Editor-In-Chief - Unpublished R&D Product

As Editor-in-Chief for an upcoming R&D title’s game experience, you’ll work across teams to ensure that the team has a clear understanding of the player community we will be serving, what successful outcomes look like for that community, and an aligned strategy to achieve said outcomes. As an expert in this community, you will be a critical publishing leader on a new title for Riot. This will require you to step in as a leader and a doer, eventually leading a team of channel experts and matrixed team initiatives. An owner-operator mentality is critical. 

Responsibilities:

• Bring clarity and alignment to Riot’s understanding of the player community/ies the game is serving at launch and into the future
• Develop actionable content and ecosystem strategies to achieve outcomes that are good for players, player community health, and the game’s viability
• Partner with the Publishing Lead to determine what investments are required to execute content and ecosystem strategies with organizational design, internal Riot and external to Riot partnerships
• Build and lead a matrixed team of player communications, community, influencer, social, and content planners across the game ecosystem/experience to ensure we have a clear player journey, clear takeaways, and clear narrative for players month over month and day to day
• Act as “editor in chief” leading up to launch and beyond for the day to day player experience: Drive alignment with the vision of the holistic player experience across game, sport, entertainment, community content, and any other relevant player touchpoints with the broader product experiences
• Partner with Publishing Lead and Brand Lead to build a holistic, curated, ecosystem calendar and ensure product and brand goals are met in day to day narrative.
• Work in partnership with Esports leaders to determine the role of competitive play within the player community and align a matrixed team around cascading outcomes
• Build a “player comms/community” newsroom in preparation for live-service to ensure monthly/daily/hourly connectivity with our audiences 
• Ensure all content shipped to players falls within a defined player experience as defined by the game’s leadership team
• Inform ongoing product and brand planning by representing the player community landscape
• Define strategic opportunity spaces for dev-to-player communications and to create content or highlight community content
• Maintain open communication and visibility with the product team and publishing team on what matters most for players, including daily/weekly monthly/quarterly reporting on community sentiment
• Help the game leadership team understand “The Why” behind player sentiment along with solutions to address any risks
• Stay deeply connected to the game’s player and community/ies to ensure our matrixed teams are communicating and reacting to what matters most for any given moment

     Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years experience in product strategy, content strategy, communications, or community management
• 7+ years experience with gaming audiences, especially in games, interactive media, sports or entertainment.
• 5+ years of leading a team (either directly or accountable for) towards shared outcomes
• Intimate knowledge of the global games landscape, current competition, innovations, trends, and ever-evolving player expectations
• Well-versed in leading cross-disciplinary teams and able to influence stakeholders
• Excellent communicator - verbal and written
• Deep experience creating and communicating communications strategies that span across multiple platforms and delivery channels
• Experience across PC and console platforms, mobile a plus
• Citizen of the internet - you’re an autodidact and create time to understand what conversations are happening and how we can engage on behalf of our audience
• Passion for international youth culture

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

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