Marketing Counsel

Stellar Development Foundation

Marketing Counsel at SDF provides legal support to marketing teams ensuring compliance across channels. Work involves advising on external messaging, campaign strategies, and legal mitigation.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $165,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in legal review and risk assessment for marketing and communications materials, with strong capabilities in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. Possesses a solid understanding of regulatory issues related to marketing, advertising, and consumer protection, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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J.D. From An Accredited Law School3+ Years Of Relevant Legal ExperienceStrong Drafting And Editing SkillsKnowledge Of Marketing And Advertising LawsExperience With Commercial Agreements

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Hard Skills

Legal ReviewRisk AssessmentDrafting AgreementsNegotiating ContractsRegulatory ComplianceConsumer Protection LawIntellectual Property LawData Protection LawMarketing LawAdvertising Law

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationSound Business JudgmentInterpersonal SkillsCollaboration SkillsTime Management

Certifications & Qualifications

Active Membership In A U.S. State Bar

Industry Keywords

MarketingAdvertisingFintechBlockchainDigital AssetsConsumer Financial ServicesSaaSEvent SponsorshipPublic MessagingRisk Mitigation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own legal review for SDF’s outward-facing marketing and communications materials across channels, including social, web, mobile, PR, blogs, digital ads, decks, FAQs, event collateral, scripts, product explainers, disclosures, and early-stage campaign concepts.
Advise Marketing, Communications, Product, Business Development, Ecosystem, Policy, and Legal stakeholders on public-facing content, campaign strategy, product messaging, partner marketing, and external positioning.
Identify and help mitigate legal, regulatory, reputational, contractual, privacy, and consumer protection risk in external-facing work.
Provide end-to-end legal support for marketing aspects of broader strategic business deals, including diligence, KYC coordination, drafting, negotiation, deliverables, and payment mechanics.
Serve as a legal partner to Marketing leadership on marketing strategy, campaign planning, thought leadership, strategic messaging, and cross-functional issues involving Marketing, Product, BD, Comms, Events, Ecosystem, and Legal.
Support SDF-owned and third-party events, by advising on event strategy, venue and vendor contracts, sponsorships, waivers, releases, collateral, activations, and time-sensitive operational issues.
Support SDF’s brand and IP function, including trademark portfolio management, brand policy questions, brand asset use, naming and rebrand initiatives, clearance coordination, contested IP matters, and brand protection.
Review and advise on product-related launch materials, webpages, explainers, FAQs, and announcements where product functionality, user understanding, external messaging, or legal sensitivity intersects with Marketing or Communications.
Help develop and maintain practical legal processes, templates, guidelines, playbooks, training, and intake workflows that allow teams to move efficiently while staying aligned with SDF’s risk tolerance and public posture.
Draft, review, and negotiate marketing, advertising, SaaS, event, vendor, sponsorship, strategic partnership, grant, and services agreements related to Marketing and other outward-facing initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
At least 3 years of relevant law firm and/or in-house legal experience, ideally in marketing, advertising, product, media, technology, financial services, fintech, payments, blockchain, or digital assets.
Working knowledge of laws and regulatory issues related to marketing, advertising, promotions, sponsorships, endorsements, social media, online advertising, consumer protection, privacy, IP, data protection, and consumer financial services.
Ability to spot and assess legal, regulatory, reputational, contractual, privacy, securities, commodities, and consumer protection risks in public-facing materials and external communications.
Strong drafting, editing, and written communication skills, with the judgment to review high-volume, fast-moving assets across many formats, including web copy, social posts, press materials, product explainers, contracts, decks, FAQs, scripts, disclosures, and event collateral.
Sound business judgment and the ability to give practical, clear, risk-calibrated legal advice to non-legal stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
Ability to work independently, prioritize competing requests, manage time-sensitive projects, and make thoughtful decisions with appropriate escalation.
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with comfort partnering across business teams.
Ability to advise on complex, evolving, and sometimes ambiguous issues where product functionality, public messaging, partner expectations, regulatory sensitivity, and SDF’s mission intersect.
Experience drafting, reviewing, or negotiating marketing, advertising, SaaS, services, event, sponsorship, strategic partnership, grant, or similar commercial agreements.
Interest in SDF’s mission and curiosity about blockchain, digital assets, payments, and open-source technology. Prior blockchain or crypto experience is helpful, but strong marketing and advertising legal judgment is more important.
Motivation to build practical legal processes, templates, playbooks, training, and workflows that help teams move efficiently while maintaining appropriate legal and compliance guardrails.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents
Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break
Generous paid parental leave for all parents, plus paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents
Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)
Life & ADD (up to $50K)
Short & Long term disability
401K with 4% match
Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts
Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution
Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution
Family building benefits through Kindbody
Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)
L&D budget of $1,500/year
Daily lunch and snacks in office
Company retreats