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Director of Public Relations
3 years ago
Welcome to Striking Distance Studios!
Driven by people. Inspired by challenges. Committed to delivering creative excellence.
At the intersection of art, design and technology lies Striking Distance Studios. Led by Dead Space and Call of Duty franchise veteran Glen Schofield, a new AAA development studio has risen within the San Ramon Hills of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have planted roots in beautiful Bishop Ranch and are now building our flagship state-of-the-art development studio establishing the East Bay as the new up and coming creative and technological hub we know it to be.
LED BY DEAD SPACE AND CALL OF DUTY FRANCHISE VETERAN GLEN SCHOFIELD, the development team at Striking Distance Studios is hard at work on its first game, The Callisto Protocol, a single player and story-driven survival horror game set in a prison colony on Jupiter’s moon Callisto. Here at Striking Distance Studios it is amazing people, an immersive experience and a passion for excellence that drives us each day. We are looking for people who push themselves creatively and learn with every new challenge. We give you the setting and the opportunity to do work you are proud of. We’re looking for the best to come join us and become part of a world-class team.
To us excellence is not a skill, but an attitude.
Responsibilities:
- Create and lead global PR strategy for Striking Distance Studios and serve as the primary point of contact for both internal and external partners.
- Help define what a “win” is with the Publishing Teams
- Develop public relations (PR) strategies and manage the execution of product publicity through pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases of major content pushes
- Secure and provide counsel to leadership for various press opportunities
- Compose accurate, well-written press materials, about Striking Studios products and the company on deadline
- Partner with the press as a representative of Striking Distance Studios
- Arrange and manage Striking Distance Studios’ participation in events, press tours and interviews
- Interface with Striking Distance Studios’ developers to gather data and craft messaging for strategy and writing assignments
- Compile press coverage and prepare detailed executive summaries
- Coordinate PR efforts between different departments within Striking Distance Studios Entertainment
- Additional travel, writing projects, and other duties as assigned
- Travel domestically and internationally as required
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 6+ years of PR experience, preferably within the console gaming arena
- Strategic thinker with a strong media relations background and proven placement results
- Able to quickly compose and edit a variety of creative and business-oriented texts that meet company standards on deadline
- A modern communicator with interest and experience in leveraging integrated campaigns
- Experience working with developers and transforming complex concepts into accessible consumer messages
- Possess excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills while maintaining an ability to always stay focused on the work at hand
- Able to confidently communicate about Striking Distance Studios products with the press and public
- Demonstrate extensive knowledge of video games and the video game industry
- Extremely detail-oriented and driven to consistently meet deadlines
- Able to organize thoughts and make decisions under time constraints and full workload
- Strong team player, able to balance and blend various department needs and views into effective product-PR strategy
- Able to work with other teams to complement and support each other's plans and objectives
- Good presentation skills
- A passionate video gamer
- Very organized with excellent time-management skills
- Crisis-management experience
- Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Business, or equivalent work
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