Counsel, Strategic Partnerships Transactions (Fortnite Ecosystem)

Posted:
9/23/2024, 8:03:00 AM

Location(s):
Cary, North Carolina, United States ⋅ North Carolina, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Legal & Compliance

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

LEGAL

What We Do

Epic's multi-specialized team of attorneys and legal professionals, partner across our organization to provide legal solutions, as well as, consult and inform on the products we build and games we develop.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will support the counsel group responsible for strategic agreements related to the Fortnite Ecosystem, including partnership licenses, content licenses, collaboration agreements, co-marketing agreements, platform partner agreements.

In this role, you will

  • Work with Epic’s Partnerships team to help track and negotiate agreements from term sheet to execution.
  • Work directly with lead counsel for Strategic Partnerships to support the workstream.
  • Assist in template drafting and maintenance for all agreements.
  • Track distinct contract compliance obligations from deal to deal as needed and advise internal stakeholders of such obligations.
  • Work with in-house and outside counsel to revise agreements
  • Support platform partnership agreements, including console and mobile, as well as In-bound content licenses and collaboration agreements
  • Support other counsel in the licensing and IP management group; Work with IP partners to resolve issues re: in-game assets

What we're looking for

  • JD, licensed in at least one state and minimum of 1-2 years of IP transaction experience in-house or with a firm’s commercial practice group
  • Top tier drafting and extreme attention to detail
  • Understanding of the products, the games industry, and live services generally is a plus
  • Passion for games, interactive media, and entertainment media is a plus
  • Ability and desire to work collaboratively with a team

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

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