Vice President, Global PR & Communications

Rockville, MD (Unknown)

$250K/yr – $375K/yrSenior Level15+ years exp

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Bethesda’s global PR and communications strategy for the brand, games, and leaders, turning strategy into durable, worldwide execution.

  • Own global PR strategy and brand reputation across Bethesda and senior leadership
  • Must-have: 15+ years in global PR with leadership in a matrixed organization
  • Standout: Experience building a scalable, cross-functional PR organization with agency partnerships

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Set and lead global narrative, PR, and communications strategy for the Bethesda brand, portfolio of games, and senior leaders
  • Translate company and leadership strategy into durable communications frameworks executed globally
  • Lead internal communications in partnership with executive leadership and internal comms partners
  • Own brand reputation management, including crisis, labor, and proactive reputation communications
  • Serve as a trusted communications advisor to executives for media moments and high-visibility events
  • Partner cross-functionally with Publishing, Development, Marketing, and Xbox stakeholders
  • Build, lead, and scale a global PR organization focused on impact, clarity, and accountability
  • Oversee AAA communications campaigns across multiple titles and global markets
  • Direct PR planning aligned with Marketing, Community, Events, and Xbox strategies
  • Lead annual planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and agency partnerships
  • Own external relationships with agencies, media, creators, and analysts
  • Measure campaign effectiveness and continuously optimize strategy and execution

Requirements

  • 15+ years of progressive experience in public relations and communications, including senior leadership roles within a global, matrixed organization
  • 7+ years leading and developing global PR teams with direct people management responsibility
  • Proven success leading large scale, global communications strategies across multiple brands or products, with direct experience advising senior executives
  • Trade show and product demonstration leadership in partnership with Global Marketing, including narrative, demos, and staffing
  • Demonstrated ownership of global, multi-brand or multi-product communications strategies, including executive counsel and reputation management
  • In depth expertise leading large-scale communications campaigns, including agency oversight and budget responsibility

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field
  • Experience in the video game, entertainment, media, or technology industries
  • Established global media relationships across mainstream and digital platforms
  • Exec level writing skills and the ability to articulate concepts, messages and strategies
  • Familiarity with Bethesda franchises and player communities

Benefits

  • U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.
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Bethesda Game Studios is the award-winning development team known around the world for their groundbreaking work on The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series. Creators of the 2006 ‘Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the 2008 ‘Game of the Year’, Fallout 3, the 2011 ‘Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the 2015 ‘Game of the Year’, the record-breaking Fallout 4, the winner of more than 200 'Best Of' awards including the 2016 BAFTA and 2016 D.I.C.E. Game of the Year, Fallout Shelter, the award-winning mobile game with more than 180 million users, and most recently the highly-anticipated Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls: Blades.Bethesda Game Studios has earned its reputation as one of the industry’s most respected and accomplished game development studios.

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