Senior Counsel, Commercial

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $175k - $205k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Axios

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2017

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📱 Media

Consulting • Marketing • Media

Axios is a media company that delivers news and insights through various platforms, including newsletters, local news outlets, and exclusive content for professionals. It covers a broad range of topics such as politics, policy, business, technology, health, and energy, providing in-depth reporting and analysis. By focusing on quick, concise, and powerful stories, Axios aims to make news more accessible and engaging for its audience. Its offerings include free daily newsletters like Axios AM and Axios Pro, as well as events and live discussions.

📋 Description

• Serve as a key legal partner to revenue, product, and operations teams. • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements covering advertising sales, sponsorships, events, customer subscriptions, content licensing, vendors, technology, and strategic matters. • Own commercial legal intake and workflow, including prioritizing and delegating work. • Improve legal playbooks and templates and help implement self-service tools and automation. • Provide practical, business-focused advice balancing legal risk with commercial objectives. • Advise on new products and features, sales and marketing initiatives, advertising and sponsorships, revenue opportunities, and day-to-day business matters. • Identify legal implications across privacy, IP, regulatory, and operational issues. • Provide privacy and data-use counseling, including DPAs, privacy policy updates, and data-use questions. • Handle routine commercial disputes and escalate significant or high-risk matters. • Scope and manage outside counsel efficiently. • Translate legal advice into clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders. • Stay current on legal developments relevant to digital media and technology. • Contribute to cross-functional and Legal team initiatives.

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant in-house commercial experience; law firm experience a plus. • Experience advising on product, sales, marketing, advertising, sponsorships, and digital media matters; digital media experience strongly preferred. • Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, with a track record of independently leading sophisticated commercial transactions. • Broad issue-spotting skills and experience to identify and advise on legal and business risks beyond the contract. • Pragmatic risk assessment that balances legal protection with business agility and avoids over-lawyering. • Proven ability to operate independently, own matters end-to-end, and advise senior business leaders with sound judgment and confidence. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a collaborative, solution-oriented approach. • Ability to move quickly, prioritize competing demands, and communicate clearly and succinctly. • AI aptitude and comfort using AI-enabled tools and workflows to work more effectively.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match • Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network • Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high-deductible health plan option • Dental and vision coverage • Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave • Generous vacation policy, plus holidays • One mental health day per quarter • Annual learning and development stipend • $100 monthly work-from-home stipend • Tele-mental health services through Headspace • OneMedical membership, including tele-health services • Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate • Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility • Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies • Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers • Virtual company-sponsored social events • A strong and positive work environment • A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture