Associate General Counsel, Product & Commercial

About the role

Beast Industries is a multifaceted media and entertainment company founded by Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast. The company operates across various domains including digital media, philanthropy, consumer products, and innovative business initiatives. The Associate General Counsel, Product & Commercial serves as a primary legal partner to the teams responsible for the Beast Membership program and Global Creator Platform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead legal in-house counsel for the Beast Membership program, the Creator Global Platform and strategic partnerships.
• Advise on new applications, products, features, and business models to identify and mitigate legal risks across multiple jurisdictions.
• Counsel stakeholders on consumer protection, privacy, data protection, competition, intellectual property, and emerging regulatory frameworks.
• Structure and advise on subscription offerings, including free trials, referral programs, membership benefits, and related consumer disclosures.
• Provide legal support for challenges, prize structures, and production-related legal considerations.
• Draft and oversee sweepstakes, contest, and promotion frameworks, including official rules, eligibility requirements, and prize fulfillment considerations.
• Lead legal workstreams related to winner verification, age verification, and know-your-customer requirements for high-value prizes.
• Advise on data privacy including COPPA-related requirements and compliant product experiences.
• Support rewards and commerce ecosystems.
• Advisory on content licensing, creator programming, and content distribution strategies.
• Support global product expansion through localized terms, pricing models, and jurisdiction-specific legal requirements.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology, gaming, sponsorship, event, marketing, agency, and development agreements.
• Support live activations, events, venue relationships, and large-scale productions.
• Manage outside counsel on specialized regulatory, privacy and compliance matters.
• Provide practical legal guidance that enables business teams to meet launch timelines while managing legal risk.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with the California State Bar, or eligibility to register as in-house counsel under California Rule of Court 9.46.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of post-law school relevant legal experience. Significant experience as in-house counsel with consumer internet applications is a plus.
• Experience advising on technology, consumer products, privacy, or related legal matters.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including partnerships, licensing, sponsorship, technology, and services agreements.
• Working knowledge of consumer protection and promotions law, including sweepstakes, contests, subscriptions, and auto-renewal requirements.
• Expertise in privacy and children's privacy frameworks, including COPPA, CCPA/CPRA, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code, GDPR, or similar regulations.
• Experience developing or supporting regulatory response strategies.
• Strong judgment and ability to provide practical, risk-calibrated legal advice.
• Experience supporting consumer subscription, gaming, streaming, social, or creator-focused products.
• Experience supporting advertising-supported or subscription-supported products.
• Experience with prize payout compliance, age verification, or know-your-customer processes.
• Experience supporting live events, productions, venue agreements, or talent-related matters.
• Experience advising on global product launches and multi-jurisdictional compliance matters.
• Ability to operate independently and manage outside counsel effectively.

Qualifications

• Passionate about digital media and entertainment.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality legal work in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to navigate complex legal issues and develop creative solutions.
• Effective negotiation and contract drafting abilities.
• Knowledge of industry-specific laws and regulations.
• Experience with legal research and analysis.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company-paid Life Insurance
• Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
• Company-provided technology package
• Relocation assistance where applicable, including travel and company-provided housing for the first 90 days