Director of Game Publisher Relations, APJ Region - Esports Gaming

Director of Game Publisher Relations, APJ Region - Esports Gaming
ESL FACEIT GROUP, Japan

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Dec 9, 2022
Last Date
Jan 9, 2023
Location(s)

Job Description

The world of competitive gaming is growing and so are we!

Our Publisher Relations team needs your creative and inspiring ideas, your cheerful spirit, and your supportive can-do attitude to build long term partnerships with publishers. We are looking to hire a Director of Publisher Relations APJ to join us in shaping the journey of esports amp; competitive gaming. We are interested in individuals who share our passion for gaming while bringing their unique capability, flair, and dedication to being a true team player.

As Director Publisher Relations, you have the opportunity to work on designing and managing dynamic global initiatives for competitive gaming titles. You will get to put your love of and experience in competitive gaming to good use as you strategize with publishers on how to grow their competitive communities and take user engagement to the next level through an EFG partnership. You will work with a company of passionate and talented individuals dedicated to create worlds beyond gameplay where players and fans become community.

Additionally, you will be responsible for building and leading the APJ team for the Publisher Relations department. You will get to work with a wide range of partners, from the biggest game publishers in the world, to upcoming regional publishers who are looking for a trusted and established partner to grow their games regionally or globally.

The Director Publisher Relations APJ reports to the SVP Global Publisher Relations and is a part of the Game Partnerships Business unit. The ideal candidate will reside in the APJ Region, preferably Japan or Korea, with the ability to work remotely given the candidate is based in or around the APJ time zone.


What you’ll do:

  • Lead, direct, and control strategic publisher partnership initiatives with significant impact on overall EFG KPIs.
  • Build a strong regional team across the APJ region, hire and develop diverse talent enabling the region to cover all main publishers and build a lasting relationship with them.
  • Develop and negotiate mutually beneficial frameworks, strategies and concepts with publishers to enable long term partnerships designed to serve competitive gaming communities.
  • Act as key point of contact with game publishers, building and maintaining strategic relationships, working to define and execute long-term, mutually beneficial business models.
  • Travel to gaming and esports events around the world to solidify relationships with partners and witness your project come to life.
  • Oversee the creation of business plans, budgets and project plans allowing you to fully own and drive potential partnerships.
  • Educating and advocating the entire EFG organization on key industry trends and developments relevant to our business.
  • Work with various internal departments, not limited to esports, platform, commercialization and marketing to deliver on the game and publisher strategy.
  • Tap into your innate creativity to create new show-stopping concepts and world-class esports programs around EFG's offerings and finding the right publisher partners to bring them to life.
  • Keep abreast of the latest industry trends and relevant changes within the esports world to spot the newest publishers in your region.

Requirements

What you need:

  • First and foremost, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive equal opportunity environment for all candidates who should be encouraged and empowered to apply for this position. We have a set of values that we live by and hope you share and champion:
  • BE BOLD: To stay at the forefront of the industry we realize that we have to step out of our comfort zone and raise the bar with everything we do.
  • BUILD TRUST: To achieve our vision, we have to trust in and empower each other. Externally, We also have to build the trust of our stakeholders, and live up to that trust.
  • WE GIVE A $#1T: We work in an industry with a highly passionate community, we owe it to them and ourselves to show the same amount of passion and commitment in our products.
  • Minimum of 10+ years of related business experience, including at least 3+ years of formal and regional team leadership experience.
  • Extensive experience working in video game, esports entertainment, broadcasting, or other entertainment industries.
  • Extensive knowledge of the esports industry in the regional APJ market and the different competitive ecosystems that exist for the biggest competitive games on the market - a major plus for us.
  • Experience in building a multi-regional team across the APJ region.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior level executives.
  • End to end deal experience, including identifying,

Job Specification

Job Rewards and Benefits

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