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BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Admin
Job Category: Legal
Salary: $170,000.00- $180,000.00 USD 
Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed is hiring a Senior Counsel to work in the company’s law department to lead the privacy, brand trust, and safety legal function. All applicants must be near or local to our New York City office.

You Will

Privacy

  • Provide privacy and data security subject-matter guidance to cross-functional legal colleagues and to the business (including Tech, IT, Human Resources, Ad Sales, and Programmatic).
  • Respond to privacy and infosecurity-related data subject inquiries and regulatory investigations, coordinating such responses globally.
  • Draft and maintain external privacy notices and disclosures, and manage/update internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with global laws bearing on privacy and cybersecurity.
  • Help run the existing global privacy program, including privacy operations and documentation; employee training; policy enforcement, updating, monitoring and auditing; and incident response. Ensure the program’s ongoing, consistent and efficient operation. 
  • Work on data security governance, compliance, trust and safety and Information Security functions to scope and perform data privacy risk assessments, mitigation and remediation.
  • Provide privacy-related counseling on contracts and corporate transactions, including deals involving a data licensing component.  Manage/update standard data processing addendums and develop new contract forms as needed.
  • Remain up-to-date on relevant consumer protection, privacy and data security laws and regulations.
  • Provide legal compliance with respect to BuzzFeed’s AI initiatives.
  • Manage privacy-related litigation matters such as interfacing with outside counsel, conducting due diligence, and interviewing stakeholders.
  • Lead other privacy and data protection initiatives as may be assigned.

Brand Trust

  • Assist with the management of the company’s trademark portfolio, including clearance, filing, prosecution, registration, and enforcement of intellectual property assets.
  • Supervise knock-out searches and watch services.
  • IP counseling, including with respect to commercial activities and transactions.
  • Advising on advertising law compliance topics (truth in advertising, disclosures, proper labeling, cannabis, political advertising, adult content, gaming, etc.). 
  • Lead other intellectual property initiatives as may be assigned.

Safety

  • Advise the business on the design and implementation of policies that ensure that visitors to the company’s digital properties enjoy a safe online experience.
  • Collaborate with the engineering teams to design measures to protect the company’s information on employees and customers.
  • Counsel the business on safety issues that might arise in relation to user generated content and on platforms where interactivity or engagement could become potentially problematic.
  • Lead other safety initiatives as may be assigned.

You Have

  • You have strong organizational skills
  • You pay careful attention to details and deadlines
  • You exercise great discretion and can be trusted with confidential information
  • You are comfortable interacting with senior executive management
  • You can multitask and prioritize
  • You are willing to drive cross-functional initiatives
  • You take pride in and are skilled at written and verbal communication
  • You are cool under pressure
  • You are diligent, proactive and collaborative 
  • You possess a sense of humor 
  • You are upbeat and have a glass-half-full view of the world

To Apply 

Please submit a resume and cover letter.

All job applications must be received through the official BuzzFeed Jobs board (https://www.buzzfeed.com/about/jobs), including referrals. It is BuzzFeed's practice to not schedule job interviews until after an application is submitted through our jobs board.

"If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at applicationhelp@buzzfeed.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response."

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal-opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You can expect:

  • A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more
  • An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary
  • A generous benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more.

Note: BuzzFeed, Inc. offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.

 

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