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Communications Manager Japan, and East Asia

Overview

ZeniMax Media is a unique global media organisation bringing together a powerful creative force of world-class game developers, artists and designers, programmers, and leading executives and talent from traditional media.

Bethesda Softworks is a worldwide publisher of global renown. With an enviable roster of the most ambitious, lauded and beloved series, the company straddles genres and boasts open-world classics, post-apocalyptic epics, ongoing online sagas and stunning action titles within its portfolio. Part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, Bethesda Softworks titles include instantly recognisable blockbusters such as The Elder Scrolls®, DOOM®, QUAKE®, Fallout®, Wolfenstein®, Dishonored®, DeathLoop®, Starfield, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Omen, Prey® and RAGE®.

The Communications Manager Japan, and East Asia (Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong) will work closely and cross functionally with teams across the United States, Europe, SE Asia and Australia/New Zealand to build strong brands and drive high levels of consumer engagement and demand to achieve local commercial goals. The right candidate will be a strategic and innovative thinker with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Your role will be varied with key responsibilities including:

• Create, manage, and implement East Asia Communications plans for all titles, ensuring input and approvals have been achieved by all relevant teams.
• Work with the East Asia Marketing Team to create a Communications plan that benefits the region.
• Build up an extensive contact list across the entire East Asia region.
• Create and maintain a comprehensive press database that covers all aspects of the East Asia media landscape.
• Build personal relationships with East Asia press and influencers.
• Show an understanding and awareness of competition, both from a PR and marketing campaign perspective, and of product quality.
• Manage East Asia agencies, from day-to-day, through to their feature executions.
• Contribute to the commercial success of the entire region.
• Develop close working relationships with the European and regional marketing teams to achieve and execute a detailed East Asia Communications campaign.
• Help support the East Asia Marcoms Team with event management, community meet-and-greets and trade shows as part of the organisations yearly marketing plans.
• Ability to brief in every area of a project including creative, print and technical as well as Co-ordinating & managing communications with internal & external teams.
• Help support the Community team with community events, Twitch & YouTube production, and community meet-and-greets. The successful applicant will also need to be on hand to help with community channels when the Community Managers are away.
• Complete event project management (digital/physical) including but not limited to –
  • Logistics Management & full day to day operation of all events.
  • Manage & Negotiate all third-party suppliers/agencies to ensure seamless delivery of all aspects of the event.
  • Contribute to the development of creative solutions & ideas for each event.
  • Working with sponsors / partnerships / stakeholders.
  • To actively build on corporate and community relationships & opportunities.
  • Budget management.
  • On-site management & Risk management.

Qualifications

• Must Have - Japanese: Native level, English: Business level.
• Highly desirable - Korean: Business Level, Chinese: Conversational.
• 5+ years’ experience in all aspects of PR Management in entertainment industries.
• Strong writing, verbal, reporting and problem-solving skills.
• High level of proven time management, planning & organisational skills.
• Ability to develop strong relationships (internal, external as well as experience managing an agency) with excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills to various internal and external stakeholders and partners.
• Highly organised and accurate, with flexibility to adapt to a changing environment and manage workflow and priorities to meet deadlines.
• Proven trouble shooting experience with the ability to remain level headed under pressure.
• An understanding of risk management and relevant experience delivering safe, secure and successful events and festivals.
• Experience in the video game industry or entertainment industry with a passion for games and entertainment.
• Creative thinking to help shape events and communications plans.
• Creative thinker with innovative ideas and the ability to navigate complexity to create simplicity.

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