Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain.

This role will be based in the UK, at our Soho Office. Our Soho office is in the cultural heart of London’s West End with a vast array of classic record shop and leading film companies, media offices and great restaurants. Regent’s Park is close enough for a lunchtime run, as are the delights of Piccadilly Circus and the shopping mecca of Oxford Street. It is conveniently just walking distance from a number of London tube stations and mainline train stations.

Your Mission

As Marketing Manager ME/A/T, you will lead, and be primarily responsible for, territory marketing activation for Middle East / Africa / Turkey across all Activision & Blizzard franchises.

As an experienced Marketing Manager, you will thrive in an energetic team environment, will be highly organised and able to inspire and lead your team to achieve their goals.

Priorities can often change in a fast- paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Lead and own local key beat planning, local media planning, local 3rd party partnerships, local 1st party console marketing planning and local consumer event planning to deliver high- value territory marketing activations that connect and resonate with local audiences.
Identify areas of local market opportunity across all Activision & Blizzard franchises, encompassing both new release and live services, that will drive player and revenue growth.
Provide effective local market insight and knowledge (including flagging legal requirements) to ensure due consideration within both game and global marketing planning.
Support marketing asset localization and delivery of local initiatives to support global campaigns, where required. e.g. local social content.
Co- ordinate and evangelise local key beat plans with wider internal stakeholders, working with relevant cross- functional teams.
Foster a close working partnership with the Territory Communications team to drive effective cross- functional local collaboration.
Management of territory marketing budgets for specific functional areas.

Player Profile

This role is a Manager level position where you will thrive on a can- do attitude, not afraid to get completely involved in a working environment that will empower you to create new ideas and encourage you to think outside the box all whilst sharing in some great company benefits and initiatives. In addition you will have:

Experience

A Degree level Education preferred or relevant to the experience required for the role.
A minimum of 5 years of brand management experience with a history of increasing responsibility and expanding leadership positions, ideally managing a high- profile entertainment or lifestyle brand
Related to the above, specific experience of leading successful territory marketing activations within the ME/A/T region
History of managing direct reports or influencing colleagues who succeeded under your guidance
Proven track record of delivering complex projects requiring strong project management skills, attention to detail, accountability

Knowledge & Skills

Excellent local language spoken and written Arabic necessary, with another European language advantageous
Able to communicate effectively and collaboratively, including strong verbal and written communication skills in English
Able to manipulate data from various sources – MS Office expertise is a must - to prepare reports, modelling, forecasting and franchise performance updates
Ideally has knowledge of the gaming industry (trends / media / influencers)

Key Attributes

Passion for marketing and creativity a must
Organized, with strong attention to detail, seeking to deliver all tasks to the highest standard.
Clear self- motivation with a history of exceeding high performance standards
Ability to build productive relationships by using your excellent written and verbal skills along with strong stakeholder management skills
You will be a confident, proactive and approachable personality that oozes team spirit with the added extra of being a go- getter, ambitious and tenacious in nature who can work autonomously when required.
Finally, a passion for gaming and entertainment would be a clear advantage.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well- being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast- paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

About King

King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch.
We have 249 million monthly active users as of fourth quarter 2019 across web, social and mobile platforms. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the
company.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players – and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!

Applications needs to be in English.