Sr. Commercial Counsel - Product, Marketing & Advertising

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy — from plants. We’re building a rockstar team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to saving our planet.

Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it).

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced commercial attorney with expertise in marketing, advertising, and promotional, and consumer protection laws to support our team. This is a high-impact, business-partner role focused on transactional and advisory work.

You will serve as the primary legal partner to our global marketing, creative, brand management, and innovation teams, enabling bold, compliant, and industry-leading campaigns while protecting the company in a highly regulated category.

Essential Job Functions

• Draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of marketing-related agreements including:
  • Agency (creative, media, PR, influencer, and experiential) and production agreements
  • Celebrity, influencer, athlete, and talent endorsement deals
  • Sponsorship, event, music, and sports marketing agreements
  • Joint promotions, co-marketing, and sweepstakes/contest partnerships
  • Digital media, programmatic, and data-licensing agreements
  • Content licensing deals
• Provide real-time counsel on advertising claims substantiation across all media
• Support product claims development from a legal perspective and advise on FDA, federal, state, and other applicable legal requirements
• Review and clear creative assets and packaging proofs
• Counsel on consumer promotion laws (sweepstakes, contests, rebates, coupons, and loyalty programs)
• Monitor and advise on emerging regulatory trends (green claims, AI in advertising, synthetic media/deepfakes, influencer disclosure, etc.)
  

Qualifications & Skills

• JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
• 7+ years of marketing/advertising legal experience (mix of law firm and in-house strongly preferred)
• Significant experience in the food, beverage, CPG, or highly regulated health/wellness categories is required
• Proven track record drafting and negotiating complex marketing agreements (agency master services agreements, talent deals, large sponsorships)
• Comfort reviewing scientific substantiation for food and nutrition claims
• Excellent business judgment and ability to deliver practical, risk-calibrated advice at pace
• Collaborative, proactive, and able to influence senior marketing stakeholders
• Ability to stay calm in a fast-paced environment
  
  

Impossible Foods Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other trait protected by law.

Impossible Foods offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your application for employment or interview process, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected] or call 855-877-6365. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email inbox will not be accepted.

If the ability to work remotely is indicated, this role can be performed from any US state except for Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.