financial wellness. We continuously elevate our offerings with more, for you.

About PMC:    

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate audience of over 300 million globally. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media reaching viewers on all screens across its ever-growing constellation of iconic brands, which includes Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Dick Clark Productions, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, TVLine, Sportico, BGR, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, Vibe, IndieWire, Artforum, Gold Derby, and Luminate, the premier data and analytics company. PMC’s journalists and content creators deliver daily the most comprehensive news and information in their industries and areas of coverage, unequaled in ambition, depth, and courage. In addition, PMC owns several vital cultural events such as SXSW, LA3C, and Latin Music Week. Headquartered in New York and Los Angeles with additional offices in 14 countries worldwide, PMC believes companies should not only be profitable but also forces for good. PMC is committed to fostering a working environment that is inclusive and responsible, where we value a company culture built on all backgrounds, voices, and experiences. For more information on the company, please visit www.PMC.com