Legal Coordinator (Licensing)

Location: New York, United States. Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary: $60,000–$70,000 annualized base salary, plus eligibility for an annual bonus. The role is paid hourly and is eligible for overtime.

Company

Peanuts Worldwide develops and manages the Peanuts intellectual property, licensing, consumer products, entertainment, cultural events, and digital brand activities. Peanuts Worldwide is 80% owned by hirify.global Group.

What you will do

• Support the preparation, administration, tracking, execution, and distribution of licensing agreements, amendments, termination notices, NDAs, and related legal documents.
• Draft and revise standard-form agreements and routine legal documents from approved templates.
• Maintain contract files, status reports, trackers, databases, licensee information, deadlines, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with Licensing, Legal, Finance, Marketing, licensees, agents, territory leads, and other business partners.
• Handle document requests, approvals, filing, scanning, mailing, process inquiries, and confidential information.
• Support intellectual property and brand protection activities and contribute to improvements in contract administration workflows and cloud-based tools.

Requirements

• Associate degree required; a bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or relevant legal certification is preferred.
• Experience in legal support, contract administration, licensing, intellectual property, or administration is an asset.
• Experience preparing, managing, or tracking standard-form legal contracts is a strong plus.
• Strong organization, time management, attention to detail, judgment, communication, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to manage confidential matters, competing deadlines, changing priorities, and routine escalations independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe, and cloud-based document management or workflow tools.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or other relevant legal certification.
• Interest in licensing, intellectual property, entertainment, consumer products, or brand management.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive employee experience focused on creativity and technology.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage, including HSA and FSA access.
• Behavioral health, fertility, surrogacy, adoption, life insurance, disability, and parental and caregiver leave benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match, education assistance, and student loan programs.
• Vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays, and a winter break subject to business needs.
• Employee resource groups, hirify.global product discounts, stock purchase plan, matching gifts, and referral bonuses.