Manager, Mobile Sales (TEA/Contractor)
Activision
Job Summary
Join the Activision Blizzard King Gaming Digital Sales Team for a 6-month contract role as a Manager, Mobile Sales. This role involves managing relationships with mobile platform partners like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta to secure storefront marketing support, deliver platform insights, and advocate for new merchandising capabilities. The ideal candidate will be a clear, confident communicator with a passion for building relationships and securing world-class support across mobile titles from Activision, Blizzard, and King. This position requires collaboration with internal and external partners, driving strategic insights, and executing comprehensive go-to-market plans in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
Must Have
- 5+ years of relevant (predominantly mobile gaming) experience in account management, go-to-market planning and product adoption.
- 3+ years of partner management experience at leading tech, gaming and/or entertainment company.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to see projects through from beginning to end.
- Ability to drive results while effectively managing stakeholders, fostering collaboration, ensuring alignment and navigating complexities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, leveraging data analysis techniques for data-driven insights.
- Executive presence to craft and deliver impactful internal and external presentations.
- Experience in the gaming or entertainment industry or a deep understanding of the gaming industry.
- Experience managing complex internal and external relationships, supporting live ops and/or marketing beats.
- High level of professional integrity, commitment to quality, and respect for a diverse work environment.
- Maximize platform marketing opportunities for tentpole beats to increase user base and maximize revenue.
- Secure tentpole marketing support for key beats (on/off store marketing, social, co-marketing, push notifications, paid media) for largest titles.
- Partner with teams to deliver high impact creative formats and provide feedback on assets.
- Partner with game teams to integrate new platform touch points to broaden user reach.
- Drive adoption of new platform capabilities across entire portfolio, analyze impact, and provide feedback.
- Deepen partnership with platforms through loyalty programs, new storefront surfaces/apps, and strategic initiatives.
- Elevate existing platform exposure and advocate for additional marketing capabilities.
- Leverage partnership to improve store exposure through regular meetings and business reviews.
- Partner internally to utilize new platform merchandising tools for further visibility and points of sale.
- Advocate for additional platform capabilities to drive increased engagement and monetization.
Perks & Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
- 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
- Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games
- Variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
- Relocation assistance (if required to move geographic locations)
Job Description
Reporting To: VP, Digital Gaming - 3rd Party Platforms
Department: Commercial
Your Mission:
Are you looking for exciting business challenges, a short-term contract opportunity to work in the future of digital gaming, and a place to grow your career & network while learning and having fun? Join the Activision Blizzard King Gaming Digital Sales Team for a 6-month contract role!
As part of the Gaming Digital Sales team, we are seeking a Manager, Mobile Sales TEA/contractor. This role will work closely with the Director, Mobile Sales Lead and rest of the mobile sales team) in managing the relationships of our mobile platform partners (Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta) to secure storefront marketing support, deliver platform insights, and advocate for new merchandising capabilities. The ideal candidate will be a clear, confident communicator with a passion for building relationships and securing world class support across mobile titles from Activision (Call of Duty: Mobile), Blizzard (Diablo Immortal, Hearthstone), and King (Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga). This role will be part of the team that collaborates extensively with internal and external partners, drives strategic insights and navigates ambiguity while executing comprehensive go-to-market plans. This is an exciting role for someone with the right experience who thrives in a fast-paced, high-tech, and data-driven environment.
The right candidate will have partner management experience and be detail-oriented with the ability to focus on driving the execution of complex on and off store marketing initiatives across Activision, Blizzard, and King. They will assist internal teams in driving in-game and storefront marketing improvements based on platform insights. The role also requires strong communication skills to manage key internal and external relationships.
This role is anticipated to be assigned as a hybrid work model position, with some work on-site at an office and some work remote.
Player Profile:
- Part of a mobile-focused team to drive results
- Partner with cross-functional teams to plan, secure and analyze mobile platform marketing campaigns to maximize revenue and engagement across key marketing beats in a high-impact environment
- Manage working team relationships with Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta, building strong relationships, being a great partner and unlocking new opportunities
- Translate data and insights to optimize marketing initiatives and adopt in-game improvements to drive engagement, and monetization across all regions
- Being a collaborative and dependable team player
Core Responsibilities:
- Maximize platform marketing opportunities for tentpole beats to increase user base and maximize revenue
- Secure tentpole marketing support for key beats (on/off store marketing, social, co-marketing, push notifications, paid media) for our largest titles
- Partner with teams to deliver high impact creative formats and provide feedback on assets to maximize exposure and conversion
- Partner with game teams to integrate new platform touch points to broaden user reach
- Drive adoption of new platform capabilities across our entire portfolio, analyze the impact, and provide feedback to platforms
- Deepen partnership with platforms through loyalty programs, new storefront surfaces/apps, and strategic initiatives
- Elevate existing platform exposure and advocate for additional marketing capabilities
- Leverage partnership to improve store exposure through regular meetings and business reviews
- Partner internally to utilize new platform merchandising tools for further visibility and points of sale
- Advocate for additional platform capabilities to drive increased engagement and monetization
What you bring to the table
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- 5+ years of relevant (predominantly mobile gaming) experience in account management, go-to-market planning and product adoption. 3+ of those years in partner management experience at leading tech, gaming and/or entertainment company strongly desired.
- Applies strong attention to detail and the ability to see projects through from beginning to end, drive results while effectively managing stakeholders, fostering collaboration, ensuring alignment and navigating complexities to successfully deliver desired outcomes
- Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills, leveraging data analysis techniques to draw data-driven actionable insights and recommendations for strategic decision-making
- Exhibits executive presence to craft and deliver impactful internal and external presentations, engaging diverse audiences to effectively convey complex concepts and insights
- Possesses experience in the gaming or entertainment industry or an ability to exhibit a deep understanding of the gaming industry from personal experience
- Experience managing complex internal and external relationships, supporting live ops and/or marketing beats
- High level of professional integrity, commitment to quality, and respect for a diverse work environment
What our Team Offers
We are a dynamic and forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering best in class plans and flawless execution. Our team is passionate, driven, and committed to making a difference in the industry. The right candidate can expect opportunities for professional development and growth, working on exciting projects that make an impact on the company’s success while working with a collaborative and supportive team.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
- 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
- Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
- If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/
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In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $87,480.00 - $161,910.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.