Manager, Product Marketing

Who We Are

2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2Ks portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts Firaxis Hangar 13 CatDaddy Cloud Chamber 31st Union HB Studios and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in todays most popular gaming genres including sports shooters action role-playing strategy casual and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers thinkers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of 2Ks portfolio currently includes several AAA sports and entertainment brands including global powerhouse NBA 2K renowned BioShock Borderlands Mafia Sid Meiers Civilization and XCOM brands; popular WWE 2K and WWE SuperCard franchises TopSpin 2K25 as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR 2K.

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What We Need

The PGA TOUR 2K Integrated Marketing team is looking for a Manager Product Marketing. We are responsible for building data-driven marketing strategies that reach and engage fans with value-rich experiences that drive revenue growth brand health and loyalty. We aim to connect fans around the world to the most engaging golf platform: our franchise.

As a Manager Product Marketing you will be responsible for helping deliver full-funnel marketing campaigns in partnership with internal and external partners to drive player satisfaction and commercial success. From Seasonal Live-Service executions to multi-faceted partnership campaigns to targeted in-game promotions you will ideate on product feature messaging and strategies lead in-game creative development oversee tactical execution plans and leverage new and emerging technologies to best serve our players. This is a role that never stands still and where no two days are the same.

To be successful in this role you will need to be a true product marketing expert that understands every facet of our game and how they serve our current and prospective players. Within the integrated marketing team it is your responsibility to be the products source of truth to help inform go-to-market strategies through a strong collaborative mindset and data-driven insight. An existing passion for or a willingness to learn about the sport of golf is key: the PGA TOUR 2K franchise is the most authentic representation of the sport and success in this role is determined by our ability to demonstrate that to our players.

What You Will Do

• Manage comprehensive end-to-end marketing campaigns across our full live-services machine. From title-level level marketing planning to Seasonal creative executions to Free-to-Play activations to real-life sporting event tie-ins. You will often manage multiple campaigns concurrently.
• Authentically represent player needs by knowing our game in and out through a deep understanding and appreciation for player insights and analytics as well as time spent in the game testing out features and flows to best represent ways we highlight product value and live services content.
• Own our in-game lifecycle strategy: architecting messaging and offer constructs that move our players through the optimal player experience. Leverage campaign learnings and insights to optimize evergreen messaging and intervention timings.
• Lead and execute high-profile brand partnerships influencer tie-ins and promotional activations; you will work with internal Partnerships and Product teams to help establish how our licensed partners come to life in-game then build marketing campaigns to drive awareness and engagement with their branded content.
• Build and maintain high-trust relationships across our Business Unit and our shared service teams to ensure zero friction in the execution of integrated global campaigns.

What Will Make You A Great Fit

Product Passion & Literacy: Youre as comfortable in a product roadmap conversation as a campaign brief kick off call. You know how to establish define and represent marketing priorities to influence product decisions and create content that authentically resonates with our players.

Operational Rigor: You can hold multiple campaigns live and upcoming in harmony without losing precision on any one of themmeeting internal and external deadlines to execute flawlessly.

Content & Channel Fluency: You can partner with multiple cross-functional teams to orchestrate a multi-touchpoint tactical execution understanding the nuance between owned earned and paid channels to maximise acquisition and engagement.

Partnership & Licensing Acumen: You know how to run activations that integrate licenses licensors and/or talent from concept through to legal sign-off balancing creative ambition with third-party and IP priorities and obligations.

Cross-Functional Influence: You build trust quickly with key stakeholders across the Business Unit shared services teams and our development studio. You will operate as the connective tissue that keeps teams moving in the same direction towards execution.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product marketing live-service campaign management or lifecycle marketing experience within gaming or digital entertainment.
• Extensive knowledge or interest in sports verticals ideally golf.
• Passion to deliver thoughtfully integrated campaigns players can resonate with that showcase the product as a means to drive awareness acquisition and retention.
• Deep understanding of how to measure and report on marketing performance across owned and operated earned and paid channels.
• Strong ability to interpret data and learnings to influence real-time decision making.
• Familiarity with PC & console gaming marketing (PlayStation Xbox. Steam) a plus.

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