Senior Corporate Counsel, Publisher Relations and Global Partner Services

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Senior Corporate Counsel, Publisher Relations and Global Partner Services

San Mateo, CA (Collab) - preferred 

Los Angeles, CA (Collab)

New York City (Collab)

Washington, DC (Collab)

 

Role Overview:

Love video games, entertainment, and technology legal issues?! Interested in advising our publishing, developer support and e-sports teams on the cutting-edge legal issues involved with video game publishing?!

If so, we’re looking for a business-minded transactional attorney who is well-versed in technology transactions, preferably in video games or other entertainment media, to work directly with our publisher relations and global partner services teams on matters relating to the development, publication and marketing of third-party games for the PlayStation console and services, PlayStation’s developer technology and partner services support teams, and PlayStation’s competitive gaming services.

As a counsel for our Global Third-Party Relations and Global Partner Services teams, you will draft and negotiate key contracts and work collaboratively with other attorneys, legal professionals, business partners, and a variety of teams across our global business.

PlayStation offers the opportunity to work on pioneering legal issues in a technology company with an entertainment focus. Come join our team to help build world-class video gaming experiences that delight players and make PlayStation the best place to play.

Responsibilities:

• Build positive relationships with business partners and other internal collaborators by providing legal support for their engagements with third-party publishers and game development studios
• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts with external partners, including license agreements, development and publishing agreements, co-marketing agreements, software licenses, content licenses, and vendor services agreements
• Structure and draft template agreements, including complex click-through agreements
• Coordinate with the Global Partner Services team on the design and implementation of simplified processes to support our partners, including click-through agreements and standardized terms
• Provide ongoing support for SIE’s content acquisition teams for PlayStation Plus, SIE’s multi-game subscription and cloud gaming service offering
• Provide ongoing support for SIE’s global technology partners group, including middleware agreements and technology integration agreements
• Provide ongoing support for SIE’s partner marketing teams, including clearance of third-party advertising featuring PlayStation branding
• Provide ongoing support for SIE’s eSports and competitive gaming teams and services
• Balance legal risks with business strategy to provide clear and practical legal advice to business partners with a focus on empowering the business
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts and colleagues within the legal department to provide practical and globally consistent solutions to the business
• Design and provide legal trainings, policies, and guidelines for business partners and the global legal team
• Develop a deep understanding of the video game industry, PlayStation’s portfolio of products and services, and relevant laws, by attending industry events and legal trainings

Qualifications:

• JD or LLM degree from accredited law school; admitted to a US state bar, California State Bar membership is preferred (at a minimum, the candidate must be qualified for and quickly obtain Registered In-House Counsel status in California and have the willingness to maintain that status during employment)
• At least 10 years of legal practice, with substantial experience in drafting and negotiating complex transactional matters, particularly in technology, IP or content licensing
• Preferably 3-4 years of experience working in-house in a video game, technolo