Communication Director

Company Description**
CREATOR OF WORLDS**

Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Since opening its doors in 2008, Ubisoft Singapore has become the biggest AAA game development studio in Southeast Asia. The 500-strong studio is home to 35+ different nationalities focused on delivering ambitious gaming experiences to our players. Ubisoft Singapore has been contributing to all the Assassin’s Creed® titles since Assassin’s Creed® II. It innovated within the franchise as the studio behind the naval battle gameplay and water technology in Assassin’s Creed® III, Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag® and most recently in Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla. Its expertise in AAA and live operations, combined with a passion for naval gameplay, pushed the team to lead the development of Skull and Bones revealed at E3 in 2017.

Job Description**
YOUR DAILY ADVENTURE**

Reporting to our Studio Operations Director, you leverage internal and external communication to reinforce our studio as a premier creator of video games in SEA.
**WHAT YOU WILL DO**

Define communication strategy for the Studio, internally and externally:

- In line with Ubisoft and studio strategies, build the long term and annual communication plans.
- Understand our industry stakes to position our studio at an outstanding situation in a highly competitive environment.
- Innovate to increasingly engage our teams and our fans.
- Anticipate and develop internal and external visibility to maximize engagement.
- Ensure the development of a strong employer brand for the studio.
- Analyze and anticipate communication issues/needs and recommend the best strategies.
- Adapt plans regularly to reflect new trends and cope with events.

Execute the strategy:

- Deliver effective communication campaigns.
- Create engagement opportunities with the external community to build our employer brand (e.g. with university students).
- Engage our teams with our studio pillars, values and cultures.
- Provide support for the life of the studio: fun moments, events, etc.
- Drive exciting and fun internal events to support our team’s culture and engagement.
- Coordinate requests for announcements or press releases.
- Propose and follow visibility opportunities: internal social network, internal newsletters, etc.
- Assist speakers in public-facing opportunities: preparation, rehearsal, media training.
- Oversee public and media relations activities, acting as a spokesperson or representative for the organization as needed.
- Sustain relationships with local public authorities.
- Ensure optimal strategic intelligence: media, social media, industry and socio-political environment.
- Act as a strategic advisor to the executive team, other departments and project leadership teams.
- Ensure the proper deployment, optimization and outreach of all our community involvement and social responsibility initiatives.
- Analyze results and adapt accordingly.

Lead the team:

- Guide the team in the definition of the main lines of communication and the development of effective messages.
- Transmit your passion for building engagement to Communications team members.
- Ensure close collaboration work and work transversally with other studio teams.
- Ensure that all team members are in the best position to reach their full potential.
- Ensure the overall talent, financial and material management of the communications department.

Qualifications**
WHAT YOU BRING**
- Passion for creating excitement among teams, players, public.
- Documented experience from leading successful internal and external communication projects, including events.
- Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in the design and execution of communications, community and public relations activities.
- Demonstrated successful experience of writing press releases, making presentations and negotiating with media.
- Passion and ability to manage a team.
- Demonstrate positive leadership and initiative.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge, understanding and passion for videogames industry and/or for the techno-creative industry is a plus.

Additional Information**
WHAT YOU’LL ENJOY**

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