What are the responsibilities and job description for the IEG Global - PR Manager, EMEA position at Tencent?
Tencent Games Global is seeking a PR Manager EMEA to drive a positive narrative for our first and second party titles and the Level Infinite brand across relevant gaming, trade and mainstream media verticals as we grow our business across the region. With a passion for interactive entertainment, you will have a solid grasp of the current and future trends in this fast-moving industry.
The successful candidate will join a small, agile team with a wide remit, located around the globe – think of us as an internal agency that provides a mix of strategic counsel and hands on support to multiple internal and external stakeholders from development studios to regional publishing teams and senior executives. With requests coming at you from all angles you will need to be unflappable and juggle multiple projects.
This is a role best suited to a PR professional with previous experience in an international role who understands local nuance and can demonstrate the ability to navigate charged situations and land win-win solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Be a proactive member of the global PR team offering insight, guidance and a fresh perspective to daily challenges
- Collaborate with first party and partner studios to shape communication strategy and develop actionable programmes
- Identify thought leadership opportunities and work with relevant stakeholders to form and execute
- Work with agency partners to deliver effective campaigns that deliver against KPIs and business objectives
Knowledge, Skill and Experience
- 10 years’ experience in public relations within the interactive entertainment industry
- A strategic thinker with the ability to conceptualise broadly across various solutions, yet isn’t shy of operating at a hands-on level
- Passionate, committed, self-starter with high levels of initiative, energy and ownership
- Strong influencing skills and the ability to effectively engage with a wide variety of stakeholders
- Able to work under pressure and find solutions to multiple and varying needs, including crisis comms
- Outstanding written and oral skills
- Passion for communications, creativity and innovation
- Fluent in English with other languages a plus
- A gamer at heart
Additional Information
- This role is home based with periodic travel to London as well as other international locations
- Flexibility in working hours to accommodate global nature of role
