Privacy & Adtech Counsel

Condé Nast is one of the world's most renowned media publishing companies, creating and distributing every type of media today, spanning print and digital publishing in all formats. With a portfolio of some of today's most influential brands, the company continues to grow its audience through a global operational and content infrastructure across its 12 owned and operated markets. Headquartered in New York City, the company's owned and operated markets include China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, UAE/Dubai, the U.K., and the U.S., with additional local license partners in over twenty additional markets across the globe. Lead brands include Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, Allure, Ars Technica, Bon Appétit, House & Garden, Pitchfork, Tatler, and Vogue Business.

Job Description

Location:

London, GB

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. Our award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print, 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month. We are headquartered in London and New York, and operate in 31 markets worldwide, including China, Dubai, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S., with local licence partners across the globe.

Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).

We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture. 

We are looking for an energetic and pragmatic Privacy & Adtech Counsel (International) to join the Data & Technology Legal team within Business & Legal Affairs at Condé Nast. Reporting to the Executive Director in London, you will advise on privacy and adtech legal issues across Europe and Condé Nast's international markets outside the US. You will be a trusted partner to our Commercial, Programmatic, Ad Ops, Product, Engineering, Data and People teams, and to our markets and licence partners.

This role sits at the heart of how Condé Nast uses data to fund its award-winning journalism. It covers digital advertising, audience data, consent and tracking, data partnerships and the global privacy framework that supports them.

What will you be doing?

• Adtech, Tracking & Consent (Europe): Advise commercial, programmatic, Ad Ops, and marketing teams on digital advertising under GDPR and ePrivacy/PECR. This includes cookies, ad pixels, SDKs and server-side tracking, consent management and the IAB TCF, personalised and retargeted advertising, Consent or Pay models, data partnerships and adtech vendor arrangements.
• Email, Newsletters & Marketing Opt-Outs: Advise on newsletter and email marketing across Europe and international markets, including consent and soft opt-in, sign-up and preference journeys, unsubscribe and opt-out mechanisms, marketing suppression, and tracking within emails (such as open and click pixels). Draft and review consent, opt-out and privacy language for newsletters, sign-up forms and marketing communications.
• Privacy Advisory: Support the development and maintenance of Condé Nast's global privacy framework with the Data & Technology Legal team. Advise on privacy and data protection across Europe, including lawful basis, transparency, high-risk DPIAs and new data uses across products, marketing and audience data. Support international privacy matters and data transfers, working with local counsel and colleagues across Business & Legal Affairs.
• Data Subject Rights: Act as the legal escalation point for the Data Governance team, which manages DSARs, on complex or contentious requests outside the US.
• People Data: Advise the People team on employee data, HR privacy notices and workplace monitoring in Europe and international markets.
• DPO Support: Support Condé Nast’s external Data Protection Officer through regular meetings, reporting and operational updates.
• Partner with the Digital & AI Regulatory Counsel (Europe) on matters where privacy overlaps with AI and digital regulation.
• Turn requirements into practical guidance through playbooks, guidance notes and training.
  

Who you are:

Essential

• UK or EU-qualified lawyer with 3+ years' PQE, gained in private practice or in-house.
• Strong knowledge of UK/EU GDPR and ePrivacy/PECR.
• Practical understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem, including cookies, tracking, consent frameworks (IAB TCF) and monetisation models.
• Experience advising on international data transfers and multi-jurisdictional privacy matters.
• Experience advising media, adtech, technology-led or consumer digital businesses.
• Ability to give pragmatic, commercial, solutions-focused legal advice.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Positive "can do" attitude and willingness to work flexibly in a business and sector going through change.

Preferred

• Awareness of privacy laws in APAC, LatAm or the Middle East.
• Experience building or running a privacy programme.
• Privacy certification (e.g. CIPP/E, CIPT, CIPM).
• Other languages.

What benefits do we offer? 

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer. 

• You’ll have access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.

• We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
• We’re a dog-friendly office, plus you’ll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions, keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.

• We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub, where you’ll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training available in local languages.
• Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce. 

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.