Product Marketing Manager – Organized Play

Get to know the role

• Job Title: Product Marketing Manager – Organized Play
• Job Summary: The Product Marketing Manager – Organized Play will work with the Manager, Product Marketing – Organized Play and Premier Events to support key strategic marketing initiatives for Organized Play and Play! Pokémon retail at The Pokémon Company International. This position will work together with various key stakeholders and cross-functional teams within TPCi as well as external partner organizations by spearheading communication and marketing campaigns.
• FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
• People Manager: No

What you’ll do

• Work with the Manager, Product Marketing – Organized Play and Premier Events to deliver impactful results through support of key strategic marketing initiatives for Organized Play and Play! Pokémon retail stores.
• Support Organized Play and Play! Pokémon retail marketing campaigns by being a point of contact between internal TPCi cross-functional teams and external partner organizations.
• Own GTM strategy for Organized Play and Play! Pokémon retail related programs and campaigns.
• Coordinate with Organized Play and Play! Pokémon retail teams so that the TPCi cross-functional teams are fully informed to conduct aligned marketing activities.
• Work with Organized Play, Play! Pokémon retail, and cross-functional teams to develop pragmatic processes to support evolving marketing strategies and initiatives on a global scale.
• Lead communication and execution within TPCi and ensure all teams and stakeholders are properly informed and campaigns launch as planned.
• Assist in the development and review of creative materials, Organized Play asset management, and product reviews, including internal/external feedback loops and approvals.
• Assist in the maintenance of marketing calendars, ensuring milestones are up-to-date and communicated to key stakeholders in all partner offices and organizations
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of campaign performance reports, tracking against business and marketing key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Document decisions with meeting notes, following up on action items as required.
• Know your customers and market so intimately that you define and communicate a clear, differentiated, defensible, and monetizable market position.

What you’ll bring

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of related professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or an equivalent combination of education and experience (MBA or equivalent experience).
• Understanding of TCG Organized Play and specialty retail marketing programs (B2B and B2C) preferred.
• Prior experience shipping game titles or CPG is a plus.
• Demonstrated business-related experience in multinational corporations including Japan and the USA.
• Proven knowledge in defining and executing a short and long term go-to-market strategies.
• Outstanding communication skills. The ability to work across teams and communicate marketing goals/results at a team, executive, and company level.
• Ability to adapt to changing deadlines, emerging needs, policy changes, and the variety of nuances that can happen in product development.
• Ability to operate at a strategic level to define new market opportunities and assess product-market fit but also to work tactically to drive projects to successful completion.
• Clear thinker and communicator with excellent written and oral communication.
• Proven problem solver, able to discern the crux of an issue, and use good judgment in recommending practical solutions.
• Organized and process-oriented with proven ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Experience of working with external partners, particularly international ones.
• While passion for the Pokémon brand is a plus it is not required, however knowledge of and a willingness to learn more about the brand and Organized Play is a must.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $105,000.00 - $124,450.00 per year. The full range is $105,000.00 - $157,000.00 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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