Attorney, Business & Legal Affairs

Who We Are:

ATTN: is the creative studio and media company that earns attention – and makes it matter. We started as a publisher, building a business around attention that amassed a massive audience, giving us rare insights and valuable distribution. Since then, we’ve grown into a full-service content studio that creates original IP and premium social campaigns for the brands, institutions, and leaders who need more than just visibility. Through creative excellence and a deep understanding of culture, we build trust and drive meaningful impact for our partners.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced entertainment, marketing agency, or media attorney to join our business and legal affairs team, supporting end-to-end business and legal affairs workflows across a high volume of concurrent commercial, editorial, and branded social campaigns. We prioritize finding compliant paths forward for creative and business teams — not just flagging risk. This role reports to the General Counsel, Head of Business Affairs, with day-to-day autonomy over standard matters and defined escalation for high-risk and non-standard work. 

What You’ll Do:

• Exercise independent judgment to triage incoming business and legal matters, assessing risk and complexity to determine escalation
• Draft and negotiate a variety of production, partnership, commercial, and marketing agreements, including non-standard terms and deal structures
• Provide legal counsel on brand partnership and marketing campaigns, including FTC disclosure and advertising compliance
• Conduct clearance review across a range of risk levels, partnering with production and creative teams to problem-solve toward a workable path forward 
• Lead contract negotiations with talent agencies and casting teams 
• Advise production teams on guild/union restrictions and requirements (e.g., SAG-AFTRA)
• Partner with senior leadership to refine legal policies and procedures across departments
• Other business and legal affairs matters as requested

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and active bar membership required (CA or NY preferred)
• 2+ years experience practicing entertainment, media, or advertising law, including in-house or law firm experience supporting a media, entertainment, or digital content company
• Working knowledge of intellectual property and marketing/advertising law as applied to content production and distribution
• Familiarity with guild and union production rules and IAB/DAN standard terms is a plus
• Excellent organizational and record management skills
• Flexible team player comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Comfort using AI-assisted drafting tools and prompting techniques is a plus

Compensation

This position has an estimated annual salary range of $135,000 to $200,000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to demonstrated skill set, years and depth of relevant experience, and some role-dependent factors. We welcome direct conversations with each candidate about compensation in all of our initial calls.

Location

Candidates can be based in Los Angeles or New York. This is a hybrid role with 3 days expected to be on-site in one of our hubs. 

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, ATTN: is committed to building and fostering a workplace of diversity and employee inclusion. ATTN: does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.