Associate Legal PM, Advertising & Privacy Compliance

Job Description:

Company Overview:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). 

About the Role:

The Associate Legal Project Manager, Advertising and Privacy Compliance, supports the DOCS, Legal, and Privacy teams in navigating legal and privacy requirements related to digital advertising. This role serves as a key liaison between Legal and business stakeholders, helping to translate regulatory and compliance needs into clear, actionable processes.

This individual will drive internal legal, privacy, and compliance initiatives by coordinating cross-functional efforts and ensuring projects continue to move forward effectively. Responsibilities include serving as the central vendor owner for DOCS, facilitating statements of work and contract processes, organizing and tracking project deliverables, streamlining workflows across contract types such as digital and events, and identifying opportunities to establish, improve, and scale operational processes where needed.

Qualifications include:

• 3+ years of experience in digital advertising, with a strong interest in law and privacy, and comfort reading and interpreting legal language from a business point of view
• Understanding of key corporate legal workstreams, including contract management, negotiation, compliance, privacy, and corporate governance, ideally within a global organization
• Knowledge of the digital media and ad tech ecosystem, including contextual and data-driven advertising, programmatic transactions, and advertising-supported custom content
• Working knowledge of relevant privacy laws in the U.S., EU, and other key global markets
• Appreciation for strong alignment across business, data governance, and legal and privacy teams
• Highly organized, proactive, and resourceful, with the ability to navigate multiple teams, stakeholders, and processes
• Collaborative approach with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Process-improvement mindset with a focus on operational efficiency and results
• Strong customer-service orientation toward internal business stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, build strong relationships, drive change, and facilitate problem-solving discussions
• Direct experience in digital advertising, with a solid understanding of data flows and media operations

Responsibilities include:

• Provide privacy guidance to advertising stakeholders, clients, and third-party vendors to support compliance with relevant privacy laws, Dow Jones policies, and ad tech governance requirements
• Partner with DOCS leadership during vendor negotiations to ensure data flows are clearly documented and understood for legal review and contract negotiations
• Manage project coordination across vendor and data onboarding activities, guiding digital partners to support privacy compliance
• Serve as the privacy subject matter expert in the development of training materials and documentation to support process adherence
• Manage process coordination and stakeholder communications across legal, privacy, and compliance workstreams
• Work closely with the Legal Department to streamline processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency
• Prepare and organize documents, support contract review and negotiation, and draft correspondence as needed
• Serve as a liaison between DOCS and Legal
• Manage logistics such as scheduling meetings, updating timelines, communicating deliverables, distributing materials, following up on action items, and preparing presentations
• Use collaborative tools to improve transparency and project visibility across legal workstreams

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Media Sales

Job Category:

Project/Program Management

Union Status:

Non-Union / A clear and likely internal candidate

Base Pay Range: $70,000 - $90,000

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.