Marketing Manager

Company: Onward Play
Location: Burbank
Posted on: November 15, 2022

Job Description:

Our client, an entertainment company, is looking for a Marketing Manager to join the Marketing team.
Responsibilities:

• Leads brand and product marketing strategy/activity across assigned licensed titles within the Games and Interactive Experiences global portfolio by partnering with licensees to deliver world-class campaigns.
• Own a significant portfolio of mobile and console games within the Games and Interactive Experiences business and manage a team to help each licensee successfully create/execute go-to-market plans that build brand awareness, engage consumers, and drive conversions through thoughtful brand storytelling, data-driven insights, and creative innovation - all grounded in a consumer-centric integrated marketing approach.
• Play an integral role in overseeing brand initiatives to build the Games brand, managing portfolio-wide marketing campaigns, and delivering processes/solutions that enable our team to deliver growth at scale.
• Own and manage a line of business within the global Games and Interactive Experiences portfolio and ensure the successful launch and live operations of priority titles in partnership with licensees and internal partners
• Act as a thought partner and day-to-day lead with licensees in reviewing marketing materials, providing insightful and strategic guidance/feedback, and managing/approving go-to-market plans, creative assets, and marketing activations
• Provide category thought leadership with licensees and guide them strategically across all facets of brand management, product marketing, user acquisition, and social/community activities (inclusive of market research, consumer insights, product positioning, messaging, creative, promotions, distribution, etc.) to elevate products and campaigns
• Be a strong brand steward for umbrella of brands, especially in providing guidance/feedback to licensees to deliver on-brand marketing and creative executions that are both innovative and differentiated, while remaining true to the product
• Leverage quantitative and qualitative insights with licensees to identify market opportunities that inform and help shape player personas/target audiences, positioning, go-to-market plans, creative development, and campaign activations
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends, competitive market, business opportunities, etc.
• Analyze performance of marketing campaigns with licensees regularly to identify areas of optimization and make actionable recommendations
• Implement industry best practices with licensees and strive to uphold benchmarks across all marketing campaigns
• Create and deliver on innovative and performance driven Marketing campaigns that extend reach, increase awareness, and result in meaningful brand deposits
• Cultivate strong relationships with licensees to facilitate communication and collaboration
• Serve as the internal brand champion for licensees to help garner support for plans across company
• Partner closely with internal cross-functional teams (Production, PR, Franchise, Legal and more) to leverage their expertise throughout all stages of product development and to ensure alignment and consensus for a successful launch and/or continued live operations
• Collaborate with regional teams to implement global strategy via impactful local campaigns
• Present marketing updates to Executives and broader Games and Franchise Teams
• Create marketing pitch decks, presentation materials, internal plans, and post-mortems
• Lead and mentor a team to achieve professional and personal developmental goalsMusts:
  • 7+ years of experience in Marketing (preferably product marketing), combined with 4+ years of working in Online/Media Entertainment (preferably within the gaming industry) and 3+ years of managing direct report(s)
  • Goal-oriented strategic/creative thinker with a proven track record of taking ownership and driving results
  • Demonstrated success in several areas of marketing, including brand management, product marketing, digital marketing, user acquisition, and social/community
  • Excellent analytical skills; ability to translate qualitative/quantitative data into actionable insights that drive results
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills; ability to influence, collaborate, and "sell" strategies to a wide audience set
  • Have a strong understanding of industry insights, standard benchmark KPIs, and best practices
  • Resourceful problem-solver with a can-do attitude; works well under pressure
  • You are a rock-star marketer, influential presence, inspirational leader, and outstanding collaborator
  • A keen eye for creative; ability to bring creative strategy to life in execution
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented project manager; ability to multi-task and prioritize
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; knows how to tell a story in a compelling way
  • Motivational leader with proven ability to inspire a team to learn/grow and deliver results
  • Working knowledge of 3rd party tools used to source app market data and competitive insights
  • Proficiency in Keynote/PowerPoint; the ability to craft a narrative visuallyPluses:
    • Passion for the entertainment industry with a focus on interactive and gaming strongly preferred
    • MBA

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