PTW International is looking for a lead for its Community practice to set the vision, define the strategy, and operating processes to support our global client base. We work with some of the biggest names in the games industry and you’ll have the opportunity to shape and influence how players interact with many well-known games around the world.
In this role, you will be responsible for helping to create, implement and optimize our community and social media practices, according to our client’s needs. You will help to build and coach a global team of Community Managers across a wide range of game and genres.
You will be a passionate and tech savvy leader with a strong understanding of the role communities play in gaming. We’re looking for someone who has deep experience in managing communities on a global scale to help build upon our existing service offering.
Requirements
Strategy
- Accountable for the design and implementation of successful community strategies and practices to support client’s game needs and requirements
- Establish, implement, and track common KPIs to measure progression, evaluate ROI & establish internal benchmarks
- Collaborating with PTW Community Managers, proactively identify and propose innovative solutions, projects, and opportunities to set client’s games apart and deliver great player experiences (e.g. contests, community collaborations, platform collaborations etc.)
- Support Sales by providing input and feedback on proposals
Community Management
- Develop Centre of Excellence for community management inclduing technologies, processes, policies, tools and techniques to create engaging communities
- Lead, coach, and mentor Community Managers and establish best practices for developing best-in-class gaming communities
- Help establish content creation processes and plans to support client games needs
- Track & analyze community and content performance KPIs - draft & present reports on a regular basis.
- Craft and coordinate moderation best practices in collaboration with Community Managers
- Conduct benchmarking and assessments
- Assist in creating compelling case studies to support Sales and Marketing around successes and best practices
Management
- People management of up to 10-14 direct reports
- Delivering performance reports to support business reviews
- Contributing to strategic planning process
Qualifications
- 4-6 years Community Manager experience within the gaming industry, with understanding of regional markets and dynamics.
- 2+ years managing and coaching people.
- Understanding of game genres and associated player personas.
- Measurable success record in establishing and growing communities.
- Experience working in Outsourcing/BPO industry is a plus.
- Strong knowledge & application of social media & digital marketing technologies.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced & international environment.
- Fluent in English, both written & spoken.
Benefits
- Competitive basic salary
- Excellent Holiday entitlement plus public holidays
- Dynamic and entrepreneurial culture
- You get to work with the latest technologies
- You will be working for one of the worlds leading providers of specialist services to the games industry.
Who we are
PTW is a video games services company which supports video game developers and publishers through outsourced production services. We started 25 years ago and since then, have grown exponentially year-on-year to where we are today. Our history is in gaming, and we are gamers at heart. In our time within the games industry, we have worked on over 1500 titles across all genres and all platforms, including 8 out of the past 10 Game-Of-The-Year-winning titles.
We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 35 sites spanning the globe. The PTW umbrella of companies includes SIDE and Orange Rock. SIDE works at the cutting edge of interactive media as a provider of audio services for the global entertainment market. Orange Rock is our in-house game and product development studio.
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