EMEA Communications Director, Activision & Blizzard

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Marketing

Job Summary

Job Description

The EMEA Communications Director at Activision & Blizzard will lead EMEA communications efforts, delivering world-class PR and creator programs. This role involves developing region-specific communications, campaigns, and events for Activision and Blizzard franchises. The Director will oversee communications across all EMEA markets, coordinating with regional teams, agencies, and marketing partners. Responsibilities include developing a strategic communications plan aligned with company objectives, building engaged audiences through compelling content, supporting major events (like Gamescom), managing a team, selecting and managing agency partners, staying updated on industry trends, partnering with Microsoft communications teams, and crafting innovative digital experiences. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with a proven track record of developing best-in-class communications strategies and executions.
Must have:
  • Significant communications experience
  • Proven track record of successful strategies
  • In-depth EMEA market knowledge
  • Team leadership & management skills
  • Understanding of the games market
  • Strong analytical & creative skills
  • Excellent communication & relationship-building skills
  • Passion for gaming and entertainment
Good to have:
  • Experience with creator programs
  • Strong network of media contacts
  • Multilingual capabilities (EMEA languages)

Job Details

Job Title:

EMEA Communications Director, Activision & Blizzard

Requisition ID:

R025016

Job Description:

As the EMEA Communications Director for Activision and Blizzard, you will lead our EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Communications efforts to deliver world class PR and creator programs across the region. This role will facilitate region-specific communications, campaigns and events relating to Activision and Blizzard gaming franchises. This role will oversee communications in all Activision and Blizzard markets in EMEA, coordinating across regional teams, local agency teams and marketing partners in line with the global comms strategy.

This position will give you the opportunity to thrive in a challenging, creative environment, and grow with a strong and supportive team who are committed to excellence at every level.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative but self-motivated leader with a proven track record of developing best in class communications strategies and executions that align to a global comms strategy and a larger integrated marketing plan. The role requires very strong communication and critical thinking skills, the ability to work constructively with stakeholders at different levels across regions/teams, and to directly lead, manage, and set priorities for a team. You must thrive on high pressure deadlines and be able to consistently achieve results on time and within budget. Industry experience is highly desirable coupled with an intricate knowledge of the nuances across the EMEA region.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead the development of the EMEA communications holistic strategic plan that ties to the overarching company and region objectives focused on Activision and Blizzard franchises and games.

  • Provide expertise on how to build engaged audiences through delivering culturally relevant compelling content for players that we already know and players we are yet to meet.

  • Support and execute on major events including participation in regionally-relevant industry events such as Gamescom.

  • Direct, coach and mentor team members to develop world class executions, including budget management, reporting, prioritization, across all facets of communications.

  • Select and manage overarching relationships with agency partners to build programs that fulfil the communications strategic plan and add to gaining commercial success for the franchises.

  • Stay up to date on all gaming, esports, media & entertainment news, monitor competitors and other industry leaders for learnings, insights and best practices.

  • Partner closely with Microsoft communications teams incl. Xbox, Bethesda, and King to ensure alignment across media outreach, events and key comms beats, as well as providing regional and/or Activision or Blizzard-specific perspective, where needed.

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Significant communications experience across video games, communications agencies, technology, or entertainment.

  • Have a proven track record of developing best in class communications strategies that have provided commercial success.

  • In-depth knowledge of EMEA markets, including cultural nuances that impact strategies and media engagement.

  • Ability to lead medium to large size teams, setting clear priorities, creating development plans and driving cohesion to gain commercial results.

  • Strong understanding of the evolving games market across the EMEA region and experience in driving storytelling and creator programs.

  • Highly organized and detail-oriented problem-solver who thinks fast and finds solutions when others may see a dead end.

  • Equally left and right-brained with analytical skills to evaluate program effectiveness, and strong creative judgment to recognize what’s on-trend/on-brand.

  • Innovative, strategic thinker who is motivated to execute exceptionally and work independently within a fast-paced environment.

  • Excellent team player with the ability to build, foster and nurture strong relationships across internal functions and external partners.

  • Experience in managing a large set of internal stakeholders, agency partners, media, and ambassadors.

  • Passion for gaming, lifestyle, and entertainment industry.

