Associate Counsel/ Counsel, AdTech & Partnerships

at  NBCUniversal

Company Description
Join our NBCUniversal EPIC Legal Team! EPIC symbolizes key foundational principles as we strive to be extraordinary partners to our businesses in an evolving environment. Here at NBCU Legal, we are Expert Partners who provide Inspiring and Creative solutions to our clients. We are subject-matter experts who collaborate with our legal colleagues and clients to guide, solve and push for our collective success. We inspire by bringing optimism and positivity to our work, and apply strategic and innovative thinking to support our businesses.
NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.
As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, are informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.
Job Description

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• JD from an accredited law school and member of a state bar in good standing
• Minimum of 2 years of experience for Associate Counsel and 4 years for Counsel at a law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Experience drafting and negotiating master service agreements, software-as-a-service agreements, licenses, amendments, SOWs, renewals, and other technology agreements, as well as data privacy and security terms.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Associate Counsel/Counsel, Ad Tech & Partnerships will report to the VP, Ad Tech & Partnerships and help support the development, distribution and monetization of data-driven advertising products and services. This role primarily involves drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements in a fast-paced environment and requires a self-starter with a curiosity and enthusiasm for learning about NBCU’s ad technology stack and staying current on developments in caselaw and regulations impacting the digital advertising industry.

JOB DUTIES

• Provide legal support to the Data Measurement & Insights (DM&I), Sourcing and Partnerships teams relating to the development of new ad technologies, products and advertising partnerships.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor contracts with research and measurement companies, data licensors, and other ad tech vendors, as well as partnerships with social media, streaming, gaming and other ad-supported digital platforms.
• Lead team initiatives such as, improving the contract intake and tracking process, updating contract templates, coordinating information for compliance reviews, and drafting summaries and playbooks.
• Partner with the Privacy and Information Security teams to ensure personal data and confidential information is collected, used, and secured in accordance with privacy laws and company requirements.
• Work collaboratively with business executives and lawyers, both within and outside of the business unit, and propose practical, responsive solutions.
• Stay updated and counsel clients on the latest developments in the legal and regulatory framework impacting digital advertising, including data privacy laws.
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