Strategic Games Industry Communications Lead

Unity Technologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, life, and disa b

Stock ownership

Competitive retirement/pension plans

Generous vacation and personal days

Support for new parents through leave

Office snacks

Mental Health and Wellbeing programs

Employee Resource Groups

Global Employee Assistance Program

Training and development programs

Volunteering and donation matching

Job summary

Unity Technologies is seeking a Games Industry Communications Lead to own the strategy and execution of communications across the games ecosystem. You will build relationships with trade reporters, creators, streamers, and media while guiding launches and executive visibility.

This role requires deep industry fluency, proven independent portfolio leadership, and the ability to translate complex product news into compelling stories for press and players alike.

Qualifications

• A track record of communications work in or covering the games industry.
• Established relationships across games media and the creator ecosystem.
• Fluency in how the games business works: platforms and storefronts, publishing and distribution, live services and monetization.
• Experience taking either B2B or consumer-facing products to market with launches that landed with press and audiences.
• Experience owning a communications portfolio independently and setting its direction.
• Effective written and verbal communication, including the ability to write in an executive’s voice and adapt tone across formats.
• Comfort working on confidential, unannounced products and managing sensitive launch timelines.
• A proactive, curious approach to finding stories rather than only reacting to them.

Responsibilities

• Own the games communications strategy end to end, including product launches, partner announcements, industry moments, and executive visibility.
• Build and maintain relationships across the games ecosystem, becoming the go-to contact for trade reporters, consumer games media, creators, streamers, and podcasters who cover our space.
• Lead communications for tentpole product moments, from positioning and press strategy through creator activations and launch-day execution.
• Translate product and technical news into stories the industry wants to cover and players actually care about.
• Proactively find and develop stories from across the business that show where Unity and the games industry are heading.
• Coordinate cross-functional moments across PR, social, creator, and community channels so every launch lands as one campaign.
• Track, measure, and report on performance to inform strategy and demonstrate impact.

Skills

Games industry communications

Media relations

Executive communications

Storytelling

Public speaking

Job description

Unity Technologies is seeking a Games Industry Communications Lead to own the strategy and execution of communications across the games ecosystem. You will build relationships with trade reporters, creators, streamers, and media while guiding launches and executive visibility.

This role requires deep industry fluency, proven independent portfolio leadership, and the ability to translate complex product news into compelling stories for press and players alike.