Associate PR Manager - Games & Entertainment

Torrance, CA (Hybrid)

$40/hr – $48/hrEntry Level2+ years expContract

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own entry-level PR operations for games and entertainment, driving media outreach, asset coordination, and reporting across gaming and pop culture outlets.

  • Media Relations & Outreach: Build pitch lists, craft emails, and manage follow-ups with journalists and creators.
  • Content & Assets: Assemble press kits, trailers, screenshots, and key art for campaigns and briefings.
  • Reporting & Trends: Track coverage, generate performance reports, and monitor industry and cultural moments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support PR campaigns for games, anime, entertainment, and pop culture-related projects
  • Assist with media outreach, pitch development, and follow-up communication
  • Build and maintain media lists for gaming, entertainment, anime, lifestyle, and pop culture outlets
  • Draft, edit, and proofread PR materials, including press releases, media alerts, pitch emails, briefing documents, and client-facing summaries
  • Track media coverage, prepare reports, and support PR performance reporting
  • Research media trends, industry news, gaming communities, creators, and relevant cultural moments
  • Coordinate with internal team members, clients, media contacts, and external partners
  • Support event-related PR activities, including media invitations, press coordination, and post-event reporting
  • Help organize PR assets, press kits, screenshots, trailers, key art, and other campaign materials
  • Contribute ideas for PR angles, media opportunities, creator outreach, and campaign strategy

Requirements

  • 2–3+ years of professional PR experience, preferably in games, entertainment, or anime.
  • Strong interest in games, anime, entertainment, and pop culture
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience drafting PR materials, pitch emails, media lists, reports, or client-facing documents
  • Comfortable communicating with media, clients, and internal teams in a professional manner
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects at the same time
  • Ability to work independently while also collaborating closely with a small team
  • Must be able to commute to our Torrance office 2–3 times per week
  • Must be based in the greater Los Angeles area or able to reliably work from the Torrance office as needed

Preferred

  • Candidates with direct games, anime, or entertainment PR experience, strong media relations experience, or Japanese/English bilingual skills may be considered at a higher rate

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
928
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.6%
Direct
54.8%
Referral
5%
Social
9.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (56% of company)
Median Career Experience
18 years
Median Tenure
4.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1