Legal Counsel

At Epidemic Sound we are reinventing the music industry. Our carefully curated catalog, with over 35,000 tracks, is tailored for storytellers, streaming services, and in-store soundtracks. Countless clients around the world, from broadcasters, production companies, DSPs, and YouTubers rely on our tracks to help them tell their stories. Epidemic Sound’s music is heard in hundreds of millions of online videos daily, across millions of playlist streams, and in thousands of in-store locations. Headquartered in Stockholm, we’re spread across offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Seoul, Hamburg, and Amsterdam. We’re growing fast, have lots of fun, and are taking the music industry with us.

We are now looking for a Legal Counsel to join our talented Legal team.

How you will make an impact

As an in-house Legal Counsel at Epidemic Sound, you work in a specialized legal team of ten people that is tightly integrated with the business. You will have the opportunity to work broadly across legal fields in supporting our mission to soundtrack the world. The person we are looking for will in particular have a special focus on working closely with the commercial teams negotiating customer and partnership agreements, giving you the opportunity to develop your skills in negotiating with some of the world’s largest companies in the complex and challenging legal field of music licensing.

Key responsibilities:

- Drafting and negotiating customer agreements as well as other agreements

- Working with and supporting other teams with a broad range of matters depending on your background and interests



You will be part of the legal team based at our HQ in Stockholm and report to the team lead for the legal sales and marketing team.



Who you are

In order for you to succeed in this role, we believe you are/have;

- Highly skilled and professional with a university law degree.

- 2+ years of working experience at a law firm or as legal counsel at a fast paced company.

- Significant experience in drafting and negotiating agreements.

- Strong organization, prioritization, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently.

- Fluent in Swedish and English, both written and spoken, with excellent drafting skills.



To thrive in this role, we believe you have a “can do” attitude as well as a business oriented mindset and entrepreneurial spirit. Also, we believe you would thrive in our environment if you love music and would like to work as an in-house legal counsel in a fast-paced company with a start-up vibe.

Apart from drafting and negotiating agreements, there is a wide range of experiences and skills that can be meritorious, including experience with copyright law, corporate law, as well as experience of compliance, data protection or IT related matters.

Curious about our music? Find our music on Spotify here → https://open.spotify.com/user/... (https://open.spotify.com/user/epidemicsound)

We have lots of fun soundtracking the world and our annual Spring Bash (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgnVp17IvAg) is an event that captures this perfectly. Take a look at our most recent one, a virtual celebration!



Application

Do you want to be a part of our fantastic team? Please apply, in English, by clicking the link below.

We believe that bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives makes for a healthy workplace, a more successful business and a better world. We value diversity and encourage everyone to come and soundtrack the world with us.