Head of Game Partnerships & Business Development

Gamebreaking Studios; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gamebreaking Studios is seeking its first Business Development Manager to build and own a scalable BD pipeline in a fully remote environment across the US. You will cultivate relationships with AAA studios and publishers, drive revenue for our co-development, full development, and BespokeCI tools, and partner with founders and leaders to shape our BD strategy.

Previous founders or BD pros with a proven deal history are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in games and entertainment industry.
• Strong game industry network.
• Experience as a founder, business developer, or similar with experience closing deals worth hundreds of thousands, if not millions.
• A genuine curiosity and interest in meeting people and understanding their work.
• Strong understanding of the video game industry, including game development cycles, market dynamics, and distribution models.
• Comfort working with and influencing founders and senior executives.
• Proven negotiation skills and experience structuring and closing deals.
• Strong publisher and IP holder relationships a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with studios and publishers/IP holders that drive revenue growth across our 3 business lines (co-dev, full-dev, and BespokeCI tools).
• Regularly attend industry events in/around the SF Bay Area (Monthly-to-weekly) and conferences globally (Quarterly-to-Monthly).
• Own our business development pipeline from end-to-end.
• Negotiate and manage contracts and agreements with clients, partners, and publishers.
• Develop and present business proposals and other sales materials to potential clients.
• Build and strengthen relationships with existing partners, while continuously seeking out new potential partnerships.
• Build and maintain effective reporting on business development activities and progress.
• Work directly with our leadership team (founders + directors) to develop our BD strategy.
• Contribute meaningfully to growing & improving the positive culture at Gamebreaking.

Skills

BD experience

Strong network

Negotiation

Relationship building

Communication

Job description

Gamebreaking Studios is seeking its first Business Development Manager to build and own a scalable BD pipeline in a fully remote environment across the US. You will cultivate relationships with AAA studios and publishers, drive revenue for our co-development, full development, and BespokeCI tools, and partner with founders and leaders to shape our BD strategy.

Previous founders or BD pros with a proven deal history are encouraged to apply.