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Bethesda Softworks, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, is a worldwide publisher of interactive entertainment software. Titles featured under the Bethesda label include such blockbuster franchises as The Elder Scrolls®, DOOM®, QUAKE®, Fallout®, Wolfenstein®, Dishonored®, The Evil Within™, Prey® and RAGE®.

Bethesda is looking for a talented PR Manager to lead on game titles and franchises within the European PR, as well as manage a broader remit across creative campaign planning and support in preparation for a busy upcoming release schedule. The successful applicant will become part of a small but highly experienced team and be involved in all facets of a games PR, from high level agency briefing through to budget management and team support across our growing network of regional team members.

Responsibilities

  • Support the European PR team and lead on range of titles. Games as a service experience would be welcome, but not essential

  • Demonstrate a good level of knowledge and experience across the staples of PR: coverage reporting, monitoring press sentiment, compiling weekly updates, coordinating asset calendars, media blast copy writing, asset management, and gathering and compiling group feedback to Global campaign plans

  • Help with work in progress game evaluations and be ready to demonstrate games to a variety of people including press, retail buyers and consumers

  • Help plan and disseminate game campaign information across the territorial offices

  • Be ready to help the Events team plan press and community events, both physical and digital, be these local or global

  • Support the ZEL Community teams in conveying core messaging around titles

  • Develop close relationships with the European marketing and brand teams

  • Work with sales and distribution teams to make sure an awareness of the sentiment towards our games is shared far and wide

  • Bring useful agency and media relationships to the group to help grow and support a robust network of useful contacts

  • Ad-hoc responsibilities, including such duties as running meetings, minute taking and managing the global PR calendar for whatever game titles that fall under the successful candidate’s remit

  • Such other duties as may be set forth by the Communications Manager and company

Qualifications

  • Ability to secure buy-in and support from a range of team members across the Globe

  • Passion about video games

  • Good personal time management

  • Polite, courteous and professional in demeanour

  • Can-do attitude

  • Desire to deliver great results on tasks no matter how big or small

  • Strong verbal and reporting skill

  • Good communication and problem-solving skills

  • Strong relationship building skills

  • Attention to detail

  • Educated to University degree level

  • Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment

  • Working knowledge of emerging media formats and general media landscape

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