Assistant General Counsel

OMIUS Omnicom Management Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom seeks a talented, business-oriented attorney to join its legal team in New York. The role focuses on advertising and marketing, media planning and buying, talent matters, social media, and evolving digital media laws.

The attorney will draft and negotiate high volumes of agreements for advertising and marketing services and review concepts for legal issues. The ideal candidate has at least three years of relevant experience, strong business acumen, exceptional writing and communication

Qualifications

• JD degree from ABA-accredited law school (required).
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Must be in good standing with New York State Bar Association.
• Strong business acumen and client-facing experience.
• Excellent writing, oral communication, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of contracts including client service, technology licenses, media agreements and talent/sponsorship deals.
• Provide ongoing legal guidance concerning marketing, advertising law, substantiation, and IP clearance for traditional and new media, including AI considerations.
• Educate and counsel management on legal issues affecting business decisions; provide periodic training to business units.
• Manage and coordinate communications with internal and external clients; interact with business and creative teams across Omnicom agencies.
• Work in the office five days per week in New York and collaborate with corporate legal and outside counsel.

Skills

Business acumen

Excellent writing

Oral communication

Analytical

Organizational skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Agency: Omnicom Corporate Job Function: General Legal Job Subfunction: Legal Job Description: Omnicom (OMC) is the world’s leading marketing and sales company, built for intelligent growth in the next era. Powered by Omni, Omnicom’s Connected Capabilities unite the company’s world-class agency brands, exceptional talent and deep domain expertise across media, commerce, consulting, precision marketing, advertising, production, health, public relations, branding and experiential to address clients’ critical growth priorities and deliver sustainable.

Position Summary

Omnicom seeks a talented, business-oriented attorney to join its legal team in New York. The position requires knowledge of advertising and marketing, media planning and buying, creative production including talent matters, sports/event marketing and/or social media. Familiarity with the rapidly developing laws and regulations governing digital media is required. The attorney hired for this position will interact primarily with business and creative teams within Omnicom agencies and their clients. Close collaboration with Omnicom’s corporate legal team and outside counsel also is expected. This position will require a strong emphasis on commercial transactions and an ability to draft and negotiate a high volume of agreements relating to advertising/marketing services, as well as the need to review creative concepts and materials to identify and address any legal issues.

The ideal candidate will have experience working and succeeding in a fast-paced, fluid, high-performing and open corporate or law firm culture, preferably in an advertising agency, advertising/marketing compliance department of a company, or law firm dedicated to servicing such business. Must have experience working with and providing legal advice directly to clients. Experience with emerging technologies is a must; familiarity with global business practices is a plus.

This role will be based in our New York office and requires regular in-office presence five days per week.

Essential Functions

Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of contracts, including client service, technology license, supplier/media owner, technology and data), influencer, custom content, sponsorship, sweepstakes and promotions, talent, confidentiality, intellectual property and/or music/content licenses. Standardize templates, processes and legal guidance where possible, to improve efficiency of legal services to business units. Provide legal advice on an ongoing basis concerning marketing in traditional, new media and with AI by addressing issues such as: advertising law, claim substantiation, trademark clearance, copyrights, sweepstakes, promotions, rights of privacy and publicity, user generated content, social and mobile media. Educate, advise, and counsel management on legal issues affecting business decisions. Provide periodic training to business units on key legal issues impacting operations. Manage and coordinate communications with internal and external clients. Omnicom attorneys are expected to work in the office 5 days per week Occasional travel may be required, primarily in US.

Education, Skills and Experience Requirements

• JD degree from an ABA accredited law school
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Must be in good standing with New York State Bar Association
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent writing, oral communication, analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, challenging and constantly changing environment
• Ability to develop partnerships and to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of our organization and externally
• Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well in a people-centric matrix organization
• Solid organizational and time management skills
• Results oriented with outstanding attention to detail
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively