Senior Counsel, Marketing (Based in SF, LA or NY)

Gap Inc. • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Gap is looking for an experienced transactional attorney with great marketing experience to join its Global Legal team. This position will work closely and provide strategic legal guidance to business partners for each of Gap’s purpose-led, billion-dollar lifestyle brands, Gap, Old Navy, Athleta and Banana Republic, as well as corporate functional teams including marketing, communications, procurement, technology, privacy, information security, finance, strategy, and human resources. The ideal candidate is a solution-oriented strategic thinker with sound judgement, who will provide practical guidance and manage multiple complex and high value matters simultaneously and often under time pressure.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in the US with 10+ years of relevant experience in a reputable law firm and/or multinational companies required
• Experience in drafting, negotiating, counseling and problem solving a broad range of agreements relating to marketing and advertising is required
• Practical mindset with the demonstrated ability to provide strategic counseling to business partners that balances legal considerations and business objectives, cutting through complexities deftly and driving to solutions
• Excellent communication, collaboration, counseling, decision making, problem solving and influencing skills
• Emotional intelligence and ability to work cross-functionally with stakeholders at all levels and effectively navigate complex organizations
• Excellent judgment and integrity with a demonstrated commitment to inclusion and community involvement/pro-bono work

Nice To Haves

• In house experience greatly preferred
• Experience working in digital media, including agencies and platforms, or marketing / adtech, a plus
• Experience with complex talent agreements and related SAG-AFTRA issues, a plus
• In-house experience and/or retail, commercial or consumer products, a plus

Responsibilities

• Proactively engage with and support business partners on marketing initiatives, creative services and talent engagements
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of agreements related to marketing initiatives, creative services, talent services, design collaborations, consulting services, new media, customer engagement tools, consumer-facing AI experiences, and digital marketing platforms
• Manage numerous projects and complex matters simultaneously under deadline pressure
• Support legal team as appropriate in the evolution of our contract process and policies to enhance efficiency working with internal partners

Benefits

• At Gap Inc., we’re more than the clothes we make. We’re a collective of brands united by the belief that real people can (and should) drive real change. We’re a company that’s been synonymous with equality and inclusivity since our founding. The first of our industry to translate our commitment to sustainability into true accountability. Made stronger by our global team’s unique personalities, passions and pride, we set out every day to make the world a bit bolder and a bit brighter.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed