Program Mentor - Games Marketing

Program Mentor - Games Marketing

Responsibilities

• Mentor incubated/accelerated teams.
• Provide expertise and specific insights to external incubated/accelerated teams as well as internally as needed.
• Take detailed notes and create reports on team progress.
• Identify and solve problems or needs of the teams.
• Review educational materials and update Program Director on any recommended changes or additions.
• Keep in mind specific needs of partners for some of the programs and adapt mentoring techniques accordingly.
• Work autonomously to manage own calendar, schedule, and update relevant Jira tickets and documentation.
• Outreach and management of external experts as required by the program.
• Attend in-person events when necessary/relevant.

Qualifications & Skills

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the video games industry as a Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager, or similar.
• Proven track record of working on launched game projects.
• Deep understanding of game business cycle, in particular community building and marketing.
• Fluent in written and spoken English; fluency in additional languages is a plus.
• Enjoys working closely with founders and teams.
• Ability to learn, understand, and adapt quickly to new changes.
• Proactive and autonomous working style.

Preferred:

• Multilingual; fluency in Arabic is a plus.
• Experience organizing digital and in-person events.
• Indie and/or AA marketing experience.
• Timezone location: GMT-0 to GMT+8.
• Experience running or participating in accelerator/incubator programs (Y Combinator, Techstars, or gaming-specific accelerators).
• Experience with Jira, Salesforce, or project management tools.
• Network within the indie game development community.
• Public speaking or workshop facilitation experience.

Compensation: €4,000 - €5,000 a month

What you'll do

As a Games Marketing mentor, you will bring extensive experience in video games industry marketing, community management, influencer marketing, and social media management in the indie to AA sphere. You will be responsible for organizing and managing weekly meetings with participating teams, monitoring and tracking their progress, curating course materials based on existing education materials, and occasionally traveling to in-person events related to the various global programs. You will be one of the main contacts for incubated/accelerated teams, support their journey, evaluate progress, and identify additional support required. You may create detailed reporting and evaluation of teams’ progress, manage communication with external experts, and handle legal/financial documentation processes within Xsolla.

Who you are

You are a marketing professional with extensive experience in the video games industry, capable of mentoring and guiding teams through incubation and acceleration programs. You communicate effectively with founders, teams, and external experts, and are proactive, autonomous, and adaptable to changing program needs.

Tech stack

Experience with Jira, Salesforce, or other project management tools is preferred.