Contracts Specialist

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
110K-125K Annually
Entry level
AdTech • Marketing Tech • Social Media
The Role
Draft, review, and negotiate client and vendor contracts, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, amendments, and order forms. Manage contracts from intake through signature, track obligations and renewals, maintain templates and clause libraries, and support internal stakeholders with contract guidance. Use AI-powered contracting tools, escalate complex legal issues, and improve contracting workflows while collaborating with Legal, Finance, Project Management, and Operations teams.
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VaynerX

VaynerX is a family of companies building brands for the now. Founded by Chairman Gary Vaynerchuk in January 2017, the modern-day parent company is home to relevance-driving businesses including VaynerMedia, ChukMedia, Tamara Group, Gallery Media Group, Tingley Lane Trading, and VaynerSpeakers.

What You’d Do 

  • Draft, review, and negotiate client statements of work (SOWs), vendor master services agreements (MSAs), and related commercial documents such as NDAs, change orders, amendments, order forms, and insertion orders.
  • Develop a deep understanding of current client MSAs to support efficient contract intake, drafting, and negotiation of client-related documents. 
  • Serve as the main contracts contact for project managers, finance, and other departments: gather deal requirements, explain contract terms in plain language, and coordinate internal approvals.
  • Use and learn VaynerX’s AI-powered tools to help draft, review, and compare contracts, and provide feedback to improve these tools and their workflows.
  • Manage the contract lifecycle from intake through signature, including tracking contract status, key dates, renewals, and obligations, and keeping accurate records in our internal systems.
  • Maintain, update, and improve our standard form agreements, templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks, helping make contracting processes simpler and more efficient.
  • Work with the Central Operations team and support the global Legal team, including escalating non-standard terms, high-risk issues, and complex legal questions to senior Legal team members as appropriate.

What You’ve got

  • BA/BS degree and J.D. degree required, with active admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar. New York Bar admission preferred; candidates admitted elsewhere must be registered, or eligible to register, as In-House Counsel in New York.
  • Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts (especially MSAs and SOWs), ideally at an agency, in-house legal, procurement, or contracts team, or law firm in digital media, advertising, or technology.
  • Working knowledge of common commercial contract terms, including scope of work, payment terms, intellectual property ownership, indemnification, limitation of liability, confidentiality, and data protection provisions.
  • A strong and demonstrated interest in the digital world, social media, and emerging technology.
  • Comfort with technology and willingness to learn AI-powered drafting and contract management tools; experience with intake or ticketing platforms is a plus.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain contract terms clearly to non-legal colleagues and work well with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Quick learner with a strong work ethic and demonstrated initiative, responsibility, and attention to detail.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of agreements, prioritize competing deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment.

This position is currently designated as hybrid and is subject to the Company's workplace attendance and in-office work requirements, as in effect from time to time. The Company reserves the right to modify these requirements at any time.

All information submitted with this application and disclosed in the interview and screening processes must be truthful.  The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify a candidate from consideration, withdraw a conditional offer of employment, or terminate employment, if it discovers a candidate provided false, misleading, or materially incomplete information during the application process.

VaynerX is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military status, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status (as permitted by applicable law), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Unsure if you meet the qualifications? We are always looking for talent which will continue to cultivate an inclusive and representative team that will enhance our perspectives, skill sets, background, and behaviors.  We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

  • Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. 
  • Employer-sponsored 401k with match
  • Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Caregiver (Parental) Leave
  • Health and Wellness benefits
Base Salary
$110,000—$125,000 USD

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • J.D. degree
  • Active admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar
  • New York Bar admission, or registration or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in New York
  • Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, especially MSAs and SOWs
  • Working knowledge of commercial contract terms, including scope of work, payment terms, intellectual property, indemnification, limitation of liability, confidentiality, and data protection
  • Interest in digital media, social media, and emerging technology
  • Comfort with technology and willingness to learn AI-powered drafting and contract management tools
  • Experience with intake or ticketing platforms
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational and project management skills
  • Ability to manage high volumes of agreements, prioritize deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong work ethic, initiative, responsibility, attention to detail, and ability to learn quickly

VaynerMedia Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about VaynerMedia and has not been reviewed or approved by VaynerMedia.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is considered broad, with substantial PTO and major holidays, and in some cases “unlimited” vacation policies. This breadth is often highlighted as a meaningful part of the overall package.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement support is reinforced by a 401(k) with employer matching and accessible plan administration. Past matching contributions indicate tangible investment in employee savings.
  • Parental & Family Support — Parental leave includes fully paid time for primary and secondary caregivers with a phased return-to-work period. These elements signal family-friendly support within the package.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
1,232 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

VaynerMedia is a global creative and media agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Singapore and Mexico City. We work differently because we’re built differently. We are consumer-centric, not boardroom-centric; We respect the internet's impact on culture, not Madison Avenue’s; We have the humility and curiosity to find what’s right, not to debate it for months on end; We are all practitioners; We scale the unscalable; We value real consumer signals; We create ideas consumer-up, not ego-down; We believe that it’s our responsibility to deliver business results for our clients.

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