Gaming Executive

Gaming Executive – Digital Media

contract type: Permanent

Reports to: Senior Gaming Manager

Location: Premier League, Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Rd, W2 1HQ

Overview

The Premier League’s Digital Media team is seeking a Gaming Executive to assist in the delivery of game operations and development, and to support the Senior Gaming Manager in the development and execution of the Premier League’s gaming strategy.

Based in our London office, you will support the production and publishing of Fantasy Premier League to over 11 million players. You will also help produce a collection of new games as we look to reach and develop a new generation of Premier League fans through gaming.

The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of the gaming industry and will be skilled in project management and research tasks.

Who we are

The Premier League is home to some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its Clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in 900 million homes in 189 countries.

We have a wide variety of responsibilities. These include organising the competition and its Rule Book as well as managing the centralised broadcast and commercial rights. The work we do in conjunction with the Clubs also goes far beyond the 90 minutes. We support and provide a framework for youth development, we protect the organisation’s intellectual property, support the wider game and community programmes, undertake international development work and liaise with governing bodies and other leagues.

The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.

Our hybrid-working model also allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week. Where possible, you will attend the office or site visits in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.

The role

This exciting role within the Digital Media team will see you assisting the Senior Gaming Manager in producing and publishing Fantasy Premier League, developing the Premier League’s gaming strategy and growing the Premier League’s gaming portfolio.

The core responsibilities of the role include:

Games Production

· Assist in production, work to cost and schedule development tasks, check progress of delivery and ensure development ends on time and to quality.

· Build roadmaps, reports and documentation, attend and host meetings and stand-ups.

· Monitor bugs, working to ensure the accurate reporting of issues throughout development.

· Support the Commercial team in the fulfilment of activation rights of commercial partners.

Research

· Support the Senior Gaming Manager in the development of the Premier League’s gaming strategy through market research and benchmarking.

· Produce detailed market research into gaming products within and beyond sports, across multiple platforms (e.g. mobile, PC, console, AR/VR).

· Identify new gaming opportunities complimentary to existing owned and partner games.

Requirements for the role

· Strong knowledge of the gaming industry and games development.

· Demonstrable experience in project management – organised and proactive.

· Experienced in market research – able to produce and present insightful documents to support strategy development.

· Possessing commercial acumen and able to support the development of business cases for new ventures.

· A keen gamer with knowledge of multiple platforms and genres, within and beyond sports (e.g. Roblox, Fortnite).

· Understanding of gaming culture and able to offer a perspective to support the development of authentic gaming experiences to drive Premier League fandom.

· History of playing Fantasy Premier League (desirable).

Skills

· Naturally organised and collaborative, practical and enthusiastic about the details.

· Demonstrates sound production process, problem solving, analysis and curiosity.

· Personable and reliable, with excellent written and verbal communication.

· A strong understanding of Microsoft Excel and the MS Office package in general.

· Exposure to project management software packages such as Azure, Jira, MS Project, etc.

· A passion to learn, refine and execute games production as a craft