Senior Business Affairs Specialist

About the role

The selected candidate will serve as a Senior Business Affairs Specialist in the Take-T-two offices in New York City supporting Take-T-two and its publishing labels, with a focus on contract management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare agreements based on contract templates and handle the contracting process from initial request to final execution.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a variety of transactions (on our paper as well as third party paper), and have a strong understanding of software, technology, entertainment, sports, privacy and marketing issues.
• Serve as a functional bridge between the business client, the procurement team, other internal stakeholders and Legal in managing the end-to-end contract lifecycle for a host of agreements.
• Handle services agreements, statements of work, vendor agreements, talent agreements, influencer agreements, licenses, and outline deliverables, staffing plans, and other key provisions of a contract.
• Drive the implementation, maintenance and use of contract management systems and related processes.
• Troubleshoot issues with internal technology teams and vendors. Champion the use of such systems within the company.
• Manage contract templates, playbooks and clause libraries through a contract management system and other tools, including AI tools such as Harvey, Gemini, and others.
• Provide support to Business Affairs attorneys who handle matters related to the development, production, marketing, distribution and licensing of videogames as well as other corporate matters.
• Prepare contract summaries and internal reports.
• Counsel our in-house client business teams and keep them informed of the contracting process.
• Plan and implement initiatives to build databases of contractual terms to bring a data-driven approach to contract management and to support strategic decision making.
• Analyze deals within a matrix of rights held by third parties, such as content distributors, hardware manufacturers, sports leagues, record labels, music publishers, actors and other talent, technology licensors, software developers, entertainment companies, advertising agencies, ancillary merchandise vendors, data analytics providers, information technology vendors and similar entities.

Requirements

• College degree.
• Strong academic background and excellent critical thinking skills.
• Six or more years of experience as a contracts manager, paralegal or similar role focused on drafting and reviewing legal agreements.
• Ability to work with contract management software, such as Ironclad or other similar systems.
• Must be tech-savvy, with a grasp of AI legal offerings or a proven ability to quickly learn new software applications, including AI software such as Gemini, Harvey, and similar tools.
• Demonstrated ability over your career to handle progressively more complex contract drafting and similar tasks, with a commensurate demonstrated rise in business judgment.
• High energy, positive attitude, and urgency to “get stuff done.”
• Strong administrative problem-solving skills and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills and thorough follow-up.
• Takes ownership of projects, shows initiative and commitment to drive matters to completion.
• Team-player who can multi-task and work well under pressure, with constantly changing priorities.
• Professionally interface with all levels of the organization, clients and vendors.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for the videogame industry.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for the videogame industry.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Skills

• Strong academic background and excellent critical thinking skills.
• Six or more years of experience as a contracts manager, paralegal or similar role focused on drafting and reviewing legal agreements.
• Ability to work with contract management software, such as Ironclad or other similar systems.
• Must be tech-savvy, with a grasp of AI legal offerings or a proven ability to quickly learn new software applications, including AI software such as Gemini, Harvey, and similar tools.
• Demonstrated ability over your career to handle progressively more complex contract drafting and similar tasks, with a commensurate demonstrated rise in business judgment.
• High energy, positive attitude, and urgency to “get stuff done.”
• Strong administrative problem-solving skills and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills and thorough follow-up.
• Takes ownership of projects, shows initiative and commitment to drive matters to completion.
• Team-player who can multi-task and work well under pressure, with constantly changing priorities.
• Professionally interface with all levels of the organization, clients and vendors.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for the videogame industry.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Benefits

Great Company Culture. Ranked as one of the most creative and innovative places to work, creativity, innovation, efficiency, diversity and philanthropy are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
Growth: As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, to be inquisitive and collaborative and to grow within and around the company.
Work Hard, Play Hard. Our employees bond, blow-off steam, and flex some creative muscles – through corporate boot camp classes, company parties, game release events, monthly socials, and team challenges.
Benefits. Medical (HSA & FSA), dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan, commuter benefits, in-house wellness program, broad learning & development opportunities, a charitable giving platform with company match and more!
Perks. Fitness allowance, employee discount programs, free games & events, stocked pantries and the ability to earn up to $500+ per year for taking care of yourself and more!

Pay

The pay range for this position in New York at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,200 and $148,320 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.