Senior Brand Marketing Manager - Global Games Marketing

2 Months ago • 8 Years + • Marketing

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Brand Marketing Manager will develop and lead brand and live service marketing for multiple high-profile PlayStation game franchises. Responsibilities include crafting global go-to-market strategies, managing marketing budgets, partnering with development studios, and driving player acquisition, engagement, and retention. This role requires creating holistic marketing plans that ensure the financial success of game portfolios, including live service titles. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in game, live service, and new business model marketing, along with excellent communication skills in both English and Japanese. The position involves managing teams, agencies, and stakeholders across multiple titles, ensuring consistent brand representation in global activations.
Must have:
  • 8+ years' experience in video game marketing (live services & AAA focus)
  • Global marketing strategy & plan ownership
  • Strong studio partnerships
  • High-impact global consumer strategies
  • Budget management & financial responsibility
  • Team management & performance
  • Native/near-native Japanese & English proficiency
Good to have:
  • Experience with mobile & PC platforms
  • Master's Degree

Job Details

 

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

 

 

OVERVIEW 

PlayStation is looking to hire a Senior Brand Marketing Manager responsible for building and leading brand and live service marketing for multiple high-profile game franchises. Reporting directly into the Director, Games Marketing, this role is responsible for developing the brand and global go-to-market marketing strategy for several high-profile games. This individual will partner with the development studios to craft global go-to-market marketing strategy and campaigns to support the live service marketing for current and upcoming high-profile AAA game titles. 
This position will play a critical role in ensuring financial success of a portfolio of games, including live service titles. The successful candidate will be responsible for the creation and management of holistic global marketing plans that drive growth and profitability for our games. The role involves creating plans that drive acquisition of new players, engagement and retention of existing players, and re-engagement and reclaim of previous players.  
Candidates for this role will be self-starters with strong experience in marketing games, live service products, and new business models.  The ideal candidate will possess a balance of creativity and analytical thought to drive product strategy and year-round marketing plans to keep players continuously engaged. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Marketing Strategy - Own the global marketing strategy and annual marketing plans 
Budgeting – Financial responsibility for marketing strategies, initiatives and advertising related efforts. 
Team Management  - Responsible for the development and performance of team against results; impact on weekly, monthly, quarterly business performance. 
Studio Partnership – Partner with studio leadership to deliver on overall business goals for each game

- Develop best-in-class marketing strategy, including direct to consumer, always-on, content strategy for Games as a Service. 
- Create and drive approval of promotional and growth plans to deliver on business performance, player acquisition & engagement targets across our portfolio 
- Define global brand and product strategy, including positioning, unique selling points, and go-to-market approach based on strategic target audiences, market, and player insights. 
- Distill large volumes of consumer feedback into tangible and actionable insight that the studio team can use to optimize player experience, strategy & execution throughout the season. 
- Ensure consistent representation of brands’ global activations while overseeing tactical execution on global campaigns for multiple titles. 
- Manage internal creative teams and external agencies to deliver key marketing and creative assets and programs while ensuring alignment across multiple stakeholders 

REQUISITES

- Proven expertise in the planning, execution, and leadership of business plans 
- Track record of developing strong partnerships with game development studios  
- Demonstrated record of success in developing high impact global consumer strategies, mass market marketing campaigns, brand marketing, and direct to consumer performance-based marketing, for a portfolio of games/services 
- Must have broad experience and understanding of all facets of the marketing discipline including consumer insights, product positioning, consumer promotions, online innovation and creative development 
- Experience with digital product offerings on mobile and PC platforms, a plus 
- Ability of influencing and engaging external and internal stakeholders in a franchise brand vision 
- Strong passion for games essential.  
- Proficiency in reading and writing Japanese and English at a native or near-native level with a strong vernacular in gaming culture and consumer behavior 
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Japanese and English. 

