Capcom USA Careers

Description

Opportunity to join the legal team of one of the most exciting companies in video game entertainment

Corporate Counsel Position

Reporting to the General Counsel, this highly visible position in a collegial, collaborative legal team is an exciting opportunity to exercise strong legal skills and develop deep knowledge and expertise across the video game business, including brand marketing, eSports, merchandise and digital content licensing.  You will structure, draft, review, and negotiate commercial and licensing agreements in the areas of sales, marketing, eSports, merchandise and content licensing.  You will also handle dispute resolution and information security matters and provide legal advice to functional teams on a range of commercial activities, including copyright and trademark protection and enforcement, and influencer engagement.  You will work directly with business partners.  The position is also a leadership role opportunity in privacy and advertising law compliance, including CCPA, CPRA, COPPA and GDPR.  You will also monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the video game industry.  

What you need to have for this job:

• JD degree and California bar membership in good standing, or eligibility to become registered in-house counsel
• 2-7 years’ experience practicing law
• Experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Ability to think analytically and critically
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to listen with empathy for different cultures and customs

The ideal candidate will also have:      

• Substantial privacy law compliance experience and knowledge of foundational privacy law principles, including practical experience in their application to marketing and commercial practice
• A robust understanding and appreciation for copyright, trademark and right of publicity matters
• Experience handling data mapping, drafting data rights provisions in commercial transactions, and advising marketing teams on data collection and user consent matters
• Experience supporting consumer product marketing and licensing
• Experience working directly with business partners, including senior and C-level management
• Experience as in-house counsel, particularly in entertainment
• The ability to creatively problem solve, including balancing legal risks with business objectives
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at the same time in a collaborative environment
• Good people skills and enjoy working as part of a team
• Business acumen and strong decision-making skills
• Passion for video games

Working Environment: 

• Work is generally performed in an office environment and the noise level is usually moderate.
  
• Capcom supports a hybrid work model.
  
  Additional Information:

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, knowledge, skills, abilities, or requirements, as any one position in this classification may be assigned some or all of these duties, in addition to other duties not explicitly listed here. The various duties, responsibilities, and/or assignments of this position may be unevenly balanced and changed from time to time based upon matters such as, but not limited to, variations in shift schedules, work demands, seasons, service levels and management’s decisions on how to best allocate department resources. Any shift, emphasis, or rebalancing of these assigned duties, responsibilities, and/or assignments does not constitute a change in the job classification.

Salary Range:

$135,000 - $170,000 annual base salary depending on experience

About Capcom:

Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including groundbreaking franchises Resident Evil™, Monster Hunter™, Street Fighter™, Mega Man™, Devil May Cry™ and Ace Attorney™. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tokyo, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom and its products can be found at www.capcom.com  or https://news.capcomusa.com/. 

Employee, Intern and Applicant Privacy Notice

This notice describes how Capcom USA, Inc. (the "Company" or "we") collects, uses, transfers, and discloses the personal information of employees, interns and job applicants ("Applicants").  Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq. and its implementing regulations (the “CCPA”), as modified by the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”), you have the right to know and understand the categories of personal information we collect about you, and the purposes for which we use such personal information.

Scope of this Policy

This Notice applies to your personal information provided by you or third parties when you apply for a position with the Company. It is not applicable to the use of the Company's products and services (the "Capcom USA Properties"). When you use any Capcom USA Properties, including any Company website, your personal information is subject to the Capcom USA Privacy Policy, which may be found at https://www.capcomusa.com/privacy/. For data collection in games, your personal information is subject to the Capcom Games Privacy Policy, found at https://www.capcom.co.jp/privacy/game/en.html.

Information We Collect About You

In connection with your employment application or employment relationship with Capcom, we collect the following categories of personal information from you:

• Personal identifiers, such as your name, address, phone number, date of birth, signature, email address, IP address, device identifier, cookies, and government-issued ID number (such as your social security number, driver’s license, and passport);
• Education information, such as your level of education, degrees in-progress or obtained, and professional licenses and certificates;
• Professional or employment-related information, such as contents of your resume, CV, cover letter, application documents, and references, as well as information collected during a job interview;
• Medical, insurance and bank account information (e.g., as necessary to process employment-related compensation and benefits), as well as emergency contact and beneficiary information;
• Marital and other family status (e.g., as necessary to effect withholding in compliance with law) and immigration or citizenship status;
• Characteristics of protected classifications, such as race, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, medical condition, military or veteran status, all of the foregoing only as voluntarily disclosed and as permitted by law;

Sources of Personal Information

During the application and recruitment process and during employment we may collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, including the information you provide directly, and from employment and credit agencies, background check vendors, screening services, educational institutions, past or current employers, references, and publicly available sources such as social media (e.g., LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), and other sources you provide.  Information may also be collected automatically, such as IP addresses and device identifiers.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your personal information to:

