Job Description

Who We Are

We are Skybound.

We love creators. We love fans. We love thrilling games, indelible images and moving stories. Our roots are in comics, but our brands extend to video games, television, movies, merchandise, and live experiences. We take special pride in original tales, unique characters, and diverse voices.

From well-known franchises to freshly-minted originals, we offer the chance to join brilliant creators shaping a new generation of entertainment in a concentrated, agile environment in which every perspective matters, and any idea can create a breakthrough.

Opportunity

Skybound Games is looking for a player-first Community Channel & Creator Relations Manager who is dedicated to hyper-serving communities and anticipating their dynamic needs.

The role will develop how we speak and engage with our players, co-author community and creator programs, and help define our community presence across future marketing campaigns.

The Community Channel & Creator Relations Manager will be the most player-embedded member on Invincible VS, navigating every nook and cranny of community spaces—online and offline—in order to discover the most authentic ways to connect and empower our fans. Along with a love for the Fighting Game Community, the ideal candidate will need to execute on strategy but is also a passionate self-starter who can recognize and seize an opportunity to bring value to our players. They are comfortable writing on deadline, responding to players as a Skybound representative, and can perform well in a crisis.

The ideal candidate has at least 2+ years of managing player communities, to include gaming, social media, or creator marketing. This position requires the understanding of community and communications best practices, especially the handling of sensitive information while interfacing with creators and community partners.

Reports: This position will report to Skybound’s Director of Community

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage direct-to-player communications on community platforms like Discord, Twitch, Reddit, and co-manage some social channels like X
• Provide cross functional support across rolling marketing campaigns, community initiatives, and dev engagement
• Represent the player perspective across Social, Brand, Product, and Dev teams to make sure we are hyper-serving each segment of our community
• Use instincts and data to bring recommendations to marketing and developers on how and where to engage with players
• Support the creation and delivery of our communications strategy with players and creators
• Help shape and implement best practices for player-facing content, communications, and engagement
• Identify, curate, and foster a multifaceted creator community
• Assist in ongoing reporting and insights to keep teams in the know on current and emerging needs of the community

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years experience managing communities, including but not limited to marketing, social media, and Creators within Gaming, Entertainment, or Tech
• Proficiency in managing Discord community channel(s) and tools
• Strong understanding of the FGC and the fighting game landscape
• Familiarity with the gaming industry and overall enthusiasm for gaming
• Crisis-management experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience collaborating on projects from ideation to execution
• Ability to effectively interact with internal and external partners
• This position is remote, but this role will require up to 10% of travel

Plus :

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or marketing or equivalent field.
• Previous experience working with developers and content Creators
• Strong knowledge of the Invincible universe (comics, TV show, games)

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $70,000 - $95,000

• Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
• The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees
• Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement. This role may also qualify for a possible discretionary bonus annually.

Company Overview

Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible .

Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi-million-unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly-owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.

Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

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