Business Development Manager - Create Studios

Keywords Studios; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game services company based in the UK is seeking a Business Development Manager to source work for its UK-based video game studios. The role requires at least 3 years of experience in sales within the entertainment or video games industry, strong communication skills, and a solid understanding of market trends. The salary ranges from £55,000 to £60,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years' experience selling in the entertainment and/or video games industry.
• Strong understanding of game making, market trends and industry dynamics.
• Superb written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ignite and guide the relationships between studios and clients.
• Seek and maintain relationships with the gaming industry.
• Find new opportunities of work for our Create Studios.

Skills

Sales experience in the entertainment or video games industry

Account Management skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Education

Degree or Master in business, marketing, sales or related fields

Job description

At Keywords, we are using our passion for games, technology and media to create a global services platform for video games and beyond. Our aim is to become the "go to" provider of technical services. We enable leading content creators and publishers to leverage our expertise and capacity across the lifecycle of interactive content. In so doing we empower our clients to remain lean and agile, and to focus on creating the most engaging experiences. Keywords is trusted and relied upon by many of the world's leading video game companies to work alongside them during concept, development and live operations by leveraging the breadth and depth of our industry leading service lines every step of the way. www.keywordsstudios.com

We are looking for a Business Development Manager, based in the UK. The individual will be responsible for sourcing work for our family of UK based videogame studios. As part of the Create BD team you'll play a defining role in defining Keyword's excellence in game making while being a responsible, visible, partner in our exciting industry.

Responsibilities

• Ignite and guide the relationships between our studios and clients, from sourcing, proposal building, and negotiation to issue resolution.
• Seek and maintain relationships with the entire gaming industry.
• Find new avenues and opportunities of work for our Create Studios.
• Uphold quality in our responses and communications; own the RFP responses of our studios.
• Nurture our existing development relationships.
• Communicate effectively and transparently your work with the larger network of people.
• Uphold and match the quality of work our studios provide.

Requirements

• 3 or more years' experience selling in the entertainment and/or video games industry.
• Strong understanding of game making, market trends, industry dynamics and current industry landscape.
• Account Management and Key Account Management skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to deliver under pressure and to deadlines.
• Degree or Master in business, marketing, sales or other videogame related field.
• Superb written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be self‑motivated and able to operate in a remote environment.
• Must be comfortable working and communicating with executive and senior contact levels.
• Additional language skills valued.

This role will likely require periodic travel to both client sites and industry events. There may also be the requirement to spend time with the team at regular gatherings in our UK studios.

Benefits

The base salary for this role is from £55,000 to £60,000 per year, depending on your experience. Please note that compensation is structured as base salary only and does not include sales incentives and commission.

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well‑established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace, which provides for equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.