Counsel, Marketing & Brand Partnerships

UnitedMasters is building a marketplace that connects artists, brands and fans - empowering artists to earn and grow. UnitedMasters has taken the bold step of building a music distribution service that, radically, puts artists first - disrupting the legacy music business by letting up-and-coming artists distribute their music directly to fans through streaming services while maintaining ownership of their master recording rights and up to 100% of royalties. Through the combination of UnitedMasters’ music distribution platform and its deep ties to brands, UnitedMasters enables independent artists and change-makers to grow and earn unlike any other platform.

The UnitedMasters team is made up of musicians, marketers, engineers, and storytellers with backgrounds from YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora, Facebook, Uber, Dropbox, Complex, VICE, and more. We work hand in hand with the award-winning creative teams that forge those innovative partnerships at Translation (our in-house creative advertising agency).

We are looking for a Counsel, Marketing & Brand Partnerships to join Translation!

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including creative agency MSAs, celebrity talent agreements, marketing and sponsorship agreements, contest terms, partnership agreements, releases, vendor agreements, and others.
• Analyze, manage and provide legal analysis across Translation client services, brand partnerships, productions, product marketing endeavors, privacy, and dispute resolution.
• Support the Business Affairs, Production, Marketing, Product and Social teams by reviewing campaigns, promotional/marketing materials, contests, product copy and implementation, to ensure projects and products are compliant with various intellectual property, marketing and other regulatory requirements.
• Advise on compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to security, privacy and data protection, ensuring the company and its customers and users are protected and the company's operations are compliant.
• Manage the company’s trademark and domain name strategy and portfolio.
• Analyze, lead and manage disputes, audits and due diligence requirements including contentious negotiations and litigation matters, to reach effective resolutions.
• Collaborate with various departments to identify legal risks and implement effective risk management strategies. Participate in the development and delivery of legal training for employees to minimize risk.

• Understand how to draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial
• Support and collaborate cross functionally across multiple departments simultaneously
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously at a high volume

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in New York and in good standing.
• 5-10 years of legal experience, with a strong background in marketing/advertising law, entertainment, privacy, and/or intellectual property.                  

• Prior experience at a reputable law firm; or the equivalent in-house experience
• Ability to move business forward and collaborate with many different departments including Finance, Account Management, Production, Talent, Product, Marketing and Sales
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with delivery of quick results and strong multi-tasking skills.  
• Ability to build strong relationships across the company and present solution-oriented advice.  
  
  

UnitedMasters Inc. represents the creative solutions company, Translation, and the leading software and services platform for independent creators, UnitedMasters. UnitedMasters enables ownership, exposure, and new paths for financial return for independent creators, while Translation helps brands leverage the power of contemporary culture to achieve transformational growth. Combined, UnitedMasters, Inc. is the world’s leading marketplace for cultural capital, connecting independent artists and brands to realize a future in which all creators own their future. Backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, and Apple, UnitedMasters, Inc. is reimagining how brands and artists come together to tell their stories, build profitable growth, and push culture forward.

Salary Hiring Range: $175,000 - $215,000

Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide (e.g. bonus, stock options, 401(k) match, etc.)

Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.  We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. 

The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description, however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted.  If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.

The salary range above is for the NY/CA.  As a company, we have a location based strategy, which means the salary range could be lower or higher than this if the role is hired in another location.

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