Sr Director Business Development & Licensing
About The Position
Skydance Games, a division of Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, is creating the future of interactive entertainment across platforms and genres. Our teams are expanding beloved franchises with Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, pushing the limits of immersion, and shaping how weâll deliver best-in-class games for years to come. We build our games through creativity, collaboration, and trust, empowering teams to take ownership, openly share ideas, and push the boundaries of whatâs possible. Every project is built with these core values, turning bold visions into experiences that resonate with fans around the world. Do you want to craft games that challenge expectations and inspire players? Come build something extraordinary with us. For information on Skydanceâs privacy practices, see the Skydance U.S. Personnel Privacy Notice located at https://skydance.com/privacy-personnel/. --- Reporting to the SVP of Business Development, the Senior Director will be responsible for driving and managing business development, licensing and partnerships for Paramount. The Senior Director is a strategic and results-oriented leader who will partner internally and help identify growth opportunities. They will be an excellent partner and develop long and prosperous relationships, elevating Paramount Games via consistent delivery of high quality, bold and fun games across original IP and the Paramount IP portfolio.
Requirements
- 8 - 10 yrs working in licensing and business development in the video games industry at a video game studio, publisher or platform
- Bachelorâs degree, MBA or JD strongly preferred
- Ability to travel (25%)
- Demonstrated success in identifying and closing large scale licensing deals
- Enthusiasm and deep understanding of traditional business models and learning those flowing from emerging media
- Must be highly organized, detail oriented and poised and able to resolve issues and communicate effectively
- Strong negotiation skills, with experience in developing multi-year deals with multiple stakeholders
- Self-starter that demonstrates good judgment, takes initiative and gains consensus
- Strong relationship and project management skills
- Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results
Responsibilities
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities, and negotiate and structure licensing deals
- Leverage your deep expertise in the gaming industry to identify emerging gaming trends and evaluate business opportunities
- Cultivate and nurture strong business relationships with game developers, platforms and partners and maintain a deep understanding of upcoming projects and initiatives
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand, Marketing, Communications, Creative, Production, Legal and Finance to support greenlight recommendations and approvals
- Stay closely connected to cultural trends, emerging formats and shifts in the entertainment landscape to inform future content opportunities
- Drive value through licensing, business development and strategic partnerships and approach relationships with a customer service mentality
- Create and communicate presentations and materials related to deals and key strategic initiatives
- Pitch and secure new IP rights for licensing commercialization
- Source and negotiate third party development partnerships for both internal and external development teams
- Source and negotiate new game content and manage existing game developer relationships
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
