Commercial Counsel, NA

About the Team

This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking lawyer to join our growing legal team supporting the Monetization and Sales business teams at TikTok. We are looking for a highly skilled commercial lawyer to join the Global Monetization Legal Team supporting our operations in North America.

Our ideal candidate brings experience supporting sales, marketing and commercial legal functions. A successful candidate will thrive in an environment that asks to deliver at pace, juggle competing priorities, and work under short turnaround times for a business that is scaling fast.

Responsibilities

You will handle a wide range of matters related to TikTok's Monetization and Sales business, such as

• TikTok's advertising policies
• Data/privacy issues
• Regulatory issues
• Streamlining and process improvement projects
• Knowledge management, template/playbook development, process improvements and training (both within legal and the wider sales and marketing functions)

Day-to-day, this role will lead negotiations and strategic engagement with key media buying clients and marketing partners. You will draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements, such as:

• Sales contracts with media buying agencies and brands that use the TikTok platform
• Trading and partnership agreements with media buying clients
• Sponsorship agreements
• Partnership and collaboration agreements
• Service provider agreements and statements of work, including creative agency, production and event management agreements
• Agreements governing creative assets provided by our in-house team, talent agreements and image releases

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a company that is enjoying hyper growth on a truly international scale.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus a Juris Doctorate from a top-tier ABA-accredited law school.
• Member in good standing of the California or New York bar.
• 5+ years of post-qualification experience, with digital advertising industry experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of advertising laws and policies, including FTC Guidelines, data collection and use best practices, and other digital advertising industry standards.
• Highly organized and able to navigate a fast-paced environment and be highly responsive to deadline-oriented clients.
• Experience counseling business teams in the sales and marketing industries, leading the drafting and negotiation of sales and vendor contracts including MSA and SOWs.
• Passion and intellectual curiosity for all things media and technology.