[Remote] Communications Strategist, Games Communications

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Supercell is a games company from Helsinki, Finland, looking to expand its newly established Games Communications team with a Communications Strategist based in New York. The role focuses on delivering consumer PR strategies for Supercell's games, managing media relations, and supporting marketing goals through proactive communication efforts.


Responsibilities

  • Managing the earned consumer PR strategy for game marketing campaigns, with a geographic focus on North America
  • Curating a culture calendar for potential earned media moments, making you the go-to team member for proactive press office ideas in support of games marketing goals
  • Becoming the main point of contact for Supercell’s media relations in North America
  • Overseeing key paid media publisher partnerships, driving maximum engagement and ROI
  • Providing strategic communications support to longer-term marketing goals
  • Acting as a creative spark that enables us to take bigger and bolder earned media bets

Skills

  • Significant experience within a globally-facing entertainment company role and/or senior agency position servicing such clients
  • Proven track record of managing successful external communications campaigns from end to end
  • Excellent English language and communication skills
  • Knowledgeable about news and trends in the games and broader entertainment space
  • Ability to exist in uncertainty and be comfortable not having all the answers
  • Ability to prioritise and laser focus on what creates the most value for Supercell's games
  • Proactive and hands-on approach to your work
  • A passion for games, ideally Supercell ones
  • Additional language proficiency is a big plus

Benefits

  • Annual bonus
  • RSU equity
  • 401(k)

Company Overview

  • Supercell is a video game development company for tablets and smart phones. It is a sub-organization of Tencent. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Helsinki, Southern Finland, FIN, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.supercell.com/.

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