Senior Counsel, EPIC Games
Game Production
$199.6-292.8k
Interactive entertainment company
Be an early applicant
Interactive entertainment company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$199.6-292.8k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create fun games we want to play and building the art and tools we need to bring those games to life.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a passionate and collaborative generalist to join our game and ecosystem product counsel team
- J.D. and at least 5 years’ relevant experience, including at least 3 years of experience working as in-house product counsel at a video game, technology, or entertainment company
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on a broad range of subject matters, including success in leading large-scale cross-functional projects
- Prior work experience and/or working knowledge of the video game industry
- Substantial knowledge of international consumer protection, intellectual property, competition, marketing, and commercial laws, regulations, and best practices
- Collaborative by nature, successful at building trusting partnerships across diverse teams
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, able to find creative and practical solutions, especially in situations where there may be ambiguity or a lack of legal precedent
- Good listener with excellent verbal and written communication skills, good judgment, strong analytical skills, and practical with a sense of humor
What the job involves
- You will serve as primary and front-line legal support for and across Epic’s game and ecosystem products, features, and projects. Partnering closely with legal subject matter experts, you will provide hands-on, cutting edge legal advice and guidance throughout all phases of our products’ life-cycle
- Cultivate partnerships across Epic’s teams, including the engineering, development, design, monetization, product, engagement, growth, paid media, marketing, and Epic’s broader legal teams
- Bring a deep working knowledge of U.S. and international laws and regulations related to game development, design, monetization, advertising, UGC content, and technology for console, PC, mobile games, and subscription-based business models
- Provide practical, clear and easy to understand legal advice to a broad range of teams, explaining complex legal advice in business-friendly terms. Advise and support the management of multi-stakeholder regulatory compliance projects
- Conduct rights clearance, issue spotting, and risk assessment for our Epic first and third-party games on/for new and existing platforms and business models
- Comfortable providing clear and succinct guidance and analysis to Epic senior leadership on key issues, laws, and regulations affecting Epic’s products and services
- Anticipate and support the continuous improvement and review of Epic's terms, templates, legal processes, and policies, to allow Epic’s business and production teams to scale and operate efficiently
- Monitor and remain current on relevant industry standards, laws, and the regulatory landscape, including regulatory enforcement actions, to identify trends that may affect Epic and the video game industry
Our take
EPIC Games is the creator of Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War, Shadow Complex, and the Infinity Blade series of games. EPIC's Unreal Engine technology brings high-fidelity, interactive experiences to PC, console, mobile, AR, VR and the Web. And its recent announcement - Unreal Engine 5.7 - is set to lay the technical foundations for countless future releases.
EPIC Games' model focuses on two key areas: creating games and offering its game engine technology to other developers. Doing this means that EPIC's brand stretches beyond their own direct creations. The company has been able to put its name to some of the most iconic games of the last 20 years. Its most recent success is undoubtedly the creation of Fortnite, which has gained hundreds of millions of users since its launch in 2017.
Long-established as one of the leaders in their field, these are undoubtedly exciting times for EPIC Games. The release of next-generation consoles like the PS5 has enabled them to push the limits of their software, meaning it'll lead the charge in the creation of next-gen games. 2024 also saw an unprecedented investment in EPIC Games by Disney, amounting to $1.5B. This will enable Disney to promote iconic characters through the Fortnite game. With the number of people enjoying video games continuing to grow, there is no sign of EPIC Games slowing down any time soon.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2024
$1.5bn
LATE VC
Apr 2022
$2bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $8.6bn
Company HQ
Cary, NC
Leadership
Tim Sweeney
(Co-Founder & CEO)Founded 'Potomac Computer Systems', which would later become Epic Games, in 1991, from his parents' house in Maryland.
Mark Rein
(Co-Founder & Vice President)Joined Sweeney in 1992, when the two renamed Sweeney's company into 'Epic Games'.
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