Contract Specialist

Summary

Join our team as a Contract Specialist in the Business & Legal Affairs department, reporting to the Director of Business and Legal Affairs. As a key member of our team, you will provide support with drafting and reviewing legal documents, performing research, and day-to-day tasks under direct supervision of a licensed attorney.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree; Paralegal certificate or Juris Doctor degree is a plus
• Experience in contract drafting, reviewing, and legal operations, particularly in the beauty or talent management space
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM tools
• Ability to handle high-volume workflows with competing deadlines
• Work experience in business affairs, legal, contract management or other relevant role
• Demonstrated ability to effectively negotiate and interact with clients, agents, managers and outside attorneys
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to provide risk assessments and risk reduction solutions to cross-functional teams
• Experience using contract database software
• Exceptional written and oral communications skills

Responsibilities

• Create, prepare, and audit initial drafts of influencer campaign agreements
• Serve as a resource for Operations teams' inquiries about governing terms of their influencer campaign agreements
• Organize and maintain influencer contracts in our contract management system
• Conduct rights analysis, summarize existing and proposed agreements and research relevant legal issues
• Perform research on rights, media platforms, legal provisions, and industry and territory-specific laws and requirements
• Work with Legal team to assess advertising claims substantiation, review influencer-created content, prepare disclosures, disclaimers, and support sweepstakes, contests, and promotional offers
• Learn and implement the company's review and approval protocols
• Liaise with the Operations teams to track and manage contract status and related reporting, maintain and track reports for all assigned projects and ensure that agreements are executed in a timely manner
• Manage incoming requests for contracts, track pending matters, prepare execution copies and fully executed copies for distribution