Strategic Partnerships Development Manager, Gaming Publishers, YouTube
About The Position
The Gaming Publisher Team's mission is to make YouTube the most valuable destination for Game Publishers to reach players and build communities around their games globally. In concert with this mission, as partnership managers, we understand Games publishers' business needs, goals and milestones. Our team is proactive with Game Publishers to identify opportunities for new products, content and programs that can drive impact across key business objectives. This team executes product and content partnerships with Game Publishers to launch products to drive scaled adoption and usage of new features and products like YouTube playables and YouTube shopping. We ensure publishers understand YouTube's vital role in their game ecosystem, how creators and viewers contribute to success of their games, and drive publisher investment in the YouTube creator ecosystem. Our team ensures Game Publishers drive YouTube Product adoption and Content priorities through deep partnerships. At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience with partner/account management in the video, media, or entertainment industry focused on the gaming space.
- Experience in program management, working with external partners, vendors and creators.
- Experience working with executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
- Experience in business development, partnerships, business or management consulting.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working at a game publisher on content marketing initiatives, with creators/influencers, and maintaining business relationships.
- Experience with YouTube creation, strategy, and management.
- Experience managing partnerships.
- Understanding of user journeys between in-game experiences and video platforms.
- Ability to leverage data to drive decisions and measure partnership effectiveness.
- Ability to be actively involved in the gaming space.
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and evolve external relationships with partners and across the ecosystem, and manage partnerships with entities of all sizes.
- Develop cross-product area partner initiatives and build go-to-market strategies to meet broader Google goals across rapidly changing industries.
- Serve as the relationship manager for our current existing agreements. Help realize and optimize value from these partnerships while building effective long-term relationships.
- Discuss and close content acquisition agreements and renewals to grow the catalog of games for YouTube Playables.
- Ideate and drive agreements with potential partners and renewals/expansions for existing partners and build consensus with internal and external executives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