• process your job application, including creating an applicant profile, evaluating your qualifications, verifying your right to work, scheduling and conducting interviews, and communicating with you;
• conduct screening and background checks, in accordance with law;
• conduct payroll processing, expense reimbursement and other compensation purposes;
• administer employee benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits;
• provide general human resources services such as managing employee on-boarding, leave, termination, travel administration, and expense reimbursement;
• provide employment-related training, and assisting with professional licensing and development;
• conduct internal investigations, conduct surveys, resolve disputes, prevent or detect fraud or security incidents, conduct employee performance reviews, enforce our policies and code of conduct, and protect the rights and safety of employees and others:
• comply with laws, regulations and legal processes (such as responding to subpoenas or court orders), and to respond to legal claims, resolve disputes, enforce our legal rights contained in employment or other contracts, and comply with legal or regulatory recordkeeping requirements.

How We May Share Your Personal Information

We may share your personal information for the purposes described in this notice with the following:

• our affiliated companies, including Capcom Co., Ltd.;
• service providers, such as recruiters, pre-employment screening services, third-party benefits administrators, payroll processors, background check providers and others;
• regulatory agencies, law enforcement, courts and other governmental authorities, in accordance with law;
• our professional advisors, such as auditors, accountants, and law firms;
• other third parties in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets, such as in the event of a merger or acquisition.

How Long we Keep your Personal Information

We will retain your personal information only as long as necessary to enable us to fulfill the purpose for which we collected it. For applicants that do not become employees, we may keep your information for up to 18 months so that we may contact you if a new position matching your interests and experience becomes available.  For employees and interns, we will keep your information for the duration of your employment, and, to facilitate such purposes as tax inquiries, legal compliance, or employment verification, for a reasonable period of time after it ends.

Your Rights

You may have the right to access, update, or delete your personal information by sending an email to us at [email protected], or by calling 888-568-5413.  If you are a resident of California, please see Rights for Residents of California for more information.

Rights for Residents of California

Right to Know: If you are a California resident, you may submit, free of charge, but no more than twice in a 12-month period, a verifiable request for the following information:

• The specific pieces of personal information we have about you;
• The categories of personal information we collected, sold, or disclosed for a business purpose about you within the last 12 months;
• The categories of sources from which the personal information was collected;
• The purposes for which the information was collected or sold; and
• The categories of third parties to whom the information was sold, disclosed for a business purpose, or otherwise shared.

To submit a request, email us at [email protected] or use our online web form located at https://capcomusa.com/ccpa/. Email requests must include “Your California Privacy Rights” in the subject field. Within 5 business days of receipt, we will let you know we received your request. Alternatively, you may call us at 888-568-5413.  We will provide a substantive response as soon as possible thereafter, unless we need more time, in which case we will notify you. If we need additional information to verify your identity, we will contact you to request that information. If we are not able to verify your identity, we will deny your request, but if applicable, we will refer you to the applicable sections of this notice that address our data collection and use practices. If we deny your request, even if only in part, we will explain the reason in our response.

Right to correct inaccurate personal information: If you are a California resident, you may submit a verifiable request for us to correct any personal information or we have collected about you. To submit a request, please email us at [email protected]. Email requests must include “Your California Privacy Rights” in the subject field.  Alternatively, you may call us at 888-568-5413.

Right to Delete: If you are a California resident, you may submit a verifiable request for us to delete any personal information we have collected about you. To submit a request, please email us at [email protected] or use our online web form located at https://capcomusa.com/ccpa/. Email requests must include “Your California Privacy Rights” in the subject field. Within 5 business days of receipt, we will confirm receipt of your request. We will provide a substantive response as soon as possible thereafter, unless we need more time, in which case we will notify you. If we need additional information to verify your identity, we will contact you to request that information. If we are not able to verify your identity, we will deny your request to delete. If we deny your request, even if only in part, we will explain the reason in our response.

Right to be Free from Discrimination: We may not discriminate against you because you have chosen to exercise your rights, including, for example, by denying you access to our online services or charging you different rates or prices for the same online services, unless that difference is reasonably related to the value provided by your data.

Exercising Your Rights: To submit a verifiable request or to otherwise contact us for more information about how to exercise your rights, please follow the instructions above.

If you would like to designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, please be sure the agent is able to (i) demonstrate you have provided written permission for the agent to submit the request on your behalf, and (ii) provide proof of his or her own identity. If the agent does not satisfy these requirements, we will deny the request.

Capcom Privacy Policy: https://capcomusa.com/privacy/employee/