Product Manager, Emerging Franchises

Job Title:

Product Manager, Emerging Franchises

Requisition ID:

R024670

Job Description:

Job Title:             Product Manager, Emerging Franchises

Reporting To:     Senior Manager, Product Management, Emerging Franchises

Department:       Activision Publishing – Emerging Franchises

Location:              Santa Monica, CA

Your Platform

Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts agility, creativity and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB.

Your Mission

As the Product Manager, Emerging Franchises, you will lead the development of Emerging Franchises products with a deep understanding of our franchises and player communities. You will contribute to all aspects of the Emerging Franchises new release business strategy and daily marketing execution. You are a self-starter and a driver of the process, influence cross-functional teams, be the champion for our brands. You will also be responsible for developing and executing strategies to engage player communities in service of strengthening our franchises and improving our products.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Product Expert – Must develop expert understanding of the product, ensuring key selling features and product information is represented accurately in market.

• Player Champion – Embody the “player” view internally, driving a player-first viewpoint across the organization. Assist crafting consumer facing product messaging.

• Community Engagement – Drive community engagement strategy to build relationship with players in service product development and marketing needs throughout product lifecycle.

• Business Planning – Contribute to and support comprehensive business planning and marketing plans for the launch of Emerging Franchises products. Identify business opportunities and develop supporting materials. Partner with teams to perform quantitative analyses including: sell through analysis, price promotion efficiency analysis, and competitive analysis.

• Marketing Planning – Partner with Brand Manager to create global marketing plans, while leading cross-functional teams to execute on time, on budget.

• Project Management – Work cross-functionally to ensure development, marketing, and sales execution is aligned with strategic and financial goals. Coordinate internal teams to ensure projects are executed cohesively and on-schedule.

• Asset Management – Ensure asset/copy review and approval from key stakeholders in BU, studio and legal as required. Work back from go-live dates in marketing calendar to ensure on-time delivery, providing updates as required.

• Competitive Intelligence – Assist competitive intelligence efforts to maintain visibility on the best practices leading publishers, titles, genres and business models

• Budget – Oversee global marketing budget and manage cost with finance and accounting teams, including vendor and contract management.

Player Profile

• 5+ years of product management or similar experience with a commerce focus, preferably from gaming (console, PC, or mobile); entertainment; technology; or consumer products.

• Ability to balance a data-driven mindset with creative problem solving, while maintaining a player-focused perspective. 

• Demonstrated experience in project management, analysis, and the ability to work across multiple teams and disciplines.

• Passionate about games and gaming communities. Strong understanding of the latest gaming systems and industry trends.

• High degree of comfort managing multiple projects at once in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written skills.

• Proficiency in narrative building with the ability to create compelling presentations for a wide range of audiences.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or similar preferred.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We're driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together! We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up!

Ready to Activate Your Future?

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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/.

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.