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Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

We are a team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, problem solvers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

Who We Are:

2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming devices, and personal computers including smartphones and tablets. 2K is a leading publisher of today’s most popular gaming genres and most well-known for critically acclaimed game franchises like NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Bioshock, Borderlands, Evolve, XCOM and the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization.

Who We Are:

The Communications team runs all public relations and influencer marketing for 2K titles. We are a team of hard-working storytellers, avid video game players and communications professionals dedicated to raising awareness and driving purchase intent for our slate of fantastic games. We challenge ourselves to build fresh strategies, and demonstrate our deep relationships with influencers, consumer media and enthusiast press to tell compelling brand stories.

What We Need:

An experienced influencer marketing professional to develop and implement well-reasoned influencer marketing campaigns for some of 2K’s most popular and up-and-coming sports simulation franchises, such as WWE 2K and PGA TOUR 2K. The ideal candidate lives and breathes influencer relations and has experience working with gaming influencers across the sports simulation, action, and fighting genres, as well as lifestyle and celebrity influencers across YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and other relevant platforms.

What You Will Do:

  • Reporting to the Director of Global Influencer Marketing based in Novato, California, you will serve as a primary global strategist and project manager for influencer marketing campaigns worldwide, setting measurable objectives, creating strategies, driving tactical execution, and measuring return on investment in service of go-to-market campaigns for 2K’s wide portfolio of games.
  • Serve as primary internal subject matter authority for influencer marketing, providing on-going guidance and direction as needed to all of 2K’s local market teams worldwide.
  • Review and approve go-to-market plans, ideas and ad-hoc requests from territory social/influencer managers as needed.
  • Once global campaign strategies are established, drive tactical execution of local go-to-market campaigns in The Americas as a core part of a cross-discipline marketing and communications team, and using agency support where appropriate.
  • Partner with legal, finance, commercial and web teams to drive 2K’s influencer affiliate marketing program (IAM) for the WWE 2K and PGA TOUR 2K franchises.
  • Build, maintain, and grow mutually beneficial long-term relationships with influencers and bring to bear those relationships in support of product go-to-market plans and on-going lifecycle management efforts.
  • Monitor and analyze performance metrics for 2K’s influencer marketing campaigns and owned channel activations. Demonstrate insights and audience feedback to improve 2K’s influencer marketing programs.
  • Lead and drive all external vendors supporting 2K’s influencer marketing efforts, including but not limited to influencer marketing agencies, talent agencies and freelance contributors. Accurately maintain all budgets and oversee execution of agency work and prioritization of projects.
  • Collaborate with Social Media Manager colleagues as needed to provide compelling influencer-led content that will engage fans on our brands’ social media channels.
  • Adaptable to complete any other reasonable activity required by the Director of Influencer Marketing or the Communications team.

Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit:

2K is looking for an influencer marketing professional with experience launching video games, ongoing lifecycle management, and a personal passion for the WWE 2K and PGA TOUR 2K21 franchises. They have a service mentality and are seasoned project managers capable of motivating, directing, and holding teams accountable for delivering against global campaign plans. They have a long list of established relationships within the gaming and lifestyle influencer space and are experienced in using those relationships in both a paid and earned capacity to drive results that meet measurable objectives. They have experience with (or at least a strong interest in) taking a data-driven approach to their influencer marketing strategy. They are versed in and have experience working with social and content platforms like YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and Twitter, and have collaborated with public relations and social media professionals in the past.

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, public relations, communications, or a related area of study.
  • A minimum of 5+ years of influencer marketing work experience, including experience launching video games. PR/marketing agency experience and knowledge of videogames industry is strongly preferred.
  • A proven track record of developing well-reasoned, strategic plans, and handling them to completion within scope and budget and achieving set goals.
  • Strong flair for videogames, especially sports simulation, action and arcade games.
  • Excellent organization, interpersonal, and written and verbal communications skills. Ability to build strong, lasting professional relationships with internal partner groups and individuals.
  • Ability to anticipate next actions and accept responsibility for moving projects toward completion.
  • Strong PC skills, knowledge of Twitch/YouTube/Facebook and each platform’s unique features. Familiarity with social listening, video analytics, and influencer marketing tools like Spiketrap, Synthesio, Tubular, StreamHatchet, and CreatorIQ is strongly preferred.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

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