Senior Legal Counsel - Gaming IP & Brand Partnerships

Ubisoft; Paris; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

Healthcare for you and family

Lunch vouchers 9€/day

Gym in building

Paid time off 25 days + 12 extra

Job summary

Ubisoft, a leader in interactive entertainment, is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for Creative House 4 (CH4) within its HQ Legal Department. You will serve as the day-to-day legal partner for CH4, ensuring timely, business-oriented guidance across IP, marketing, talent, licensing, and brand partnerships.

You will coordinate with global stakeholders, attend leadership meetings, and help shape CH4’s lifecycle from announcement through live operations.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of legal experience with IP, media/marketing and commercial contracting.
• Industry experience in entertainment, gaming, tech or digital content is preferred.
• Ability to communicate with high-seniority stakeholders across a diverse portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal point of contact for Creative House 4, owning and prioritizing CH4’s legal intake end-to-end or through specialists.
• Provide day-to-day advice across IP use, protection and enforcement coordination; marketing, promotional and community campaigns; talent/influencer deals and endorsements; licensing and brand partnerships; music, image rights and content clearances; and advertising.
• Attend CH4 leadership and operating meetings, ensuring early legal involvement in key initiatives across various franchises.
• Develop deep expertise in CH4’s franchises, brand positioning and commercial roadmap; anticipate legal needs across the lifecycle from announcement to live operations.
• Identify recurring issues and propose structural fixes - templates, playbooks, training, process updates - and support global consistency across regions and partners.
• Keep your Legal colleagues informed of upcoming campaigns, product beats, new business models and emerging risks; elevate complex matters.
• Trigger and coordinate specialist support (privacy, regulatory, competition, employment) as needed.
• Translate HQ policies and risk into practical guidance for CH4 teams; cascade regulatory and legal developments; drive adoption of best practices.

Skills

IP rights

Marketing compliance

Talent rights

Commercial contracts

Cross-stakeholder coordination

Fluent English

Job description

Ubisoft, a leader in interactive entertainment, is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for Creative House 4 (CH4) within its HQ Legal Department. You will serve as the day-to-day legal partner for CH4, ensuring timely, business-oriented guidance across IP, marketing, talent, licensing, and brand partnerships.

You will coordinate with global stakeholders, attend leadership meetings, and help shape CH4’s lifecycle from announcement through live operations.