Her Campus Media is the #1 media portfolio for college students and Gen Z. Our brands -- Her Campus, Spoon University, College Fashionista, InfluenceHer Collective, and Generation Hired -- reach an audience of over 130 million social followers and 19 million monthly unique users, and count more than 50,000 influencers and student ambassadors at 1,500 colleges in our global network. Whether through content, resources, events, or other experiences, our mission is to support, celebrate, inspire, amplify, and equip Gen Z to realize their dreams as individuals and for society. We also power full-service, integrated marketing programs for the world’s top brands, who partner with us to create authentic, meaningful connections with our audience.

Her Campus Media is made up of passionate, entrepreneurial, ambitious doers who are fired up about cultivating the next generation of leaders and changemakers. We are a small but mighty team of individuals, most of whom identify as women, committed to continuing to build a dynamic and inclusive organization where we want to work. Visit our Careers page to learn more about our culture and what makes us tick at hercampusmedia.com/careers!

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Her Campus Media is looking for an experienced part-time Director of Legal Affairs with a broad contracts management background to play a valuable role in the day-to-day in-house legal operations. Working across all the Her Campus Media brands, this role will support the company’s In-House Counsel with various tasks, primarily those involving drafting and reviewing client agreements and other commercial arrangements such as those with vendors, talent, and influencers. This role has high interaction across the company, supporting the business teams and In-House Legal Counsel, and it is critical that this person be able to apply a strategic, business-minded lens and understanding to their work. 

The Director of Legal Affairs will play a key role in supporting the Company’s growth by working on a wide array of documents, operational initiatives and other contractual administrative activities, all in a fast-paced, flexible work environment, and, in each case, while ensuring corporate guidelines and legal and ethical standards are consistently met.

This role is a part-time contractor position for roughly 10-20 hours per week with the possibility for increased hours in the future.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist in the preparation of contracts and manage workflow for contracts

• Draft and review client agreements, considering and balancing business terms and implications in the process 

• Draft and review other commercial agreements with third-party vendors such as video/photo production companies, event speakers, and influencers

• Draft and review terms and conditions for contests and sweepstakes

• Review, understand, evaluate and provide guidance on contracts and a variety of other documents based on corporate guidelines and input from various stakeholders of the Company, and identify, analyze, and provide guidance on main ideas, potential business and legal risks involved, and areas where additional information, coordination, guidance, review or approval is needed from others

• Work collaboratively with in-house counsel, internal stakeholders, team members and vendors to drive resolution for issues related to contract management

• Review and verify the accuracy of contract review and signing process

• Propose and implement process improvement strategy; analyzing and suggesting resolutions to process issues

We believe the following will set you up for success in this role. If you don't have all of these qualifications, please still consider applying and tell us more about what makes you a great candidate for this role! We value unique perspectives, approaches and backgrounds. 

• 4+ years of legal experience and contract administration (JD preferred)

• Experience in a law firm or in-house legal department preferred

• Media and/or marketing legal experience preferred 

• Proficiency in drafting and reviewing various legal partnership and commercial agreements   

• Knowledge of basic copyright and trademark matters as they pertain to media

• Strong organizational & analytical skills

• Excellent written communication skills

• Ability to problem-solve, multi-task, prioritize, take initiative and adapt to a fast-paced and changing business environment

• High level of integrity and professionalism

• Ability to establish strong relationships with peers, colleagues, customers and counterparties to achieve optimal results

• Detail-oriented, accurate with respect to contracts

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas. All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Interview Process & Expectations

To apply, click the “I’m interested” button to upload your resume and submit a cover letter. 

Our timeline is to make a hire by August 1, 2022. You can expect 3 rounds of interviews, including an initial phone screen and subsequent interviews with Her Campus Media’s VP of Business Strategy and Legal Affairs, CEO, and a member from the Business Development Team. 

Please refer to our Interview Prep Guide (hercampusmedia.com/careers/interview-prep) for a general overview of our hiring and interview process and what we look for in applications.