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Community Manager
4 years ago
Blackbird Interactive is looking for a rock-star Community & Social-Media Manager to join our team!
As Community & Social-Media Manager, you will oversee BBI’s external communications with our community. You will be responsible for liaising with development teams, publishers, and other stakeholders to create and re-share content that promotes community engagement and growth across multiple projects and social channels. You will act as the voice of the community within the studio, and the voice of the studio within the community.
Responsibilities:
- Be a public face and ambassador of Blackbird Interactive
- Act as the main point-of-contact for our publishing partners
- Support our publishers with content, assets, and other relevant materials needed for online posts and advertising
- Create new content for digital posting when necessary (written, visual, etc)
- Grow and maintain our engaged audience through social media, our website, and various communication channels such as Discord
- Advocate for issues that are important to the player community
- Stay current in the ever-changing face of social media
- Improve our communication channels to gain better activity and engagement
- Support our efforts in recruiting and marketing when applicable
- Actively maintain the BBI website
Requirements:
- 3+ years experience working with video gaming audiences, influencers, and other community content creators
- Able to work well without steady supervision or oversight
- Knowledge of best practices for social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit and Discord
- Excellent communication skills--you will need to talk to the public in a genuine and professional manner in both written and verbal forms
- Previous experience working with video game publishers on community engagement strategies
- Available for full time and on-site work in Vancouver, BC
Pluses:
- Experience working as a video game streamer on Twitch or other similar services
- Knowledge of the competitive gaming scene
- Experience creating dev diaries or other video content
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite or other content-creation tools
- Experience with Wordpress-based websites
- A post-secondary degree or diploma in a relevant field such as communications, marketing, or video game development
Perks:
- Competitive salary
- Extended Health & Dental benefits
- Generous vacation and sick day allowances
- Other studio programs related to maintaining the health and well being of our staff
At Blackbird, we're all about being true to our roots. We started small in our CEO's garage, and even though we're expanding, our desire is to stick to that foundation of creativity, community, and collaboration. Our team has proved that great ideas can come from any position in any discipline, so it's important to us to make sure every voice is heard.
Work/life balance is extremely important to us, and we've demonstrated that over the years by severely limiting over-time requirements. We want people to be happy about coming to work every day, and to that end we offer lots of opportunities for growth and development--whether it's lunch and learns, team events, or our generous vacation days, paid holiday closure and flexible schedules. We also try to provide every opportunity possible for our employees to spearhead R&D initiatives through our BlackOps program. In short, don't expect to feel like a cog in a machine working for BBI.
Must be eligible and available for Full Time & On-site work in Vancouver, BC.
Please send a cover letter with your resume and application. If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.
Blackbird Interactive is committed to diversity and building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on genders, races, national and ethnic origins, religions, ages, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities.
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