Emea Product Manager - Lyon, France - Bandai Namco Europe

Bandai Namco Europe

Entreprise vérifiée

Lyon, France

il y a 1 semaine

Posté par:

Sophie Dupont

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Description

Bandai Namco Europe (BNEU) is a leading global publisher and developer of entertainment content for platforms including all major video game consoles and PC.

BNEU is the western content hub of Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.(BNEI), and is building its reputation with franchises such as LITTLE NIGHTMARES, THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY, and the upcoming UNKNOWN 9 Awakening - developed by the recently acquired Reflector Entertainment based in Montreal, QC.

Part of the Japanese Bandai Namco group, an entertainment industry leader with a presence in video games, toys and amusement parks, Bandai Namco Europe has 15 international offices with operations in 50 countries around the world.

Poste:

Within the EMEA Headquarters and under the responsibility of one Senior Product Manager, you join the Marketing team dedicated to the management of video games developed by our Japanese mother company.

You build and carry out the EMEA Marketing Strategy for your portfolio of products across EMEA territories to maximize revenue and contributive margin.

You will be mainly responsible for the Dragon Ball Z license.

In collaboration with management and Central Departments, you work on a holistic approach of the products, physical and digital, video game as well as other entertainment extensions.

You create and provide promotional assets, communication tools and strategies to our Sales Companies. You also carefully manage a marketing budget and adopts a data-driven approach to monitor KPIs and adapt plans accordingly.

Your main responsibilities include (non-exhaustive list):

Strategy definition and tailoring

Work handinhand with Japanese and American HQs to define the main strategic pillars, communication beats and audience targeting at a WW level
Lead and coordinate with other Central Departments the finetuning and adaptation of global strategy into a comprehensive EMEA specific marketing plan
Provide necessary support and resources to Sales Companies for them to adapt EMEA strategy into their local tailored marketing plan

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Project implementation and coordination

Ensure efficient coordination of the projects through all stakeholders (local Product Managers, 1st parties, licensors, other HQs etc.) using the necessary tools (planners, calendars, internal communication channels etc.)
Lead the creation of greatquality communication assets in accordance with the established marketing strategy and in collaboration with the necessary internal/external stakeholders
Carefully monitor and optimize marketing budget to achieve best possible ROI from marketing assets and activations
Provide Sales Companies with all information and resources they need to execute their local marketing plan
In collaboration with relevant Departments (eCommerce, Licensing, etc ) and external partners (other licensees), work on 360° expansion of our games' footprint within the entertainment industry. Think out of the box to find impactful marketing actions

KPIs analysis and reporting

Closely monitor relevant KPIs (preorders, wishlists, DAU, followers etc.) to evaluate efficiency and ROI of marketing activations
Analyze and translate those KPIs into learnings and action plans to continuously improve and finetune communication strategy and assets
Build regular reports to communicate results to necessary internal and external stakeholders
Maintain a high level of working knowledge on the entire videogame market and its emerging marketing trends and opportunities, global entertainment market as well as macroeconomic trends

Profil:

Knowledge and Skills:

Very good knowledge of marketing principles & tools
Good knowledge of the videogame and/or entertainment industry
Being wellinformed of new gaming business models (GaaS, Free-ToPlay, Freemium, Mobile Gaming, etc) would be a major plus
Affinity with some of the Bandai Namco franchises would be a plus as well, especially the Dragon Ball Z license
Fluent English (oral and written) is mandatory
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks in parallel
Excellent organizational skills and time management
Strong analytical skills and ability to process and synthesize large amounts of information
Ability to work well under pressure and cope with stress

Experience and qualifications:

First Product marketing experience preferably within a multinational, multibrand company

Personality traits:

Rigorous and hardworking
Flexibility and adaptability
Creative
Strong interest in marketing of videogame or other entertainment products
Diplomatic and patient
Proactive and autonomous
Strong team spirit
Openminded and international mindset
Fun and passionate

Autres informations:

Sounds interesting?

Additional Information
Job location: 15, rue Felix Mangini, 69009 LYON - FRANCE / This position is not eligible to full remote

Start date:

ASAP

Contract:
full time (permanent)

Remuneration:
fixed and va