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Business Development Manager
2 years ago
WHAT MAKES US EPIC?
At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
What We Do
At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
What You'll Do
Epic Games is looking for a Business Development Manager based in one of our European offices to manage and provide strategic direction for the expansion of Unreal Engine market share in EMEA via licensing. The role can be based in any of our Epic locations, such as London, Guildford, Berlin, Stockholm or Helsinki.
In This Role You Will
- Managing the day to day requirements of Epic Games EMEA Unreal Engine licensing for a portfolio of countries in the EU.
- Manage EMEA-wide developer outreach programs and competition.
- Engaging in current and prospective licensees of Unreal Engine in Europe with the goal of increasing Unreal Engine's market share, obtaining pre-approval of all terms by the Territory Head before going to contract
- Liaising with Territory Head and other senior-level executives on terms of license agreements, strategies to obtain new licensees, and business development targets for the European market share
- Evangelizing Unreal Engine to current and prospective licensees via all reasonable means, including but not limited to live office visits, trade shows, and conferences throughout the territory
- Discussing and analyzing licensee requirements and communicating requirements and reactions to the business development and Unreal Engine management teams for analysis and development of future iterations of the engine
- Assisting Epic Games PR and Marketing teams on Unreal Engine public relations and marketing plans for EMEA
- Staying up-to-date on competitor products to assess competitive advantages of Unreal Engine
- Frequent travel within the territory to meet with licensees and potential licensees and some travel outside the territory to meet organizational goals will be required
Note: The role does not have the authority to negotiate or conclude contracts on behalf of the parent (and this is also true in practice)
What We're Looking For
- At least 10 years of experience as a producer or business development, within the Animation industry
- Deep knowledge of the European Animation market
- Highly motivated, goal-oriented, self-starter capable of working at a high level in a team or on their own
- Management experience within high growth organizations
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively work with a variety of positions and functions within and outside the organization
- Strong C-suite business connections with the Animation industry
- Ability to read, comprehend, and provide feedback on contract provisions
- Experience negotiating with international organizations
- Must read, write and speak fluently in English
- Proficiency French, German, Dutch, Spanish or Italian is a strong plus, other languages are a plus
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 12 countries with 32 studios and 3,000+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we’ve been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic’s award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
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