Director, Creator Programs & Ecosystems Marketing - Minecraft

Redmond, WA (On-site)

$131K/yr – $272K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the Minecraft creator ecosystem marketing strategy and lead cross-functional programs spanning acquisition, onboarding, activation, and partnerships to grow creator participation.

  • Define multi-year vision and investment roadmap
  • Partner with Creator, Marketplace, Product, Platform, and franchise teams
  • Develop scalable, lifecycle-based programs to engage creators

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Set the Global Creator Ecosystem Marketing Strategy
  • Define the multi-year marketing vision, strategic priorities, audience approach, and investment roadmap for Minecraft’s creator ecosystem.
  • Translate franchise, business, creator, player, and market insights into clear choices that expand creator participation and improve creator success.
  • Establish the strategic narrative and decision frameworks that connect creator opportunities across programs, platforms, Marketplace, and franchise initiatives.
  • Lead Cross-Functional Alignment and Executive Decision-Making
  • Serve as the senior marketing partner to Creator, Marketplace, Product, Platform, Business Development, Analytics, Community, and franchise marketing leaders.
  • Build alignment across complex and sometimes competing priorities, surface tradeoffs, and drive decisions that advance the overall health of the creator ecosystem.
  • Represent creator ecosystem strategy in senior leadership forums and translate decisions into clear direction for cross-functional teams.
  • Build a Scalable Creator Growth and Engagement Portfolio
  • Architect an integrated portfolio of acquisition, onboarding, education, activation, recognition, advocacy, and retention programs across the creator lifecycle.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in business OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years people management experience or indirect people management experience (or virtual teams)

Preferred

  • Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in business OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 12+ years experience in business OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years people management experience.
  • Experience developing go-to-market strategies, positioning, messaging, and audience engagement programs for products, platforms, communities, or ecosystems.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders across marketing, product, business, and partner teams.
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills with the ability to translate customer and market insights into actionable business strategies.
  • Experience setting multi-year strategy and leading high-impact, global, or portfolio-level marketing initiatives in a complex organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, align cross-functional organizations, navigate ambiguity, and drive decisions without direct authority.
  • Experience building and scaling creator, partner, influencer, ambassador, or community programs that drive participation, advocacy, retention, and long-term ecosystem health.
  • Experience working within gaming, creator economy, marketplace, platform-based, or community-driven businesses, including two-sided ecosystems.
  • Experience establishing measurement frameworks, leading business reviews, and using quantitative and qualitative insights to guide strategy and investment.
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Mojang Studios

Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game studio based in Stockholm (Sweden) and Redmond (WA) with additional locations in London, Shanghai, and Tokyo as well as a partially remote workforce. We created Minecraft, the sandbox video game turned franchise that now includes two more games, novels, board games, apparel, and much more.We believe in the power of play and our mission is to build a better world through our work. At our studios, you’ll meet passionate and welcoming people with the same goal: to create games and products with a positive impact. Four core values guide everything we do:Fuel Passion.Minecraft encourages players to stay sharp and constantly evolve. We mirror that by bringing together enthusiastic people who are eager to innovate in their fields and giving them the resources to reach their goals. We’re passionate about our industry and strive to empower our employees and future generations of gaming professionals.Create Fun.We aim to create fun, enriching experiences for our players, whether they’re playing our games, learning in Minecraft Education, or discovering a new product. Thanks to our incredibly talented creator community and Minecraft Marketplace, the fun is virtually endless and there’s something for everyone in our blocky universe.Celebrate Creativity. Creativity is at the core of Minecraft, whether you’re making art in Creative mode or finding clever ways to get through the night in Survival mode. Fresh ideas, out-of-the-box thinking, and new perspectives are what allows us to evolve the franchise and keep surprising our players after more than a decade of Minecraft. Craft together. Minecraft welcomes everyone because we believe that we’re better together. Our players’ feedback and the work of our community creators have made Minecraft what it is today. To support collaboration in our studios, we’ve built comfy, connected spaces that allow our local and remote teams to work closely together.

Founded in 2009
Stockholm, Stockholm County, SWE
1.5K employees (353 in marketing)

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