Director, Global Esports

Joining Razer will place you on a global mission to revolutionize the way the world games. Razer is a place to do great work, offering you the opportunity to make an impact globally while working across a global team located across 5 continents. Razer is also a great place to work, providing you the unique, gamer-centric #LifeAtRazer experience that will put you in an accelerated growth, both personally and professionally.

Job Responsibilities:
Razer is one of the world’s leading Esports brands, and our Global Esports team is pivotal in driving competitive gaming at the world stage, through sponsorship management, event organization, product deployment and marketing at a global scale. As the Global Esports Director, you will be instrumental in driving all of Razer’s Esports efforts around the world, while leading a passionate, high-performing team. Through close partnerships with our professional teams, Team Razer, and other partners and Esports organizations, we support and organize some of the largest and most inclusive programs around the world. This also includes the use of our Razer products by athletes, that enables them to perform at their peak in esports tournaments, and most importantly drive engagement and inspiration to our users and all esports audiences, gamers, and communities through our marketing activities.

Esports is not just the arena of great gaming competition, but a strong and passionate community of athletes, gamers and audiences across gender, age and race coming together to enjoy what they love in gaming. Razer’s Global Esports team is a catalyst in engaging with this community, building the love for gaming, and being an integral part of this lifestyle. For Gamers, By Gamers.
- Reporting to the Head of Global Marketing, lead a diverse, high-performing team of global and regional esports marketers. Guide and coach them as a mentor in the industry and help them achieve global and regional esports and marketing goals.
- Strategize and oversee esports professional team sponsorships (Team Razer) as well as individual sponsorships of key athletes, and partner closely with them to activate key moments, products, and initiatives
- Conceptualize and execute global and regional esport tournament initiatives, with relevant partners and key stakeholders
- As part of overall global marketing efforts, constantly evaluate the sponsorships and be accountable for key performance indicators, such as impressions, engagement, viewership, and relevant sales targets
- Regularly review data analysis on esports marketing metrics in the region. Keep up to date with market trends and initiatives to ensure our esports initiatives and marketing campaigns are relevant and competitive
- Accountable on all esports marketing budget planning and spend, ensuring maximum return on investment and impact to the relevant business units
- Be the face of Razer Global Esports, participate in panels, conduct interviews, attend conferences, and be a thought leader in the esports industry and ecosystem
- Build and sustain relationships with key stakeholders in the esports ecosystem to drive Razer leadership and values globally

Pre-Requisites:

- You are a meticulous and structured marketer, with minimum 10 years of global or at least regional consumer tech marketing experience, understand the consumer journey through marketing touch points, and have a strong acumen through data-driven marketing.
- Healthy curiosity about the gaming ecosystem, with an unstoppable passion about the gaming industry. Being a gamer is a must.
- A clear understanding of the pro-gaming esports ecosystem, key players, driving factors, gaps, and opportunities. Prior experience in the Esports industry is a huge plus.
- Good communication skills, verbal and written in English is required. Proven ability in public communications across public relations, social media, and events
- Able to work in highly complex situations and matrix organizations to drive effective results
- Ability to manage budgets
- Strong project and people management skills
- Embrace and take advantage in high performance working environment, empowering your team with creativity and ownership to drive results
- Willingness and excitement to network and travel, to meet the esports community and stakeholders around the world of gaming and build relationships with athletes and partners

Are you game?