Manager, Global Brand Marketing

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$104K/yr – $140K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own global marketing strategy execution for the Gearbox franchise, leading audience definition, product positioning, messaging, and content strategy, while driving end-to-end campaigns and coordinating with regional teams.

  • Lead cross-functional go-to-market planning and creative alignment
  • Drive end-to-end campaign execution with PR, social, influencers, and paid media
  • Align brand vision with regional markets and track performance to optimize future efforts

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the development and presentation of the global marketing strategy for the Gearbox Software franchise group, including audience definition, product positioning, messaging, and content strategy.
  • Assist in building global go-to-market plans, coordinating with cross-functional teams to align creative direction and campaign cadence with studio milestones and publishing priorities.
  • Collaborate with game development leads to ensure marketing reflects the franchise’s creative vision while supporting commercial objectives.
  • Contribute to annual business planning and campaign retrospectives, helping identify opportunities for growth and creative innovation.
  • Drive end-to-end campaign execution, collaborating with PR, Social, Community, Influencer, Paid Media, Partnerships, Web, and other teams to deliver fully integrated global campaigns.
  • Partner with regional marketing leads to ensure alignment with brand strategy and creative vision while adapting campaigns for cultural and market relevance.
  • Manage campaign timelines, creative briefs, approvals, and agency coordination to ensure assets are delivered on time, on brand, and within budget.
  • Leverage audience research, market insights, and player telemetry to inform campaign strategy and creative execution.
  • Establish KPIs and performance benchmarks, analyze campaign results, develop campaign reports, and apply learnings to optimize future marketing efforts.
  • Manage budget trackers, PO processing, and expense tracking, ensuring accuracy, timely reporting, and effective resource allocation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of marketing or product management experience in gaming or entertainment.
  • Obsessed with understanding and serving the player.
  • Highly organized, with the ability to manage a busy campaign schedule while helping structure and align key partners.
  • Proven experience contributing to the planning and execution of creative marketing programs for major entertainment or gaming brands.
  • A true team player who loves collaborating to generate creative ideas and solutions.
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where teams must act, adapt, and learn quickly.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build strong relationships across departments and geographies.
  • A proactive project owner, critical thinker, and problem solver who champions clear goals and drives the team to deliver cohesive, timely results.

Preferred

  • For this role, a strong interest in history and aptitude for evaluating historical authenticity would be welcome.

Benefits

  • Details of participation in compensation and benefit plans (if applicable) will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
  • The total compensation package may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
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Salaries

Posted range

$104K/yr – $140K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($122K) is 19% above the median base salary for Brand Marketing Manager roles in the United States ($103K).

Brand Marketing Manager median pay in the United States

$105K/yr

Most pay falls between $90K and $121K. Based on 86 salaries.

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Manager, Global Brand Marketing

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