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Compliance Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 5+ years of paralegal experience, ideally with automotive brands or creative agencies, with a legal background supporting creative teams in a fast-paced environment
  • Paralegal Certificate or Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university
  • Strong understanding of advertising clearances, intellectual property, trademarks, and ownership rights related to creative assets; ability to navigate music licensing, talent agreements, and other clearance documents
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to simplify complex legal concepts and advise on compliance; ability to adapt in a changing environment and manage multiple stakeholders

Requirements:

  • Legal Clearances Compliance: Oversee and ensure all campaign assets (print, radio, digital, TV, social media) comply with applicable laws and secure talent, music, trademarks, and other IP rights clearances
  • Contract Release Management: Draft and review advertising and production-related agreements, including talent contracts, location releases, music licenses, likeness releases, and ensure documents are in place for campaign approval
  • Collaboration with Legal, Business Affairs, and Production Teams: Advise on and mitigate legal risks during the project lifecycle; review initial creative and assets; act as a point of contact to streamline approvals and ensure clear communication across teams
  • Efficient Workflow Management: Maintain a structured workflow and contribute to refining processes to ensure timely approvals and clear bandwidth/delegation planning

Job description

Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).

About the Role

As a Compliance Manageryou’ll support an iconic automotive brand and help create ground-breaking work, a future vision, and growth for the account. This role requires an individual with a strong foundation in production, creative, and legal compliance, specifically in advertising compliance, intellectual property rights, and creative asset review. The position will be heavily focused on automotive brand campaigns, working closely with both in-house teams and external partners to ensure legal compliance and smooth workflow.

Responsibilities:

  • Legal Clearances & Compliance: Oversee and ensure all creative assets related to campaigns (print, radio, digital, TV, and social media) comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including applicable consumer protection and advertising laws. This includes securing the necessary clearances for talent, music, trademarks and other related intellectual property rights.
  • Contract & Release Management: Draft and review a variety of legal agreements related to advertising and production campaigns, including talent contracts, location releases, music licenses, likeness releases, and other relevant agreements. Ensure all documents are in place for campaign approval and implementation.
  • Collaboration with Legal, Business Affairs, & Production Teams: Work alongside our integrated Business Affairs team to advise on and mitigate legal risks during the project lifecycle, including intellectual property rights management, licensing, usage rights, and other clearance and compliance matters, as well as review initial creative, rough cuts, and approve assets prior to release. Act as a key point of contact for both internal and external partners to address legal feedback and streamline approval processes, and ensure clear communication and seamless collaboration between teams.
  • Efficient Workflow Management: Support the team in maintaining a structured, efficient workflow. As the team matures, contribute to refining processes to ensure that the approval and clearance process runs like “clockwork” with minimal friction. Help the team understand bandwidth, delegation, and timing.
  • Training & Process Development: Help build and implement processes to improve the agency's legal compliance work. Provide training and guidance to internal teams about legal requirements, intellectual property rights, and the importance of compliance.
  • Report to the VP, Legal & Business Affairs and work closely with the Business Affairs team and Commercial Legal team to ensure all campaigns are managed seamlessly and effectively and in accordance with the applicable client contract.

About You

The essentials:

  • 5+ years of paralegal experience, ideally with experience working with automotive brands or creative agencies.
  • Legal background supporting creative teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Paralegal Certificate or Bachelor’s Degree from a four year college or university.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with legal teams, creative professionals, and external partners
  • Flexibility to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing environment as we continue to grow our business
  • Ability to simplify complex legal concepts and advise on compliance matters in an understandable and actionable way.
  • Strong understanding of advertising clearances, intellectual property, trademarks, and ownership rights related to creative assets and branding.
  • Ability to navigate the complexities of music licensing, talent agreements, and other clearance documents.
  • Organizational skills are essential for managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
  • A strong ability to identify legal issues early and find practical, actionable solutions. The role requires flexibility and the ability to adapt as new legal requirements emerge.
  • Comfort with digital tools for document management, contract tracking, and collaboration.

Not a must, but a plus:

  • Experience with compliance databases or project management software is a bonus.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

Monks is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under local accessibility laws.

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This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range
$76,000$93,000 CAD

About Monks 

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

 

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

 

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us. 

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