Senior Paralegal, PlayStation
Licensed Merchandise
$132.9-199.3k
2 days a week in office
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Be an early applicant
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$132.9-199.3k
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented, highly organized paralegal with experience in licensing, intellectual property, clearance, and brand compliance
- At least 8 years relevant paralegal or contract management experience, particularly working in-house in an entertainment or technology company’s licensing team
- Experience managing licensing related commercial transactions
- Experience in the video game, entertainment, or consumer products industry is strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of IP laws and licensing practices
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficiency in licensing management, contract management, and sales tools (e.g., Flowhaven, Salesforce, CLM platforms)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for working with internal and external partners
What the job involves
- As a Senior Paralegal, Licensed Merchandise, you'll provide critical legal and operational support to PlayStation’s innovative and growing Licensed Merchandise team
- Your work will include managing a diverse portfolio of licensing agreements, safeguarding our intellectual property rights, and coordinating deals that enhance the PlayStation ecosystem and drive significant growth
- As a key team member, you'll help ensure our merchandise licensing strategy brings the PlayStation brand to millions of fans through impactful and memorable products
- This role will report to the Legal Director, Technology and Advertising
- You will be expected to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage a high volume of agreements, and provide reliable guidance while collaborating seamlessly with legal and business stakeholders
- Draft, review, and manage merchandise licensing agreements, amendments, renewals, extensions, NDAs and other legal documentation
- Oversee the entire contract lifecycle, including the submission and tracking of contract requests, obtaining signatures, and managing contacts in CMS
- Simplify and optimize processes related to contract amendments and submission requests
- Collaborate with legal stakeholders to manage trademark, copyright, and brand protection efforts, to ensure proper use of the company’s IP in licensed products
- Maintain a centralized system to track the company’s various IP, including rights related to publishing, merchandise, sound effects, music, and talent approvals
- Support on large licensing deals and may manage small and medium size licensing deals, with support from other team members
- Lead review and clearance for style guides, packaging guides, and retail guide assets
- Manage the submission process for due diligence compliance checks for licensees
- Provide actionable insights on due diligence outcomes to support the licensing team in evaluating potential partners
- Serve as the lead coordinator for the Licensed Merchandise team’s work with Legal Operations, ensuring smooth collaboration and efficient processes
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PlayStation
- We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
- Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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