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Global Events Manager

Title

Global Events Manager

Description

For more than 15 years, 505 Games has been creating and publishing awesome video game experiences that have entertained tens of millions of players all over the world and forged countless new friendships along the way.

Our company culture is rooted in our open, friendly, and collaborative environment. We publish games made by developers and studios from all over the world, from true indie developers to industry veterans like Hideo Kojima and Sam Lake, and we believe that fostering that diverse culture is the best way to build both our games and our publishing business. 505 Games topped Metacritic’s top publisher rankings in 2019 and our games have received countless awards including wins at the Golden Joysticks and BAFTAS.

While our offices are based in Milton Keynes, UK, our people have access to progressive working patterns that give them the flexibility to decide how to do their best work.

Reporting to the VP of Global Marketing, the Global Event Manager is a key role within the 505 Games organisation. The post will play a central role in the vision, creation, and execution of our global event strategy.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own the 505’s global event strategy covering corporate, consumer, and digital events
• In conjunction with the Global Heads of Comms & Brand, manage the global event calendar ensuring events are planned in accordance with product goals
• Design and manage large scale corporate events including GDC, E3 and Gamescom, working cross functionally with brand, creative services, and production teams
• Design and manage 505’s in-house digital showcases (twice a year)
• Manage the central budget for these physical and digital events
• Create global documentation and best practice for the local marketing teams
• Establish KPI’s and set goals against them for each initiative

Desired:

• A passion for gaming, and embedding yourself in our games
• A deep understanding of events for gaming across all mediums, including physical, digital, retail, partner and live streaming
• Extensive experience of working with key internal teams such as brand, community, marketing, creative services and game development, as well as external event production vendors
• Able to project manage complex event schedules with multiple workstreams
• Knowledge of industry trends with regards to events, content creation and live show productions
• Ability to set goals and evaluate performance against them
• Min 5-years’ experience in event management or related field