Legal Counsel (Publishing, Marketing, and General Commercial Support)

Requisition Number: 172903

Position Title: Attorney 2

External Description:

Electronic Arts Inc. is a global leader in interactive entertainment. We develop and deliver games, content and online services across platforms. We have a broad portfolio of brands that span the most popular genres.

We exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow our employees to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.

We are looking for an accomplished, practical, and well-rounded Legal Counsel to serve as the primary  legal partner responsible for supporting transactions for a diverse group of businesses within EA some of which include: (i) EA Partners and EA Originals, programs under which EA funds the development of games, usually from smaller independent game studios, which EA then publishes, (ii) Commercial Brand Partnerships, supporting sale of advertising inventory within our games to direct buyers or developing sponsorships with brand partners for in-game content, and (iii) Marcom Production, which creates marketing assets for our game titles, such as game trailers.  You will report to the Senior Commercial Counsel Lead and may be based in our EA offices located at Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; or Los Angeles, California. (Note: we are flexible on location and will also consider fully remote work.)

Join us in driving the next revolution in games.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate a wide range of publishing, marketing and technology agreements, including inbound and outbound software licenses, SaaS agreements, services agreements (including agreements for the services of creative agencies), sponsorship agreements, data protection agreements, insertion orders, among others.
• Work with legal colleagues to develop and maintain policies, contract templates, training, and guidelines to ensure legal compliance and operational efficiency.
• Provide legal advice on a wide range of legal transactional matters in the areas of technology development, licensing, services, and marketing.
• Develop creative solutions to support business needs and objectives while mitigating risk.

Qualifications

• B.A/B.S., J.D. degrees and State Bar membership with 5-7 years of experience with a law firm providing services for technology clients, relevant in-house experience with companies in the technology industry, or both.
• Significant knowledge and experience with the negotiation and preparation of a wide range of sophisticated commercial, marketing, and technology agreements, including experience with data protection and data security agreements.
• Experience in the sports, entertainment, or games industry a plus, though not required.
• Ability to work with cross-functional business and legal teams.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to establish strong working relationships with business owners.
• Ability to work independently to manage entire contract process from initial contact, through negotiation, to execution.
• Ability to handle a high volume of work with minimal guidance, with the ability to multi-task, assess business and legal risk in a focused and efficient manner, and prioritize workload efficiently and effectively.

As part of our hiring process, we may ask candidates to answer written questionnaires, demonstrate the ability to spot relevant issues, or provide writing samples.

We love to celebrate our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match, of course, free video games and more!

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 16

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.