Sales Manager (m/f/d) - Video Games

3 Months ago • All levels • Sales

Job Summary

Job Description

The Sales Manager will be responsible for account, commercial, and sales management of digital and physical distribution relationships. This includes developing business performance across key accounts, achieving revenue and profit targets, managing sales of new releases and catalogue titles, identifying and developing channel partnerships, and creating business plans. The role also involves commercial business development functions such as green light processes, peripherals partnerships, and tech partnerships. The role requires strong sales experience, negotiation skills, and excellent communication.
Must have:
  • Good sales experience (5+ years) in an entertainment Sales role
  • Professional negotiation skills
  • Understanding of distribution and Licensing agreements
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Perks:
  • Lively, creative and open atmosphere
  • Freedom to develop own ideas and initiatives
  • Fresh fruit and non-alcoholic drinks
  • Recreation room with table football, consoles and board games
  • Online mental health tool
  • Bicycle leasing via Jobrad
  • IT leasing employee program
  • Travel allowance or parking space
  • Subsidized lunch options
  • Company pension scheme
  • Flexible working hours and hybrid workplace model
  • Relocation assistance
  • Personal development support
  • Attractive employee discounts and company events

Job Details

Kalypso Media Group is an independent publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software with more than 170 employees at a total of ten locations in Germany, England, France, Japan and the United States. Four of the Group's development studios in Germany , together with other international games developers, ensure a steady stream of new computer and video games for all modern premium platforms, such as the world-famous "Tropico" series, "Commandos" and "Railway Empire".

At our headquarters in Worms, Germany, we are looking for a Sales Manager (m/f/d) Video Games.

Main responsibilities:

  • Account, commercial & sales managment of digital & physical distribution relationships
  • Develop the business performance of Kalypso Media’s range across agreed key accounts
  • Achieve volume, net revenue and profit targets for an agreed account base in-line with annual budgets and targets
  • Account, commercial & sales management of digital accounts
  • Manage and develop sales of new release and catalogue titles through distribution or licensing deals
  • Identify and develop key channel partnerships within account base and beyond - including Asia partnerships
  • Create, present and implement annually and title specific business plans across the whole accounts base
  • Plan effective and timely presentations for new release titles
  • In conjunction with the marketing and PR team - create and implement effective trade marketing campaigns to target and deliver market share, in line with Kalypso Media Games and customer expectations
  • Commercial Business Development functions including but not limited to:
    • Green light process
    • Peripherals partnerships
    • Tech partnerships
    • Merchandise and Licensing

Skills and Experience:

  • Good sales experience (>5 years) in an entertainment Sales role
  • Professional negotiation skills
  • Keen eye for detail and an understanding distribution and Licensing agreements
  • Good commercial understanding and judgement
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and energetic team-leader

We offer:

  • Working where games live!
  • A lively, creative and open atmosphere in a growing company
  • Exciting tasks, freedom to develop your own ideas and initiatives as well as short decision-making processes
  • Responsible work in a constantly evolving industry
  • Play Games, Love Games, Live Games: A team that has fun together and stands up for each other
  • Vitamins, caffeine & fun included: Fresh fruit, non-alcoholic drinks and a recreation room with table football, consoles and board games are freely available
  • We make it our goal to proactively contribute to the mental health of our employees. We are supported by an online tool
  • Sustainability is at the forefront: our office is within walking distance of the main railway station, we offer bicycle leasing via Jobrad
  • Benefit from our IT leasing employee programme and save up to 30% on devides such as smartphones, laptops, or tablets
  • Alternatives for car drivers: travel allowance or parking space
  • Fast food or healthy? Our central location offers a wide range of food options for your lunch break - and we pay part of the costs!
  • Preparing for the future: you can continue an existing company pension scheme or apply for a new one by converting your salary
  • Flexible working hours and a hybrid workplace model (home office & office based)
  • Re-location? No problem – we can help you get started with a company flat (shared flat; if available)
  • We support personal development with feedback meetings and tailor-made further training opportunities
  • Attractive employee discounts and company events round off the package with additional content

Interested?

Then we are looking forward to receiving your meaningful application with cover letter, resume and references.

We put a lot of emphasis on a cover letter. Don't see it as a chore, but as an extra chance to show who you are/tell us more about yourself.

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About The Company

The Kalypso Media Group is a privately owned, global, independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with more than 170 employees worldwide, operating from a total of ten offices across Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and the United States. Furthermore, the group owns four development studios – Realmforge Studios (Munich), Claymore Game Studios (Darmstadt), Gaming Minds Studios (Gütersloh), Gaming Minds Paderborn (Paderborn) – to secure a constant supply of high quality games and works with multiple leading independent developers. With a strong focus on strategy games for a global audience on all modern platforms, Kalypso Media Group's IP portfolio includes internationally popular game series such as Tropico, Commandos, Port Royale, Dungeons, Sudden Strike and Railway Empire.

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