Associate Product Legal Counsel, Twitch
$118.4-195.7k
Gaming-focused livestream platform
Job no longer available
Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$118.4-195.7k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- Juris Doctor Degree
- California Bar admission in good standing (or California Registered In-House Counsel)
- 5+ years of relevant legal experience working on technology-related issues, with 1+ year of in-house experience preferred
- Experience advising clients in the video, mobile, gaming, e-commerce, online marketplaces, user generated content, or internet products/services sectors
- Experience analyzing and advising clients on US and international laws regarding content policies, youth safety, privacy and data protection, and/or trust & safety
- Collegial attitude, desire to work on a highly collaborative team, and sense of humor
Desirable
- Familiarity and understanding of Twitch
- Experience as product counsel at a technology company
- Experience with video games, esports, social media, or services hosting user generated content
What the job involves
- Join a dynamic legal team working on a variety of legal issues across the entire company
- Serve as a key legal advisor to Twitch’s business teams on all phases of the product development life cycle
- Handle topics such as trust & safety, content policy, privacy, brand safety, and regulator engagement that arise out of the operation and growth of a global UGC service
- Balance legal expertise and business considerations to assist product, operations, engineering, business development, and other teams to develop thoughtful strategies towards product development while mitigating legal risk
- Advise on the application of a range of laws, compliance issues, and industry standards, with a focus on safety, privacy, public policy, and regulatory concerns
- Review products, processes, features, and initiatives to provide advice consistent with Twitch’s legal obligations globally
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, Privacy, Public Policy, Marketing, Comms, and Trust & Safety
Our take
Twitch is the world's leading video platform for gamers, allowing users to livestream gaming sessions and curate a dedicated community for their content. By dedicating the platform to gaming alone, it has amassed a loyal following of fans, and been able to launch its Partner Program where streamers can monetize their livestreams, incorporate corporate partnerships, and even attend TwitchCon, a convention where dedicated gamers can socialise.
Twitch's acquisition by Amazon in 2014 saw its viewers double in a year, bringing the platform to a wider audience. However, with YouTube streaming popularity on the rise, it has big competition to contend with, as some popular streamers prefer going live on the video giant. Interestingly, a recent move by the platform was to enable its partner streamers to make live content on other platforms - previously inhibited by its exclusivity clause - which may combat the possibility of losing streamers permanently to YouTube.
In 2022, Twitch had to contend with backlash for its proposal to cut creator income by reducing their cut of subscription earnings. However, with the plan only affecting a minute number of creators, the controversy appears to have died down. Needless to say, Twitch is for now entirely comfortable in the market - with possible plans to extend past gaming bringing the chance to generate more popularity yet.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2013
$20m
SERIES C
Sep 2012
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $35m
Company benefits
- Remote-friendly Workplace
- Global No-Meeting Days and Company Holidays
- Development Opportunities from Coaching and Mentorship to Live Workshops and e-Learnings
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Disability Insurance
- 401(k), Maternity and Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Commuter Benefits
- Amazon Employee Discount
- Monthly Contribution and Discounts for Wellness Related Activities and Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages),
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Served Daily
- Free Snacks and Beverages
Company HQ
Belden Place, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Emmett Shear
(CEO)Previously co-founded Justin.TV and Kiko Software.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Twitch
- Executive level attention: We build inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging into our executive evaluation processes and conversations. Executives sponsor our Guilds and personally answer employee questions at each All Hands meeting
- Employees experiences: We hold ourselves accountable with regular GLINT and management surveys, and aim for there to be no significant difference in the employee experience across identities
- Diversity in every process: We regularly review our pipeline diversity data with hiring teams.
- Inclusive hiring: We consider equity in every HR decision
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