Partnerships Manager

Job Description

Partnerships Manager (Culture IP)

PUBLISHING
What We Do
We deliver the most innovative gaming experiences possible to players around the world. Whether through community outreach, world-class events, or partnership integrations, the Epic Games Publishing and Marketing teams seek to surprise players with new experiences every time they drop in to play.
What You'll Do
Epic is looking to add a Partnerships Manager to manage, maintain, and execute key programs for Fortnite's Cultural IP Partnerships team. In this role, you'll help bring to life industry-defining experiences with global partners across music, fashion, sports, talent and brands. You'll work with industry-leading companies, teams, and individuals, and the internal teams, to create the future of interactive entertainment.
In this role, you will
• Use market and player insights to identify new commercial opportunities with Culture partners (sports, music, fashion, brands, emerging tech, talent, and influencers)
• Build and maintain strong relationships across key industry stakeholders in Culture
• Oversee the execution of Culture partnerships from negotiation to launch, leading day-to-day engagement with external stakeholders and ensuring their needs are incorporated into planning
• Manage Culture partnership marketing campaign development with internal teams (art/design, product, marketing, publishing, legal), ensuring timely delivery at Epic quality
• Identify KPIs and manage budgets for all partnership deal economics
• Collaborate with Partnerships Managers and Legal on negotiations and partnership operations
• Evaluate partnership success based on KPIs and produce reports for internal and external stakeholders
What we're looking for
• 6-8+ years of partnerships or business development experience in the Gaming or Culture industries (e.g., sports, music, talent)
• Proven track record of pitching, negotiating, and executing partnerships with high-profile talent
• Strong account management, project management, and partnership operations experience with technology or consumer-facing brands
• Ability to manage multiple projects in fast-paced environments, with excellent organizational skills and agility in handling shifting priorities
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; adept at interfacing with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders, with sound judgment and critical thinking under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders; able to think creatively and analytically to drive commercial success
• Strategic thinker with a deep understanding of gaming and a strong ability to apply market and player insights in decision-making
• Fluency in AI applications for improving internal efficiencies and creating new value streams
• Experience with data analysis and project management tools such as Tableau, Airtable, Miro, Asana, and deep expertise in Google Suite

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-12818m-35-215-184-102-42 in your application.