Partnership Manager - Gaming

Job description / Role

Expanding our content distribution network and enhancing our game portfolio through strategic partnerships. This position requires a blend of creativity, strong negotiation skills, and a deep understanding of the gaming landscape.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

- Identify, negotiate, and manage content partnerships with external publishers, influencers, platforms, and other gaming content creators to expand our game reach and enhance our content offerings.
- Develop and execute partnership strategies that align with our business goals, including content licensing, co-marketing campaigns, syndication agreements, and integration opportunities.
- Collaborate closely with internal game publishing and LiveOps teams, marketing team, and other stakeholders to create compelling content partnerships that drive player engagement and brand visibility.
- Negotiate partnership terms, contracts, and agreements while ensuring alignment with our company's strategic objectives and legal requirements.
- Monitor and analyze partnership performance metrics to assess effectiveness, optimize strategies, and drive continuous improvement in content distribution and player acquisition.Stay abreast of industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging gaming platforms to identify new partnership opportunities and maintain a competitive edge.
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key partners and stakeholders, fostering collaboration and mutual success.
- Provide regular reporting and insights on partnership activities and performance to senior management.
- Prepare regular reports and presentations on partnership activities, performance metrics, and revenue forecasts for senior management.

- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, digital technologies or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
- Proven work experience of not less than 8 years in content partnerships, business development, or related roles within the gaming or entertainment industry.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience in contract management and partnership agreements.
- Demonstrated success in developing and executing strategic partnership initiatives that drive business growth and enhance brand visibility.
- Deep understanding of gaming content trends, digital media platforms, and player engagement metrics.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in data-driven decision-making.
- Creative thinker with a passion for gaming and digital media trends.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Unfortunately, due to the high number of responses we receive we are unable to provide feedback to all applicants. If you have not been contacted within 5-7 days, please assume that at this stage your application has been unsuccessful.

About the Company

MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.

Today, MBC GROUP includes over 17 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA (a joint pay-TV channel between MBC and OSN); MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on “Dish Network” in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); all of them benefit from MBC STUDIOS which produces the region’s most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms. MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music).

Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.