Nintendo

Counsel, Business Transactions Group

Nintendo$174K — $313K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of legal experience, preferably with marketing teams
  • Strong understanding of intellectual property, marketing law, and contracts law
  • Experience in commercial law, entertainment law, and antitrust
  • Extensive experience in document drafting and negotiations related to marketing and sales agreements
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal support to marketing, advertising, sales, and communications teams across North America
  • Negotiate and prepare complex contracts for promotions and partnerships
  • Offer practical, business-oriented legal advice while managing risk
  • Review and advise on advertising and promotional materials for compliance
  • Direct communication with outside counsel on marketing laws and regulatory compliance
  • Monitor and review company policies for legal adherence
  • Conduct training seminars as needed

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off for work-life balance
  • Potential for semi-annual performance bonus
  • Hybrid work arrangement with onsite requirements
Full Job Description
SUMMARY: The Business Transactions Group partners with business teams across Nintendo of America, Canada, and Latin America to bring innovative ideas to life while managing risk and ensuring compliance. This role is ideal for attorneys who enjoy working directly with the business, providing practical legal guidance, and supporting a wide range of consumer-facing initiatives, including marketing campaigns, strategic partnerships, influencer and celebrity engagements, sponsorships, media integrations, experiential events, licensing initiatives, and other complex commercial transactions. Candidates who thrive in this role are collaborative, solutions-oriented, and enjoy balancing legal risk with business objectives while serving as trusted advisors to the teams they support. This role combines strategic legal counseling with sophisticated commercial transaction work, supporting marketing campaigns, partnerships, sponsorships, influencer programs, celebrity engagements, experiential events, media integrations, sales initiatives, and other high-profile consumer-facing projects. Ideal candidates enjoy partnering closely with the business, providing practical, solutions-oriented advice, and serving as trusted advisors who help teams achieve their goals while effectively managing risk. JOB DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Provides legal support to various business teams, including marketing, advertising, sales, and communications teams across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Negotiates, prepares, administers, and consults on complex company-wide contracts, including agreements for promotions, sponsorships, marketing partnerships, media integrations, influencers and celebrities, agency services, production services, tradeshows and events, sales and distribution, software subscriptions, IP licenses, etc. Partners closely with the business to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that enables business objectives while managing risk. Advises on marketing campaigns and assists with legal review of Nintendo advertising, marketing, and promotional materials. Communicates with and directs outside contacts, including outside counsel, with respect to marketing laws, antitrust, regulatory compliance, intellectual property and/or contract matters. May assign, monitor, and review the work of assigned. Assists with budget development. Reviews company activities and policies for legal compliance and adherence to domestic and foreign governmental policies and regulations. Provides legal advice to and responds to various inquiries from company departments, subsidiaries, and affiliates. May conduct in-house training seminars. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum five (5) years of experience as a practicing lawyer, including experience working with marketing teams. Strong understanding of intellectual property, marketing law, and contracts law. Working knowledge of a variety of legal areas including commercial law, entertainment law, and antitrust. Extensive document drafting and negotiation experience, including agreements related to marketing, advertising, promotions, and sales, IP licenses, and other commercial agreements. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating priorities and deadlines. Strong knowledge of video game industry and Nintendo products helpful, but not required. Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job family or field. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS: Law degree. Membership in the Washington State Bar Association, or other comparable state qualification. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. This position is hybrid in Redmond, WA. Hybrid positions require regular onsite work following the schedule and guidelines for their division. This position is not open to fully remote status at this time. This position includes the base pay range listed below, potential for a semi-annual discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off. Pay Range: $174,050-$313,350 USD

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About Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto. Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies by market capitalization, creating some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises of all-time, such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon.
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