As Director, Partner co-Marketing, you will set the bar for co-marketing programs that maximize the impact of Riot Games’ partner relationships, delivering mutual value through the creation of uniquely relevant experiences, programs and content for Players. You’ll bring a relentlessly innovative mindset and a desire to continuously build brand value by redefining what’s possible in co-marketing. You will enhance Riot’s reputation as the premiere industry partner through your leadership in long-term relationship building and consistently effective, global strategies. You’ll deliver mutually-beneficial business results by enhancing the value of program execution, creating Player and Fan affinity for both Riot and its Partners.

Collaboration with partners and internal stakeholders will be key to success in delivering ground-breaking strategy and culturally-impactful execution. Your primary collaborators will be Business Development, Brand and Regional Marketing, and Connections Planning.

In partnership with Business Development, you’ll inform the marketing elements of the partnership negotiation, and create transparency to the value of execution.
In collaboration with enterprise-wide Brand and Regional Marketing, you’ll support both long-term and opportunistic partner relationships, striving for unique business- and reputation-building experiences, programs and content that earn Player attention and community respect while exciting new-to-Riot audiences worldwide. You’ll ensure that opportunities are surfaced and connected across Riot’s games, esports and entertainment portfolio, that objectives and strategies tie back to Riot and partner goals, and that best practices in co-marketing are shared universally.
Connections Planning will be your ally in integrating partner co-marketing with enterprise marketing across Riot, connecting the dots between paid, earned and owned media and brand partners, all in service of delivering an exceptional Player and Fan experience.

You’ll build a team that scales with our success and who ensure that the experiences brought forth are strategic, impactful, measurable and consistently authentic to the Riot brand and IP.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Business Development to inform partner and deal valuation from a global marketing perspective
Represent Global Marketing at the enterprise level in partner negotiations, ensuring deal terms are mutually valuable and fully executable
Ideate and advise on mutually beneficial marketing strategies across partners and Riot enterprise (Games, eSports, Entertainment, Regions)
Set standards that ensure marketing plans and executions meet and exceed the objectives of all parties and the expectations of Players and Fans
Build a collaborative cross-Riot co-marketing network that includes regional offices, working together to execute with local relevance and excellence
Build, deploy and develop a team capable of supporting Global Marketing as it grows
Ensure accountability by driving excellence in measurement, analysis and reporting

Required Qualifications:

10+ years experience in marketing and/or communications, with hands-on experience in partner marketing management
A track record of success building strategic relationships with partners and navigating multi-partner partnerships
Experience in developing and executing integrated marketing programs that include partner co-marketing
An innovation mindset along with a deep understanding of the possibilities and potential for co-marketing across digital marketing, influencer, experiential marketing, PR and owned channels
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams on complex projects with significant stakeholder alignment from ideation to execution.
Exceptional critical thinking, problem solving, negotiation and communication skills. Strong orientation on effectiveness and long-term growth.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience working and collaborating within a global organization and structure
Culturally present and aware of player, entertainment and marketing trends globally
Direct experience working in gaming or entertainment a plus

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.