Are passionate about all things gaming? Do you believe that competitive gaming and mobile esports is the next big opportunity for the gaming community? Do you want to work at a company where you can directly influence and define where the mobile esports industry will go in the near future? Amazon requires leaders who move fast, have an unrelenting tenacity to get things done, and are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems.
The esports sponsorship program manager will develop monetization strategy around mobile esports events, team sponsorships, and competitive gaming content. You will help drive the business by cultivating revenue driving relationships with partners both internal and external for our esports initiatives. You will be the day to day contact for all esports business relationships and negotiate complex business terms to ensure success for the mobile esports team. In addition, you will monetize esports programs with marketing campaigns that drive value for the esports community. A successful candidate will be resourceful and will leverage their knowledge of competitive gaming to help shape and grow the mobile esports industry.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree is required
6+ years of relevant work experience in sponsorships and partnerships
6+ years of experience managing complex partnership and sponsorships deals
Experience with intricate and complicated timelines and program schedules.
Demonstrated competence in managing communications, deliverables, and logistics.
Preferred Qualifications
Collaborative, fact-driven, creative thinker with great human and business instincts.
Proven working experience in gaming or esports
Provocative and scrappy, you have ideas and you know how to make them happen and you are happy to get your hands dirty
Sponsorship or ad sales experience with esports or gaming
Creative thinker with the ability to deal with ambiguous business environments
Deep business development experience and proven track record of influencing internal and external partners
Proven ability to develop effective marketing strategies that drive revenue within mobile titles and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management
Strong drive for results, with the ability to do it independently and take calculated risks
Passionate about esports and an entrepreneurial attitude around growing the mobile esports industry
Proven track record assuming ownership, moving quickly to implement ideas, and delivering results and in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to work independently in fast-paced environment.
