Job Description

About us

Artlist is a leading creative technology company on a mission to empower creators and brands to bring their vision to life with video. Offering cutting-edge AI tools and models for image, video, and voiceover creation, alongside high-quality creative assets and powerful editing tools, Artlist enables creators to stay on trend, and achieve their creative goals. Trusted by over 30 million creators worldwide and top brands including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Versace, Artlist provides a seamless, subscription-based platform with a global license, giving creators everything they need to produce professional video content efficiently. For more information, visit artlist.io

The Role

Artlist’s Legal team is looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join our growing New York office and work closely with our Sales, Product, HR, and Business teams.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a lawyer who wants broad exposure across commercial transactions, product and AI initiatives, employment matters, and day-to-day legal operations in a fast-scaling tech company.

You’ll be trusted early, work cross-functionally, and help shape how legal supports the business as we grow.

This is a hands-on, high-exposure role in a fast-paced tech environment where legal is a true business partner.

What you’ll do

Commercial & Revenue Support

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including enterprise licenses, SaaS agreements, NDAs, and vendor agreements.
• Partner closely with Sales to support deal velocity while managing legal risk.
• Review customer terms and procurement requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

Product, Technology & AI

• Support product launches, feature rollouts, and updates to terms & policies.
• Work on AI-related initiatives, including data use, licensing, and product functionality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on legal issues related to content licensing, intellectual property, and emerging technologies

Employment & People Matters

• Support day-to-day employment law matters, including offer letters, contractor agreements, policies, and employee lifecycle issues.
• Partner with HR on compliance, internal processes, and employee relations questions across the US and international teams.

Legal Operations & Scaling

• Help maintain and improve legal templates, playbooks, and internal processes.
• Use legal tech tools (e.g., contract management systems) to track work, manage priorities, and improve efficiency.
• Contribute to building scalable legal infrastructure as the company grows.

What success looks like

• Commercial deals move quickly with clear, practical legal support
• Sales and business teams feel supported and confident involving Legal early in deals
• Commercial agreements are negotiated efficiently without unnecessary friction
• Risk is managed pragmatically while enabling revenue growth
• Processes, templates, and legal operations scale efficiently as the company grows
• Legal enables product, AI, licensing, and policy work with balanced risk management
• Employment and HR matters are handled smoothly and proactively

You are

• A NY-admitted attorney with up to 2 years of post-qualification experience (excluding internships), either in-house at a tech company or at a reputable law firm.
• Comfortable working across commercial contracts and eager to expand into product, AI, and employment matters.
• Business-minded, pragmatic, and able to explain legal issues clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Curious, proactive, and excited to take ownership and grow with the role.
• Comfortable working directly with sales stakeholders
• A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Energized by fast-paced, dynamic environments

This position has a base salary range of $130,000 to $160,000. This salary range is reflective of a position based in New York, New York.

Benefits & Perks:

• Amazing office in the heart of Soho
• Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage
• 401K match
• Great coffee and snacks
• Hybrid schedule; Fridays work from home

ARTLIST values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of underrepresented ethnic groups, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. ARTLIST is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment, hiring, promotions and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment shall be maintained in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or military status, or in violation of any applicable Federal, state or local laws. ARTLIST will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation to support the interview process, please contact hr@artlist.io.

ARTLIST will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable State, Local, and Federal laws.

Requirements

None