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| Posted on | 23rd September 2009 |
|---|---|
| Job Title | Community Lead, Home |
| Employer | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
| Salary | up to £30K + benefits |
| Contract type | Permanent |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Location Details | London |
| Application Deadline | None |
Job Description
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) is the central support organisation for over 100 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia, marketing the world’s most popular computer games platforms – PS one®, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®Portable and PLAYSTATION®3 and the growing online PLAYSTATION®Network platform.
Home Community Lead
We are looking for a Community lead for our interactive world Home.
Primarily this role will be key in building a healthy, enthusiastic, and loyal Home community. Reporting into the Regional Home Business Manager, it will require everyday interaction with various internal teams including Online Marketing, Online Delivery, Product Marketing, Home Platform Group, and existing moderation and community teams. There will also be a requirement to work with Third Party partners, in helping them create events and offering insight into community best practice and behaviour to ensure their initiatives are maximised. You will be expected to be an evangelist for the Home platform, both internally and externally. The opportunities within this role are significant, as the Online Marketing team retains complete business ownership of the platform in the SCEE region, so this is a real chance to make an impact and contribute to the growth of PS Home as it continues to evolve.
Candidate Requirements
Essential Skills/ Experience required:
- Excellent planning and communication skills required
- Extensive experience working within new media and Community management
- In-depth knowledge and experience of the Gaming industry - Experience in dealing with other European territories
- User focused, with a good understanding of consumer behaviour and how it can be influenced
- Good awareness of business priorities
- Excellent motivation and evangelical skills
- Project management skills
- able to prioritise, organise a varied and full workload and work under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills - ability to get along with a variety of people and be a friendly, collaborative, yet assertive ambassador for Home and for the Online Marketing team
- Proactive attitude: able to spot project-based issues ahead of time and propose appropriate solutions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to persuade, influence and ‘sell in’ ideas
- Ability to work as part of a globally dispersed family, while at the same time delivering what is best for SCEE
Desirable skills:
- Relevant degree
- Additional European language skills
- Game production experience desirable
SCEE have retained Way Forward. Any direct applications will be sent to our retained consultant Gavin Sanders
Contact / Application Details
Gavin Sanders
020 7734 4664
Please email a CV including your contact details