RELATED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:  

- 8+ years of video game product marketing experience, with a focus on live services and AAA game marketing 
- Marketing degree or equivalent – Master’s Degree is preferred  

概要 

PlayStationは複数の有名ゲームフランチャイズのブランドおよびライブサービスゲームのマーケティングを構築し、リードするシニアブランドマーケティングマネージャーを募集しています。この役職はゲームマーケティングディレクターに直接報告を行い、複数の有名ゲームのブランドグローバルな市場投入マーケティング戦略の開発を担当します。候補者は開発スタジオと協力して、現在および今後の有名AAAゲームタイトルのライブサービスゲームのマーケティングをサポートするためのグローバルな市場投入マーケティング戦略とキャンペーンを作成します。
このポジションはライブサービスゲームタイトルを含むゲームポートフォリオの財務的成功を確保する上で重要な役割を果たします。候補者はゲームの成長と収益性を促進する包括的なグローバルマーケティングプランの作成と管理を担当します。この役割には新規プレイヤーの獲得、既存プレイヤーのエンゲージメントと保持、過去プレイヤーの再エンゲージメントと再獲得を促進するプランの作成が含まれます。
この役職の候補者はゲーム、ライブサービス製品、および新しいビジネスモデルのマーケティングに強い経験を持つ自発的な人である必要があります。理想的な候補者は製品戦略と年間マーケティングプランを推進し、プレイヤーを継続的にエンゲージさせるための創造性と分析的思考のバランスを持っています。 

職務内容

マーケティング戦略: グローバルマーケティング戦略と年間マーケティングプランの責任
予算管理: マーケティング戦略、イニシアチブ、および広告関連の取り組みに対する財務責任
チーム管理: チームの開発とパフォーマンスへの責任; 週次、月次、四半期のビジネスパフォーマンスへの影響
スタジオパートナーシップ: 各ゲームの全体的なビジネス目標を達成するためにスタジオリーダーシップとの協力

・消費者向けのライブのコンテンツ戦略を含む、最高水準のマーケティング戦略の開発 
・ビジネスパフォーマンス、プレイヤー獲得およびエンゲージメント目標を達成するためのプロモーションおよび成長プランの作成と承認の推進
・戦略的ターゲットオーディエンス、市場、およびプレイヤーの洞察に基づいたグローバルブランドおよび製品戦略の定義
・大量の消費者フィードバックを具体的かつ実行可能な洞察に変換し、スタジオチームがシーズン全体でプレイヤー体験、戦略、および実行を最適化するためのサポート
・複数のタイトルにわたるグローバルキャンペーンの戦術的実行を監督しながら、ブランドのグローバルアクティベーションの一貫した表現を確保
・内部クリエイティブチームおよび外部エージェンシーを管理し、複数のステークホルダー間での整合性を確保しながら、主要なマーケティングおよびクリエイティブ資産とプログラムを提供 

必要要件

・ビジネスプランの計画、実行、およびリーダーシップにおける実績 
・ゲーム開発スタジオとの強力なパートナーシップの構築実績
・影響の高いグローバル消費者戦略、大規模市場マーケティングキャンペーン、ブランドマーケティング、および消費者向けパフォーマンスベースのマーケティング開発における成功実績
・消費者洞察、製品ポジショニング、消費者プロモーション、オンラインイノベーション、およびクリエイティブ開発を含むマーケティング分野のすべての側面に関する広範な経験と理解
・モバイルおよびPCプラットフォームでのデジタル製品提供の経験があれば尚可
・フランチャイズブランドビジョンにおける外部および内部ステークホルダーの影響力とエンゲージメント能力
・ゲームに対する強い情熱
・ゲーム文化と消費者行動に精通した、ネイティブまたはそれに近いレベルでの日本語と英語の読み書き能力
・日本語と英語の両方での優れた書面および口頭のコミュニケーションスキル 

関連する経験/教育 

・ライブサービスおよびAAAゲームマーケティングに焦点を当てた8年以上のビデオゲーム製品マーケティング経験 
・マーケティング学位または同等の経験 - 修士号が望ましい 

 

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

 

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