Legal Counsel: Marketing, Ads & Commercial

Etsy, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Annual performance bonus

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Etsy, Inc. is seeking a Counsel, Marketing & Commercial to advise the marketing team on practical, transactional legal support across our global business.

You will draft and negotiate marketing contracts, guide vendor relationships, and balance commercial, privacy, and compliance needs in a fast‑paced environment. You’ll work with marketing, brand, creative, and engineering teams to manage risk, support transactions, and help Etsy scale its advertising, data, and technology agreements.

Qualifications

• A JD, admission to a state bar (NY or CA preferred), and eligibility to work in-house in New York.
• 3+ years experience, at a law firm and in-house, with marketing and commercial contracts for technology and e-commerce companies.
• Experience as the main point of contact for clients, guiding the legal side of a project, and the ability to explain legal ideas to technical and business partners in plain, clear language.
• Care for sharing risks, and ways to reduce them, with colleagues and leaders.
• Solid business, negotiation, and communication skills.
• You can read a spreadsheet, analyze details, and build a deck.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate US and international marketing agreements. These include performance and growth marketing (paid search, SEO/SEM, and targeted ad buys), affiliate and affiliate‑network agreements, social media agreements, PR agreements, participant and publicity releases, and personnel agreements for embedded contractors.
• You may also support Above the Line and brand work — TV, radio, and Out of Home — along with agreements with ad agencies, media agencies, and other creative partners.
• Guide our marketing‑technology work across the full vendor lifecycle, from choosing a vendor to offboarding one in a professional and protective way.
• You’ll shape SaaS, data‑analytics, and ad‑tech agreements, including indemnities, liability limits, IP rights, and data‑protection terms.
• Balance breadth and depth. You’ll handle a high volume of everyday, lower‑complexity agreements with care and good judgment, and you’ll also team up with our Sourcing colleagues on RFIs and more complex deals.
• Partner with our marketing, brand, creative, and engineering teams as they design campaigns and build new tools, keeping commercial, compliance, and privacy needs in balance.
• Work closely with partners across the business, others in Legal, and outside counsel through clear communication.
• Know when to say “yes,” "no," or “maybe, but…,” and when to raise a question with the wider team.
• You’ll keep in mind that the company is your client, and you’ll advocate for it and protect its interests.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical thinking

Client management

Plain language explain

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

State bar admission (NY/CA)

Job description

Etsy, Inc. is seeking a Counsel, Marketing & Commercial to advise the marketing team on practical, transactional legal support across our global business.

You will draft and negotiate marketing contracts, guide vendor relationships, and balance commercial, privacy, and compliance needs in a fast‑paced environment. You’ll work with marketing, brand, creative, and engineering teams to manage risk, support transactions, and help Etsy scale its advertising, data, and technology agreements.