  • Must possess exceptional ability to craft fresh, engaging, and innovative digital experiences intended to grow the cultural relevance and earned media awareness for Activision and Blizzard’s product and properties.

  • Excellent verbal and written skills.

  • A strong network of media contacts and a proven way of building new relationships with existing and emerging media and influencers.

  • Written and verbal language capability to be successful in EMEA is highly desirable.

  • Passion for data and consumer insight driven decision making.

Similar Jobs

Handy Games - Narrative Game Designer

Handy Games

Giebelstadt, Bavaria, Germany (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Gaming Innovation Group  - Service Operations Support Engineer

Gaming Innovation Group

St. Julian's, Malta (Hybrid)
3 Weeks ago
ByteDance - Solutions Architect

ByteDance

Gurugram, Haryana, India (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Tencent - Network Engineer Intern

Tencent

(On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
ByteDance - Frontend Software Engineer - Customer Service Platforms - Seattle

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Dream Sports - Marketing Manager - Growth and Customer Lifecycle Management

Dream Sports

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Day ago
Google - Sales and Marketing Apprenticeship

Google

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
1 Week ago
SuperPlay - User Acquisition Manager

SuperPlay

Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
The Walt Disney Company - Manager Media Insights (B2B Marketing)

The Walt Disney Company

Munich, Bavaria, Germany (Hybrid)
2 Days ago
Google - Account Manager, Beauty and Sports

Google

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)
6 Days ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

PAPAYA - UI/UX Designer (Platform)

PAPAYA

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
DNEG - Creature Supervisor

DNEG

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (On-Site)
6 Months ago
ByteDance - Software Engineer (Payment Network) Intern

ByteDance

Singapore (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Salesforce - MuleSoft Account Executive Africa Growth Markets

Salesforce

South Africa (Remote)
3 Months ago
PwC - Manager - Transfer Pricing

PwC

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Sr. Java Developer

Next Level Business Services

Chicago, Illinois, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Activision - Asia Communications Director

Activision

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Netflix - Manager, LLO Creative Marketing - NOLA

Netflix

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico (On-Site)
5 Months ago
CloudLinux - JavaScript/OSS Community Outreach Manager

CloudLinux

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Panteon Games - Playable Ads Developer

Panteon Games

Ankara, Ankara, Türkiye (On-Site)
5 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in undefined

Looks like we're out of matches

Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

Marketing Jobs

Assystems - Chargé d'affaires Electricité H/F

Assystems

Cattenom, Grand Est, France (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Razer - Associate Director, Software Product Marketing

Razer

Singapore (On-Site)
6 Months ago
PwC - Consultant senior SAP SC Logistique | CDI | H/F

PwC

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Assystems - Chargé d'Essais H/F

Assystems

Cattenom, Grand Est, France (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Voodoo - Marketing Video Artist - Gaming

Voodoo

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Nexters - General Manager

Nexters

Almaty, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (Remote)
1 Week ago
Maximum Games - Brand Manager

Maximum Games

Paris, Île-de-France, France (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Nintendo - Senior Loyalty Marketing Strategist (Bilingual Japanese)

Nintendo

Redmond, Washington, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Xsolla - Senior CRM & Lifecycle Marketing Manager

Xsolla

Los Angeles, California, United States (Remote)
3 Weeks ago
Universal Music - Manager, Revenue

Universal Music

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Founded in 1979, Activision continues to disrupt the world of entertainment with its extensive roster of epic blockbuster games -- Pitfall®, Tony Hawk®, Guitar Hero®, Crash Bandicoot™, Skylanders™, Bungie’s Destiny and Call of Duty.®


As the leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products on consoles, mobile and PC, our “press start” is simple: delight players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.


Activision is headquartered in Santa Monica, and publishes globally in markets including U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, mainland China, Hong Kong and the region of Taiwan.


At Activision, we strive to connect and engage our global player community through entertainment. Our success comes from the passionate, talented and diverse team of people behind our world-class franchises. Ensuring Activision is an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive will help us deliver a new era of epic entertainment for our players.

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Shakopee, Minnesota, United States (On-Site)

Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (On-Site)

Manchester, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Activision

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug