Counsel - Marketing, Advertising and Consumer Products (MACC), EMEA

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The Role

The Netflix EMEA Marketing, Advertising, Comms and Consumer Products (MACC)  legal team  is seeking a talented and passionate advertising  lawyer to support our ad supported offering in Germany.  

Key Responsibilities: 

In this role, the successful candidate will help support our growing ads team, drafting and negotiating contracts, media terms, trading deals, and other related contracting in addition to assisting with business playbooks, workflows and training when needed. They should have in-depth experience working with advertising clients and a passion for practical dealmaking and business-oriented lawyering. The lawyer should be highly curious, eager to jump into new projects,  help the business navigate regulated industries and the evolving advertising landscape and willing to help with the wider MACC legal team work where needed. They must be highly collaborative, working effectively with their MACC legal teammates, internal clients, and cross functional partners, including Ad Sales, Ads Policy, AdTech, Product, Privacy, Marketing, Comms and Consumer Products, and Business and Legal Affairs. This is a great opportunity for a mid-level attorney to join our MACC Legal team and support our growing business while continuing to hone their skills and develop their industry knowledge.  

This role is based in Berlin and reports into the Director, EMEA MACC legal based in Amsterdam. The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, demonstrate great initiative and be excited and inspired by the.

What We’re Looking For: 

• 4-6 years PQE, including in support of advertising clients. Consumer Products legal support experience is a plus.

• Highly adept at commercial contracting and negotiating. Very skilled drafting is a must. 

• Ability to work autonomously and reliably within tight timeframes in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written).

• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to exercise sound judgment with available information.

• Ability to take initiative to identify and solve problems in a business-friendly and solutions-oriented manner.

• Ability to think strategically, commercially and practically.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills with an ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines.

• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.

• Flexibility to work across various projects and teams.

• Fluency in German and English is required. Additional EMEA languages are a plus. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, color, place of birth, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service status or disability status.