Partner Activation Specialist - Outbound Licensing - remote

Please note the applications are open to candidates worldwide and is not limited to just Alabama residents. Feel more than free to apply regardless of location as those are a 100% remote, Work-From-Home roles. 

Since 1998, we've been on a mission to reshape how players interact with their favorite games, growing into a global team of over 12,000 professionals spread across 70+ studios in 26 countries.  

We are always there to lend a hand to video games developers and publishers by offering a wide range of solutions: from art and audio to testing, localization and finally - Player Engagement - which is one of the fastest-growing Service Lines at Keywords Studios. Player Engagement provides technical support, community management, and trust & safety services for a wide range of AAA and Indie studios in the gaming industry.  

Join us in our mission to build engaging player communities and offer outstanding experiences! 🎮🔥 

Role overview 

As a Partner Activation Specialist for outbound Licensing, you'll have a role at the core of our operations. You'll collaborate closely with our community and marketing teams to provide support for our client, an AAA racing franchise developer. Your primary responsibility? Bringing people together! You'll be responsible for crafting and executing captivating marketing strategies, fostering relationships with partners and ensuring seamless collaboration with our third-party associates. Let’s not forget about injecting some thrill into the game through enticing, in game content and unforgettable co-branded experiences. 

What are we looking for? Our Partner Activation Specialist has a knack for the following skills: 

Leadership: 

• Manage, organize, plan, support, and follow through on assigned programs and rhythms. 

• Comfortable creating and leading discussions around business cases, projections, forecasting, and revenue models as it pertains to outbound licensing. 

• Ensure full reporting and communication of program status and performance on a regular cadence within the Strategic Partnerships and Licensing organization. 

• Properly interact with business, finance, media, and marketing   resources to track items, identify decisions to be made, manage schedules, and escalate items as needed. 

• Coordinate program management of multiple initiatives, coordinating with cross-functional teams while tracking deliverables. 

Business: 

• Outbound Licensing, with special emphasis on securing and managing partnerships and agreements that extend our brand into retail products such as consumer goods, apparel, brand and talent collaborations and other related items. 

• Ensure a disciplined and predictable approach to execution that supports the timely launch of client and partner products. 

• Manage assets and other internal/external partners’ approvals as needed to ensure product readiness and launch. 

Analytics: 

• Utilize analytics to track program performance, revenue generation and identify areas for improvement or optimization. 

• Analyze data to inform decision-making and improve program effectiveness. 

Communication: 

• Demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills to support program management responsibilities. 

• Maintain a strong cross-collaborative view, understanding the importance and needs of cross-functional team members. 

• Collaborate effectively with partners to ensure accurate representation of brands and intellectual property and marketing materials. 

You'd be a great fit for this role if you have: 

• 3+ years’ experience in outbound licensing within the entertainment, lifestyle, and consumer products space. 

• Deep understanding of outbound marketing strategies, sales pipelines, merchandising and licensing processes. 

• Ability to collaborate effectively in a matrixed environment with diverse teams to drive projects to completion. 

• Strong bias for action to ensure timely project delivery, emphasizing communication, quality, and conflict resolution. 

• Skill in identifying process efficiencies and optimizing ongoing program management using relevant tools and dashboards. 

• Capability to prepare project documentation and deliver presentations to diverse audiences. 

• Proficiency in planning, creating, and maintaining schedules using various tools. 

• Commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive environm