Director Of Programmatic Marketplace Development

Job Description

Activision Blizzard Media ('ABM') is a rapidly growing business that has been created to connect advertisers with our 400MM+ global player base across Activision, Blizzard, and King. We're seeking a Director of Programmatic Marketplace Development to report into the Senior Director of Global Partnerships . This individual will oversee the identification, enablement and scaling of our global presence in curated programmatic supply offerings.

ABM is looking for someone who can be the face of Activision Blizzard with our programmatic partners in the mobile and gaming ad space. The right person is an organized ''people-person,'' who shows both strong communication and business development skills.

Ideal candidates are self-motivated with a proven track record working with 3rd party Demand/Supply platform vendors and interfacing with ad agency trading and operations teams.

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Build deeply integrated partnerships across the programmatic ecosystem
• Generate revenue strategies to scale share of wallet in third party marketplaces, including top DSPs, SSPs, Exchanges and Networks
• Work side-by-side with ABM Agency Leads to evangelize, activate and drive adoption of ABM's ad solution across agency trade desks
• Become a subject matter expert on curated supply and collaborate cross functionally to position and align ABM products with outcomes-based marketing
• Manage business and technical escalations and continually communicate requirements to all stakeholders, internal and external
• Have your finger on pulse of the mobile ad tech landscape

Requirements:
• BA/BS degree, or equivalent practical or industry experience
• 5+ years' experience working within the ad tech, digital advertising & media buying business
• Advanced knowledge of media supply curation and programmatic marketplaces
• Ability to foster relationships and balance business stakeholders, internal and external
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong attention to details, highly organized
• Logical thinker who can keep up with digital concepts and emerging ad formats
• Excited about the evolving programmatic industry

About King

King is the game developer behind the world- famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top- grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King's games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It's what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we're not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!

Discover King at careers.king.com

About Activision Blizzard Media

Activision Blizzard Media is the gateway for brands to the #1 cross-platform gaming company in the western world, with hundreds of millions of players across over 190 countries. Our legendary portfolio includes iconic mobile game franchises such as Candy Crush™, esports opportunities like the Call of Duty® and Overwatch® Leagues, and some of the top PC and console gaming franchises such as World of Warcraft®, Call of Duty®, and StarCraft®.

The idea is simple: great game experiences offer great marketing experiences. We have built a new team to introduce innovative, impactful, and rewarding advertising experiences to our huge audience of highly-engaged players. We are looking for new talents to help take our emergent media offering to the next level.

We need all sorts of heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace, great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply can't expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people.

Ready to play?

Come join Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the US, the standard base pay range for this role is $120,600.00 - $223,110.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the US and is not applicable to locations outside of the US Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9je8z-18-190-159-10-42 in your application.