Head of Legal Affairs, Immediate Media Co
£100-115k
Expert level
London
Special interest content and platform company
Be an early applicant
Special interest content and platform company
501-1000 employees
B2BPublishingSaaSAdvertisingMedia
Be an early applicant
£100-115k
Expert level
London
501-1000 employees
B2BPublishingSaaSAdvertisingMedia
Company mission
To help their audiences get the most out of the things they love, whatever they spend their time and energy on.
Role
Who you are
- Commercial mindset and a pragmatic, solution-led approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Prior line-management experience
- Qualified to practise law in England and Wales or another common-law jurisdiction
- Minimum of 7 years of post-qualification experience
- Expertise in technology and digital media law
- Experience with e-commerce, privacy and data protection matters
- Excellent verbal, written, analytical and persuasive skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees, management and leadership
- Effective time-management and prioritisation skills to manage multiple projects with shifting priorities with attention to detail; and
- Resourceful, inquisitive, and self-motivated approach, with an eagerness to learn new skills and gain a deep understanding of Immediate’s business
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Head of Legal Affairs to lead our legal work on technology, digital media and general commercial matters
- You'll be joining us at an exciting time and will immediately contribute to several of Immediate's key strategic projects
- Reporting to the General Counsel, you’ll be part of a dynamic, friendly legal team supporting this fast-paced and agile business on a range of commercial, technology, digital and corporate matters
- This role will involve work across all of Immediate’s divisions where you will ensure that the legal function is a key business partner, delivering pragmatic, solution-led and commercially-focused legal advice
- You will work closely with internal senior executives and business stakeholders, including Product and Technology, Commercial Operations and Finance, and external stakeholders and key partners, to realise the company’s strategic goals whilst fostering Immediate’s culture and values
- You will be well supported by other senior members of the Legal team and will have management responsibility for some members of the Legal team
- Technology: advising on the procurement of all technology systems required to support the business (both on-premise and cloud)
- Preparation of tenders and requests for proposals, drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts and working closely with project teams for the procurement and delivery of solutions for, amongst other things, software, SaaS, cloud-based systems, databases, email service providers, ad serving technology, networks, telecoms, disaster recovery systems, HR and finance systems required to support the day-to-day operation of the business and other outsourcing partners
- Digital Media and eCommerce: being the primary legal contact for all digital matters including ecommerce, ad tech (DSPs, DMPs and associated partners) payment portals, app development and support agreements, digital distribution, podcast distribution, regulatory compliance and developing and maintaining contractual relationships with key partners and service providers
- A passion for keeping up to date with new technologies and corresponding legal implications such as cookie depreciation, AI, dark patterns, UX, programmatic advertising, ad blocking, general digital advertising formats, paywall and data walls
- Provision of commercial and strategic advice on industry and technological developments in digital, web and social media, assessing risks and opportunities and advising the business on new digital product or service launches with an emphasis on consumer law, data protection, advertising and other compliance issues
- Commercial Contracts: reviewing, drafting, negotiation and delivery of complex and strategic commercial contracts and partnerships, including contracts for services, brand and other intellectual property licences, affiliates, influencers/brand ambassadors, agency arrangements and partnerships, drafting and negotiation of a range of consultancy and professional services agreements
- Data Protection and Information Security: being the primary legal contact for all strategic data protection matters and providing supervision and line management for our Data Governance Officer who manages ICO registration, compliance, and infosec due diligence
- Team: management and supervision responsibilities, maintenance of precedents and owning the training programme (both in the legal team and for the wider business), assisting in the improvement and management of agreement templates, policies and processes to address recurring and anticipated business needs, making policy recommendations on contracting matters
- Compliance: ensuring compliance with company processes and policies; monitor and advise on changes in laws, rules and regulations affecting the company
- Marketing and Advertising: advising the business on all aspects of marketing and advertising law including ad approval, competitions, reader offers and other promotions and branded solutions; and
- M&A: providing support to all digital-focused M&A activity, playing a key role during legal due diligence (working in conjunction with the GC) and advising on tech due diligence, drafting and negotiating supplementary commercial documents such as TSAs and ongoing licences
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Immediate Media is a multinational publishing house that originated from the combined assets of multiple, formerly independent publishing houses, such as BBC Magazines, Magicalia, and Future.
Immediate, which was acquired by Hubert Burda Media in 2017, stands out for its niche as a content and platform company that only focuses on special interest markets, offering content from over 75 consumer brands ranging from Radio Times and CBeebies to BBC History and Cycling Plus. This breadth of specialised content has led to over 74M global consumers.
The company continues to see growth as it acquires new companies to expand its portfolio. Already the UK’s leading food media publisher - boasting 30M monthly users in this sector - it recently acquired Nutracheck, a food diary app and website, to enhance its food portfolio and further expand its digital capabilities.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Contributory pension
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave,
- Extra day off for your birthday
- Extra day off around Christmas
- Holiday purchase and sale scheme
- Recruitment referral scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible/Hybrid Working
- Gym Discount
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Retail and restaurant discounts
- Child-care vouchers
Company values
- Creativity
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurial spirit
Company HQ
West Kensington, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Sean Cornwell
(CEO of Platforms & Digital, not founder)Co-founder of EarthFirelce and founder of DMEurope.com. Previously served as CEO for Direct Ferries, Chief Digital Officer for Travelex, COO for Shutl, and Managing Director & Vice President of International and Mobile for eHarmony.com.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Immediate Media Co
- Improving Diversity & Inclusion in our company and content is a key priority for Immediate, we’re striving to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to ensure our content is representative of all our audiences. To help achieve this, we have developed a strategy focused on four key strands: Empowering Network groups, Education and Training, Editorial and External, and Recruitment and Processes.
- To support our overall Diversity & Inclusion strategy and help drive change and hold us accountable to our objectives – in 2022 we will be launching our D&I panel, chaired by Jo Brandl, HR Director and Chris Kerwin, Group Managing Director, alongside other senior leaders within the company and representatives of Immediate D&I network groups. The panel will work to align the networks’ missions to business objectives, partner with the chairs to address issues that arise and help form a wider strategy to address the priorities of each network.
- We have established five internal D&I network groups to help our people feel supported, included, and provide an open environment for people to network, mentor and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences. Have a look at the below video to find out more about our network groups.
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