Commercial Counsel

Artsy’s mission is to expand the art market to support more artists and art in the world. Artsy has created the world’s largest two-sided art marketplace, offering more than 1 million works by 100,000 artists from 4,000 leading galleries, fairs, auction houses, and institutions in more than 100 countries.

We are currently seeking a passionate and analytical commercial attorney to join our legal team. You will be reporting to the Head of Legal and will work in close collaboration with our leadership team.The ideal candidate is passionate about art, excited about e-commerce, and is comfortable dealing with issues of first impression at the intersection of the two.

In this role, you will partner closely with our business and technology teams on commercial transactions in addition to advising on legal issues related to our growing e-commerce marketplace — including but not limited to art transactions, corporate matters, privacy, and intellectual property law. In this role, you will also help shape how we scale our legal operations.

This is an exciting opportunity for an attorney to scale their skill set within a growing business. To be successful in this role, you will need to have the flexibility and self motivation to support a dynamic team with complex, and often competing needs, pivoting as priorities evolve. You are someone with excellent communications skills with the ability to interact effectively and with influence across all levels of the organization.

This is a full time role based in our NYC office, with in office attendance required 3 days a week.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with senior colleagues to support the commercial needs of Artsy’s fast-growing operations, including developing and maintaining working knowledge of Artsy’s business by building positive relationships with the relevant business team colleagues.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, ranging from standard contracts to complex strategic partnerships critical to the company.
• Negotiate and structure art purchase and sale agreements that transact through evolving e-commerce and offline transaction mediums.
• Collaborate with and advise internal teams, including sales, operations, marketing, product and engineering on how the company can work within the law to launch innovative products and initiatives.
• Draft and operationalize terms of use, privacy policies and practices, and disclosures for product offerings.
• Advise on advertising, marketing, and copyright matters, including handling regulatory issues regarding digital media and reviewing and clearing marketing content and image rights for publication.
  
  
  

Who You Are:

• JD and New York state bar membership or registered in-house attorney status in New York.
• 3-7 years of relevant work experience in an AmLaw 100 law firm or prior in-house legal experience; both is a strong plus.
• High volume commercial negotiation and drafting skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Experience with legal issues related to e-commerce, art transactions and the art market (such as experience representing art dealers, galleries, collectors or auction houses) is a strong plus.
• Flexibility, self-starter, and intellectual curiosity necessary to thrive at an ambitious, dynamic company.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple critical projects, working independently and under tight deadlines.
  
  
  

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to reimagine the art industry while working with a talented, diverse, international team.
• Competitive salary and equity
• Flexible time off: our culture of trust and empowerment allows employees to take the time they need away from work while still excelling in their roles
• We are a global hybrid team: most employees work from our NYC, London, or Berlin offices 2-3 days per week. (In-person expectations vary by role)
• Comprehensive healthcare & benefit options, including: medical, dental, parental leave, short- and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program featuring free mental health support, 401k, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), financial wellness support & resources, and more
• Professional development, including: mentoring, lunch & learns, regular training, 1:1 management, and an open feedback culture
• Engaging opportunities and internal programming globally, to foster new relationships and build upon our collaborative community. Including: happy hours, holiday parties, global "All Hands" meetings, "Artsy Salon" (a yearly exhibition of our team's creativity), attendance to art world events, and more
  
  
  

The salary range for this role is $140,000-$200,000 annually. Artsy is committed to equitable compensation practices, and your offer will depend on the relevant experience and skillset you bring to the team.

All compensation packages include meaningful Artsy equity and competitive health benefits. Please see our “What We Offer” above for more detail, or speak to our Recruiter to learn more!

Artsy Values

Artsy has five core values that will inform your experience at Artsy.

For the Love of Art: We have relentless curiosity, empathy, and passion for collectors, artists, and the art market. We are here to make the art world more fair and welcoming.

Own Our Outcomes: We are all individual owners of Artsy’s shared success. We are resourceful and resilient, and to get the job done, we each take responsibility for our outcomes.

Lead with Openness: We trust in our teammates. We seek diverse perspectives, communicate authentically, and act with integrity. A more open art world starts with us.

Transform Together: Our mission asks us to challenge the status quo. We embrace feedback, learning, and change so that we can transform our industry, our company, and ourselves.

Impact Over Perfection: Using both art and science, we debate and decide swiftly and iterate on our plans as we learn. To make the biggest impact, we prioritize speed and clarity of action over perfection.