Full-Time

Manager – Community Relations

Core Games

Updated on 12/7/2024

2K

2K

1,001-5,000 employees

Develops and publishes interactive video games

Entertainment
Gaming

Compensation Overview

$91.1k - $134.8kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity Awards

Mid

Novato, CA, USA

Hybrid position requiring in-office presence.

Category
General Marketing
PR & Communications
Growth & Marketing
Required Skills
Social Media
Marketing
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 3-6 years working in a comparable digital community building and/or social role within gaming, media or entertainment.
  • Innate knowledge, experience, and passion for engaging and growing core entertainment communities, developing meaningful ground floor relationships that create fans for life.
  • Deep understanding of community management platform nuances, as well as the creator and influencer ecosystem (especially Steam, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube, Discord).
  • Highly collaborative with others, contributing creative and innovative ideas for engaging and growing our community!
  • Outgoing, intellectually curious and can proactively reach out to people to build key relationships.
  • Willing to roll up your sleeves and get things done.
  • Highly organized, timely and communicative.
  • Extensive knowledge of the video game landscape, with specific knowledge of the Mafia, BioShock, Hangar 13, Cloud Chamber, and Narrative-Driven Action-Adventure games genre.
  • Ability to aggregate, synthesize, and analyze data, communicating key learnings cross-functionally.
Responsibilities
  • Engage and build relationships with our players across numerous community platforms including Steam, Discord, Reddit and more.
  • Partner with 2K Brand, Social, Influencer, and Communications partners, and our Hangar 13 and Cloud Chamber Development partners, to champion the needs and wants of our players and help improve our game experiences.
  • Create a feedback loop for title communities and brainstorm ways to cross-leverage and promote our players and their needs to the 2K Marketing teams and Studio stakeholders.
  • Assist the marketing, social, and communication teams with coordination and execution of various marketing requests of the development team.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional publishing partners (Global Brand Marketing, Communications, Product Development, Partnerships & Licensing, Legal, and the studio) in defining the community growth strategies for our beloved communities across the studio portfolio and the platforms where our experiences are featured.
  • Develop and execute against key Community programs that celebrate and promote our passionate fan base for the advocates that they are, stoking the core and incentivizing new fans to join and grow our communities.
  • Identify key creator opportunities that can both engage and grow our communities in the most creative and positive ways possible.
  • Ladder up all community activations in support of the master Global Marketing Strategies for our titles.
  • Develop community engagement and growth performance metrics, providing regular performance analysis and reporting on player sentiment, needs and wants.

2K develops and publishes video games, catering to a wide audience that includes casual gamers, hardcore enthusiasts, and professional eSports players. The company collaborates with well-known game studios like Supermassive Games and Firaxis Games to create engaging titles across various genres. For example, they have produced games such as "The Quarry," an interactive horror drama, and "TopSpin 2K25," a tennis simulation featuring real-life players and exclusive items. 2K generates revenue through direct game sales, downloadable content (DLC), in-game purchases, and seasonal passes, which enhance the gaming experience. Their approach to working with top-tier developers and offering a diverse range of gaming experiences sets them apart from competitors. The goal of 2K is to provide high-quality interactive entertainment that appeals to a broad spectrum of gamers.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Novato, California

Founded

2005

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Benefits

Health Care Benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA) Including Company Contribution

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401k Retirement Plan

Life and Disability Benefits

Group Legal Plan

Wellbeing Program

Childcare Benefits

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Generous Compassionate Leave

Companywide End of Year Break