Responsibilities

• Review marketing and advertising materials for accuracy, regulatory compliance, and adherence to applicable legal and industry standards, escalating to legal counsel as appropriate.
• Partner closely with the Marketing and Commercial teams to provide ongoing education, practical guidance, and best practices on marketing compliance requirements.
• Develop and deliver regular training and communications to keep cross-functional partners informed of evolving compliance expectations.
• Lead the maturation of the marketing compliance function by designing and implementing scalable processes, workflows, and controls that bring consistency and order to how materials are reviewed and approved.
• Own the development and ongoing refinement of a ticketing and intake system to manage, track, and prioritize compliance review requests.
• Establish meaningful metrics and KPIs to measure function performance and support reporting to Legal leadership.
• Manage the organization’s trademark portfolio, including all marks used across The Aspen Group’s brands and affiliated entities.
• Ensure appropriate and timely registration and prosecution of marks in coordination with outside counsel as needed.
• Manage trademark enforcement: monitor for infringement (including watch-service and alerts), triage and classify alerts, run the cease-and-desist and opposition/cancellation. workflow in coordination with counsel, and escalate enforcement go/no-go decisions to Legal
• Support broader IP compliance efforts across the department, leveraging the natural synergies between marketing and intellectual property.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional experience.)
• An ABA-approved paralegal program completion or a paralegal certificate is a plus.
• J.D. or Master’s degrees are not required, but advanced-degree candidates are encouraged to apply.
• 7+ years of experience in marketing compliance, regulatory affairs, intellectual property, or a related field, ideally in a multi-brand, multi-location, or healthcare/consumer services environment.
• Strong working knowledge of advertising standards, marketing regulations, and trademark law; a J.D. is not required but candidates with legal training or paralegal backgrounds are welcome.
• Familiarity with healthcare advertising regulations and guidelines — including FTC rules, state dental board advertising requirements, state unfair and deceptive practices laws, patient financing advertising requirements, and CMS/state-specific restrictions — is strongly preferred; candidates who understand the compliance stakes in a regulated healthcare environment will ramp quickly and add immediate value.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale compliance programs, including process design, system implementation, and cross-functional change management.
• Experience managing trademark portfolios and working with the USPTO or outside IP counsel preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong written communication skills, and a collaborative, service-oriented approach.
• Comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment while knowing when to escalate.

Benefits

• A generous benefits package that includes paid time off, health, dental, vision, and 401(k) savings plan with match.