Marketing Director (S. Korea)
2 months 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.
PUBLISHING
What We Do
We deliver the most innovative gaming experiences possible to players across the world. Whether through community outreach, world-class events, or partnership integrations, the Epic Games Publishing and Marketing teams seek to surprise players with new experiences every time they drop in to play.
What You'll Do
We are looking for a Publishing Director to be part of our growing International Publishing team based in South Korea. In this role, you will be at the forefront of building out and executing strategy to power the international growth of our biggest IP’s in one of the most innovative and vibrant gaming markets in the world. Epic Games has historically had a very strong relationship with gamers in Korea and we are looking for a leader to craft and execute a strategy to further scale the presence of Epic Games in the Korean market.
In this role, you will
- Collaborate closely with Epic HQ and our international publishing teams in Latam, EMEA, and APAC in supporting our publishing operations
- Develop and execute a S. Korea Specific growth strategy to drive engagement of Epic Games 1st party titles, and build out unified processes and data structures for monitoring it
- Partner closely with our key stakeholders across Epic and external parties in supporting publishing operations for the Fortnite Ecosystem, Rocket League, and Fall Guys to ensure we deliver authentic experiences to Korean players, and to build out our International Expansion strategy for them
- Support our International Agency Partnerships in diverse International Markets
- Assist with the budget management and optimization for our international marketing and operations
- Consolidate and evangelize the most impactful trends in gaming for the Korean market
- Undertake project management for some of our key growth initiatives
What we're looking for
- Passion for video games and an excellent understanding of emergent gaming trends
- Proactive with an entrepreneurial working style
- Strong strategic skills with experience in working as part of a diverse and distributed team
- Possess a deep understanding of the f2p PC/Mobile game metrics, ecosystem, and industry trends
- Great at tracking KPIs across multiple markets and have strong experience in building out process
- Knowledge about trends of Korean consumer behavior in various verticals, such as gaming, entertainment, influencers, etc.
- Superior influential communication skills, coupled with the ability to develop deep, trust-based relationships
- Passion for figuring out how game markets work and change, operate, and evolve
- Someone who excels in strategic vision, organization, exceptional communication abilities, strong analytical skills, can work with a multicultural team and who are comfortable managing schedules of complex projects
- Fluent in both Korean and English languages
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
We pay 100% for Company benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps) covered by the benefits plan. Our current Company benefits package includes private medical, critical illness/cancer, life insurance, and disease/accident insurance. We also offer a flex benefit allowance and robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 studios and 4,500+ 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.
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!
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