Senior Counsel (Game Production)

Epic Games; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game company is looking for a legal counsel to join their team in London. You will provide legal support for various projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate should have a J.D. degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, including experience in the video game or tech industry. Benefits include private medical insurance, health care, and a robust well-being program. Join us and be a part of something Epic!

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Pension

Health care cash plan

Dental insurance

Disability and life insurance

Mental well-being program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience.
• 3 years as in-house product counsel at a video game, tech, or entertainment company.
• Experience in regulatory compliance projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for Epic’s game and ecosystem products.
• Work closely with diverse teams across the company.
• Conduct rights clearance and risk assessments.

Skills

Knowledge of U.S. and international laws

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Collaborative work

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

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

We are looking for a passionate and collaborative generalist to join our game and ecosystem product counsel team. You will serve as primary and front-line legal support for and across Epic’s game and ecosystem products, features and projects. Partnering closely with legal subject matter experts, you will provide hands‑on, cutting edge legal advice and guidance throughout all phases of our products’ life‑cycle.

In this role, you will

• Cultivate partnerships across Epic’s teams, including the engineering, development, design, monetization, product, engagement, growth, paid media, marketing and Epic’s broader legal teams.
• Bring a deep working knowledge of U.S. and international laws and regulations related to game development, design, monetization, advertising, UGC content and technology for console, PC, mobile games, and subscription-based business models.
• Provide practical, clear and easy to understand legal advice to a broad range of teams, explaining complex legal advice in business‑friendly terms. Advise and support the management of multi‑stakeholder regulatory compliance projects.
• Conduct rights clearance, issue spotting and risk assessment for our Epic first and third party games on/for new and existing platforms and business models.
• Comfortable providing clear and succinct guidance and analysis to Epic senior leadership on key issues, laws and regulations affecting Epic’s products and services.
• Anticipate and support the continuous improvement and review of Epic's terms, templates, legal processes and policies, to allow Epic’s business and production teams to scale and operate efficiently.
• Monitor and remain current on relevant industry standards, laws and the regulatory landscape, including regulatory enforcement actions, to identify trends that may affect Epic and the video game industry.

What we're looking for

• J.D. and at least 5 years’ relevant experience, including at least 3 years of experience working as in‑house product counsel at a video game, technology or entertainment company.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on a broad range of subject matters, including success in leading large‑scale cross‑functional projects.
• Prior work experience and/or working knowledge of the video game industry
• Substantial knowledge of international consumer protection, intellectual property, competition, marketing, and commercial laws, regulations and best practices.
• Collaborative by nature, successful at building trusting partnerships across diverse teams.
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced environment, able to find creative and practical solutions, especially in situations where there may be ambiguity or a lack of legal precedent.
• Good listener with excellent verbal and written communication skills, good judgment, strong analytical skills, practical with a sense of humor.

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well‑being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

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!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

Note to Recruitment Agencies:

Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.