Sr Partner Marketing Specialist

Redmond, WA (Hybrid)

$108K/yr – $174K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 20 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive strategic consumer marketing partnerships across Nintendo, leading cross-functional collaboration and ROI-driven programs.

  • Lead and oversee end-to-end partnership initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Develop business cases and actionable plans for leadership approval.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute consumer facing marketing programs and strategic partnerships programs across multiple business functions, driving collaboration, communication, and alignment among cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain partner relationships to drive brand value, alignment, and marketing execution in line with Nintendo standards through creative and logistical problem solving.
  • Evaluate partnership opportunities and develop recommendations that support marketing and business strategies.
  • Lead partner outreach, relationship development, and partnership discussions to identify and advance strategic opportunities.
  • Manage partnership pipelines, prioritize initiatives, and oversee execution from concept through post program analysis.
  • Develop and present to senior management business cases, project plans, and recommendations for leadership approval, considering brand impact and ROI.
  • Develops partnership concepts and opportunities aligned with business and intellectual property strategies, and oversees creative asset development and approvals with internal teams and partners as assigned.
  • Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to drive activation and brand awareness on Nintendo channels where appropriate.
  • Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, facilitate meetings, and provide project updates to ensure alignment and follow through.
  • Strong understanding of marketing best practices and consumer trends for major IP

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years experience in agency or corporate marketing, business development or related/transferable consumer marketing experience.
  • Proven record of leading and resolving complex business negotiations with positive results.
  • Proven record of coordinating efforts for successful fully-integrated national brand partnerships and consumer promotions (or similar brand marketing experience) with significant market/consumer impact.
  • Effective communication skills: ability to ask probing questions, listening to learn and reading/adjusting communication approach based on the audience and situation.
  • Critical thinker able to identify action items and interdependencies, with a strong creative mindset.
  • Proven ability to understand promotional strategies and tactics to ensure feasibility of core ideas.
  • Ability to manage details, competing priorities and work both independently as well as in cross-functional team dynamic.
  • Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job family and basic knowledge of related job families.
  • Requires in-depth knowledge in own job family and basic knowledge of related job families.
  • Undergraduate degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred

  • Experience working in entertainment marketing (movies, music, theme parks or similar areas) preferred

Benefits

  • This position includes a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.
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Nintendo's mission is to put smiles on the faces of everyone we touch. We do so by creating new surprises for people across the world to enjoy together. We've forged our own path since 1889, when we began making hanafuda playing cards in Kyoto, Japan. Today, we’re fortunate to be able to share our characters, ideas and worlds through the medium of video games and the entertainment industry.Nintendo of America, established in 1980 and based in Redmond, Washington, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd. We are committed to delivering best-in-class products and services to our customers and to investing in the well-being of our employees as part of the global Nintendo family.For more information about Nintendo please visit www.nintendo.com.

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