Serve as sole legal operations lead across a creative agency group: draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts; manage employment documentation and corporate records; run privacy and compliance programs (GDPR/CCPA); support M&A diligence; build legal templates, workflows, and AI-enabled self-service processes; coordinate with outside counsel and HR/Finance.
About Red Antler Group
The Red Antler Group is a connected ecosystem of creative companies that help ambitious brands grow, from emerging ventures to global leaders. The Group includes Red Antler - branding and advertising agency, Fat Earth - media strategy and performance creative, and WildFruit - presentation design. Each company brings distinct expertise, working together to turn creativity into lasting impact for businesses at every stage.
The Role
We're looking for a Business and Legal Affairs Manager to own legal operations across the companies within the group. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for a commercially minded attorney who can work independently, move quickly, and build infrastructure that scales. This includes an interest and proficiency in AI workflows and tools that facilitate speed and efficiency. You'll serve as the primary point person for legal needs for the business, touching everything from client and vendor contracts to employment, privacy, and corporate matters. For complex deals and specific issues, you will collaborate with outside counsel.
What You'll Do
Contracts
- Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements, including client MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements, referral and settlement agreements, amendments, DPAs, and BAAs
- Partner with sales and business development teams to help close deals.
- Maintain and evolve contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and approval workflows to support a growing business
Employment & People
- Prepare and manage employment documentation including offer letters, ICAs, vendor ICAs, and separation agreements
- Own and maintain the Employee Handbook; advise on HR-related legal matters as they arise
- Partner with HR/Finance on the international contractor process and hiring in Rippling
- Oversee registration of State Employer Accounts
Corporate & Compliance
- Maintain corporate records and coordinate with outside counsel on state tax and entity matters
- Manage GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy compliance programs
- Advise on AI governance, AI terms of use, and implementation risk
- Partner with finance on insurance programs and the corporate card policy
- Manage the Privacy Policy and ensure ongoing compliance
M&A / Strategic Transactions
- Support due diligence and legal review for strategic transactions as needed
What You Bring
- JD from an accredited law school and admitted to practice at least one US jurisdiction; previous in-house experience and NY bar admission a plus
- 2–5 years of relevant legal experience, ideally in-house at a creative, marketing, or advertising services firm or in combination with relevant exposure at a law firm.
- Background at a creative agency or professional services firm strongly preferred
- Comfortable managing a high volume and variety of commercial contracts day-to-day
- Experience building legal infrastructure: templates, processes, workflows
- Familiarity with employment agreements and corporate recordkeeping, with immigration processes familiarity a plus.
- Commercially oriented, thinks like part of the sales team, not just risk and compliance; skilled at steering negotiations toward a close, not just identifying risk
- Working knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, and data privacy compliance
- Proficient with AI tools (Claude, Perplexity, or similar) and comfortable building self-service workflows for the broader team
- Highly responsive, organized, and able to operate as a team of one
- Exposure to AI governance and emerging technology terms a plus
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