Senior Programming & Development Manager, Twitch Rivals

Twitch; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 206,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Job summary

Twitch Rivals is seeking a Senior Programming & Development Manager to lead competitive entertainment initiatives, using data trends to shape a content strategy and engaging with top creators, brands, and publishers.

You will drive event elements, manage partnerships with game publishers, coordinate with production vendors, and deliver post-event reports while aligning with teams across Production, Sales, Marketing, Partnerships and Analytics.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in esports, professional sports, and/or gaming events.
• Experience working with sales organizations in pre-sale or post-sale roles.
• Experience with a variety of games and gaming mechanics.
• Strong verbal communication and the ability to present programs or products.
• Ability to document strategy and intent with clear materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and program the Twitch Rivals calendar and produce competitive entertainment.
• Assist in the development of the Twitch Rivals program strategy and ensure execution.
• Review event data and present opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate with production vendors to build events based on priorities (publisher, streamer, brand).
• Write and manage event briefs to ensure the Community Originals team has up-to-date information.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Marketing, Partnerships, Public Relations, Broadcast Ops, Analytics, and Sales.
• Work with Amazon Sales to build pitches for brands interested in Twitch Rivals.
• Build relationships with Game Publishers to sustain partnerships.

Skills

Esports events

Sales collaboration

Gaming mechanics

Verbal communication

Documentation

Job description

About Us

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.

We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X, and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.

About the Role

The Senior Programming & Development Manager, Twitch Rivals will be a competitive entertainment expert who is passionate about creator-focused content. You can derive insights from data sets and trends that influence a content strategy and framework, and are comfortable having content development conversations with some of the biggest creators, brands, and publishers in gaming. You will report to the Director of Production and Events, and will coordinate closely with our current content, sales, business development, and community teams.

You will follow gaming trends, define key elements needed for event planning, collaborate with diverse teams, build on our partnership with game publishers, get stakeholder approval, provide direction to vendors responsible for the production of each broadcast, and produce post-event reports. You are a passionate community member for a few games, understand broad gaming mechanics, competition structures, and can pick up a new game and understand how it could translate into a Twitch Rivals competition.

You Will:

• Develop and program the Twitch Rivals calendar and help produce competitive entertainment that is exciting and satisfying to creators and the gaming communities they love
• Assist in the development of the Twitch Rivals program strategy & ensure the execution is aligned
• Review event data and present opportunities for improvement to the team
• Work with production vendors to ensure they are building events based on pre-determined priorities (publisher, streamer, brand)
• Write and manage event briefs to ensure the Community Originals team has all the most up-to-date information on a show
• Work with Business Development, Marketing, Partnerships, Public Relations, Broadcast Operations, Analytics, and Sales teams
• Work with Amazon Sales to build pitch decks for brands interested in partnering with Twitch Rivals
• Build relationships with Game Publishers to guarantee a continued mutually beneficial partnership

You Have:

• 6+ years of experience in esports, professional sports, and / or gaming related events
• Worked with sales organizations either in a pre-sale or post-sale capacity ideating or activating unique brand focused ideas
• Experience with a variety of different games and gaming mechanics
• Strong verbal communication and experience presenting and pitching programs or products
• An intrinsic motivation to dig into the details, and understand how to communicate strategy and intent through comprehensive documentation

Bonus Points

• You know the differences between games within similar genres (i.e. tactical FPS vs hero FPS)
• You have used or streamed on Twitch and / or are aware of Twitch’s influence on gaming and culture
• You currently follow or have a favorite streamer

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The base salary range for this position is $118,000—$206,500 USD. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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