Manager, Mobile Sales (tea/contractor)

Manager, Mobile Sales (TEA/Contractor)

Reporting To: VP, Digital Gaming - 3rd Party Platforms

Department: Commercial

Location: Playa Vista, CA

Your Mission:

Are you looking for exciting business challenges, a short-term contract opportunity to work in the future of digital gaming, and a place to grow your career & network while learning and having fun? Join the Activision Blizzard King Gaming Digital Sales Team for a 6-month contract role!

As part of the Gaming Digital Sales team, we are seeking a Manager, Mobile Sales TEA/contractor. This role will work closely with the Director, Mobile Sales Lead and rest of the mobile sales team in managing the relationships of our mobile platform partners (Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta) to secure storefront marketing support, deliver platform insights, and advocate for new merchandising capabilities. The ideal candidate will be a clear, confident communicator with a passion for building relationships and securing world class support across mobile titles from Activision (Call of Duty: Mobile), Blizzard (Diablo Immortal, Hearthstone), and King (Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga). This role will be part of the team that collaborates extensively with internal and external partners, drives strategic insights and navigates ambiguity while executing comprehensive go-to-market plans. This is an exciting role for someone with the right experience who thrives in a fast-paced, high-tech, and data-driven environment.

The right candidate will have partner management experience and be detail-oriented with the ability to focus on driving the execution of complex on and off store marketing initiatives across Activision, Blizzard, and King. They will assist internal teams in driving in-game and storefront marketing improvements based on platform insights. The role also requires strong communication skills to manage key internal and external relationships.

This role is anticipated to be assigned as a hybrid work model position, with some work on-site at an Activision Blizzard office and some work remote.

Player Profile:

• Part of a mobile-focused team to drive results
• Partner with cross-functional teams to plan, secure and analyze mobile platform marketing campaigns to maximize revenue and engagement across key marketing beats in a high-impact environment
• Manage working team relationships with Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta, building strong relationships, being a great partner and unlocking new opportunities
• Translate data and insights to optimize marketing initiatives and adopt in-game improvements to drive engagement, and monetization across all regions
• Being a collaborative and dependable team player

Core Responsibilities:

• Maximize platform marketing opportunities for tentpole beats to increase user base and maximize revenue
• Secure tentpole marketing support for key beats (on/off store marketing, social, co-marketing, push notifications, paid media) for our largest titles
• Partner with teams to deliver high impact creative formats and provide feedback on assets to maximize exposure and conversion
• Partner with game teams to integrate new platform touch points to broaden user reach
• Drive adoption of new platform capabilities across our entire portfolio, analyze the impact, and provide feedback to platforms
• Deepen partnership with platforms through loyalty programs, new storefront surfaces/apps, and strategic initiatives
• Elevate existing platform exposure and advocate for additional marketing capabilities
• Leverage partnership to improve store exposure through regular meetings and business reviews
• Partner internally to utilize new platform merchandising tools for further visibility and points of sale
• Advocate for additional platform capabilities to drive increased engagement and monetization

What you bring to the table:

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• 5+ years of relevant (predominantly mobile gaming) experience in account management, go-to-market planning and product adoption. 3+ of those years in partner management experience at leading tech, gaming and/or entertainment company strongly desired.
• Applies strong attention to detail and the ability to see projects through from beginning to end, drive results while effectively managing stakeholders, fostering collaboration, ensuring alignment and navigating complexities to successfully deliver desired outcomes.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills, leveraging data analysis techniques to draw data-driven actionable insights and recommendations for strategic decision-making.
• Exhibits executive presence to craft and deliver impactful internal and external presentations, engaging diverse audiences to effectively convey complex concepts and insights.
• Possesses experience in the gaming or entertainment industry or an ability to exhibit a deep understanding of the gaming industry from personal experience.
• Experience managing complex internal and external relationships, supporting live ops and/or marketing beats.
• High level of professional integrity, commitment to quality, and respect for a diverse work environment.

What our Team Offers:

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering best in class plans and flawless execution. Our team is passionate, driven, and committed to making a difference in the industry. The right candidate can expect opportunities for professional development and growth, working on exciting projects that make an impact on the company's success while working with a collaborative and supportive team.

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

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