Full time
- 4+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience
- 2+ years of professional writing or content creation experience for games
- 2+ years of experience working on console titles and using platform-native tools
- Shipped at least one AAA title
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience in forecasting and analytics
- Excellent project management skills
- A strong passion for video games and the gaming community
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skillsAmazon Games aspires to be the most player and partner-obsessed company in gaming. We’re the place for builders and innovators to unleash their creativity. We connect players and developers to the games and communities they love. Our initiatives include game development, publishing, marketing, and live operations, integrated business operations to connect players and game developers.
In addition to releasing New World, an MMO set on a supernatural continent in the Age of Exploration, and publishing Lost Ark, from acclaimed studio Smilegate RPG, we are working on new IPs from our studios and teams in the US, Canada, and Europe, along with other projects in varying stages of development.
We believe in building teams and products that reflect and offer an inclusive environment for all our employees and players. We encourage our teams to push boundaries, challenge each other, and learn new ways to unlock their full potential. We are growing and creating as we go - we want you to join us on this journey!
Amazon Games is looking for an experienced and passionate marketing content manager to provide a best in class experiences for players on owned channels and help us expand to new platforms, such as Xbox X|S and PlayStation 5. As a member of the content team within the broader Amazon Games Marketing organization, you will be responsible for helping inform platform strategy, creating and uploading bespoke content and communications, and optimizing content on an ongoing basis. You will collaborate with the broader marketing team to propose creative content ideas and opportunities, support key initiatives, and keep a weathered eye on the horizon for new content opportunities as we seek to constantly delight and inform our enthusiastic players. You are an experienced communicator and gamer at heart— connecting and understanding our games and players is key to creating engagement content that resonates with players and expands their fandom, and equally important when delivering difficult news.
Amazon is all in on games. We believe games will become the number one form of entertainment on Earth and be defined by their ability to deeply engage communities of fans inside and outside of the playing experience. We believe the evolution that began with arcade communities a quarter at a time and grew to the live streams will continue to a future in which fans are creators, players are celebrities, and games are a global cultural touchstone that cuts across age, gender and nationality. Games have the power to connect communities at a massive scale. This role will empower our marketing and game teams as we seek to delight players worldwide.
Key job responsibilities
- Coordinating content opportunities on a variety of platforms, including owned websites, Steam, Xbox X|S, PlayStation 5, and others
- Participating in content planning sessions by contributing ideas and opportunities for consoles and other platforms, and identifying tactics to support key initiatives on those platforms
- Manage console and Steam content calendar
- Optimize copy and content by platform, and continually seek ways to improve the player experience on a platform-by-platform basis
- Copywriting, newswriting, and editing
- Using platform native tools and content management systems to upload content
- Generating platform specific reports to evangelize success and discover opportunities to optimize and improve
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
San Diego, CA, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA- Experience managing an Editorial Calendar
- An education background in communications or language arts
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $72,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $155,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
- 2+ years of professional writing or content creation experience for games
- 2+ years of experience working on console titles and using platform-native tools
- Shipped at least one AAA title
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience in forecasting and analytics
- Excellent project management skills
- A strong passion for video games and the gaming community
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skillsAmazon Games aspires to be the most player and partner-obsessed company in gaming. We’re the place for builders and innovators to unleash their creativity. We connect players and developers to the games and communities they love. Our initiatives include game development, publishing, marketing, and live operations, integrated business operations to connect players and game developers.
In addition to releasing New World, an MMO set on a supernatural continent in the Age of Exploration, and publishing Lost Ark, from acclaimed studio Smilegate RPG, we are working on new IPs from our studios and teams in the US, Canada, and Europe, along with other projects in varying stages of development.
We believe in building teams and products that reflect and offer an inclusive environment for all our employees and players. We encourage our teams to push boundaries, challenge each other, and learn new ways to unlock their full potential. We are growing and creating as we go - we want you to join us on this journey!
Amazon Games is looking for an experienced and passionate marketing content manager to provide a best in class experiences for players on owned channels and help us expand to new platforms, such as Xbox X|S and PlayStation 5. As a member of the content team within the broader Amazon Games Marketing organization, you will be responsible for helping inform platform strategy, creating and uploading bespoke content and communications, and optimizing content on an ongoing basis. You will collaborate with the broader marketing team to propose creative content ideas and opportunities, support key initiatives, and keep a weathered eye on the horizon for new content opportunities as we seek to constantly delight and inform our enthusiastic players. You are an experienced communicator and gamer at heart— connecting and understanding our games and players is key to creating engagement content that resonates with players and expands their fandom, and equally important when delivering difficult news.
Amazon is all in on games. We believe games will become the number one form of entertainment on Earth and be defined by their ability to deeply engage communities of fans inside and outside of the playing experience. We believe the evolution that began with arcade communities a quarter at a time and grew to the live streams will continue to a future in which fans are creators, players are celebrities, and games are a global cultural touchstone that cuts across age, gender and nationality. Games have the power to connect communities at a massive scale. This role will empower our marketing and game teams as we seek to delight players worldwide.
Key job responsibilities
- Coordinating content opportunities on a variety of platforms, including owned websites, Steam, Xbox X|S, PlayStation 5, and others
- Participating in content planning sessions by contributing ideas and opportunities for consoles and other platforms, and identifying tactics to support key initiatives on those platforms
- Manage console and Steam content calendar
- Optimize copy and content by platform, and continually seek ways to improve the player experience on a platform-by-platform basis
- Copywriting, newswriting, and editing
- Using platform native tools and content management systems to upload content
- Generating platform specific reports to evangelize success and discover opportunities to optimize and improve
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
San Diego, CA, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA- Experience managing an Editorial Calendar
- An education background in communications or language arts
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $72,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $155,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.