Business Development Manager, Keywords Studios
Video Game Art Services
Offers performance bonus based on personal and company performance objectives
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Technical & creative services provider
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Technical & creative services provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Offers performance bonus based on personal and company performance objectives
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To use the passion for games, technology, and media to create a global services platform for video games.
Role
Who you are
- Proven track record in sales, particularly within the video game or related creative industries
- Experience in business development and client relationship management
- Bonus points if you have experience building collateral like proposals and solutions documents
- Driven and open to creative approaches to business development
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Understanding of entertainment art production processes and services
- Familiarity with the competitive landscape and market trends in the video game and adjacent industries
What the job involves
- To support the ongoing growth of our Art Services studios, we are currently looking to add the new position of Business Development Manager - Video Game Art Services to our Create division leadership team
- In this role you will be responsible for driving new business opportunities and revenue within the Create Division
- This role focuses on identifying and securing new clients in both the video game sector and adjacent markets
- To succeed in this role you will be proactive and results-driven, with the ability to develop strategies for new business types, and collaborate with the service line leadership and business development team to devise approaches and models that complement our core business
- We’re looking for energetic individuals who are excited to make their mark on an exciting new chapter for the Art service line
- Identify and pursue new client opportunities within the video game art services sector and adjacent markets
- Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of potential clients and projects
- Secure new business deals to meet clear revenue targets
- Build and nurture long-term relationships with clients to ensure ongoing and repeat business
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure client needs and expectations are met
- Develop strategies to pursue new types of business and market opportunities
- Work with the service line to devise new business approaches and models that complement our core business
- Conduct market research to identify trends, competitive landscape, and potential new business opportunities
- Provide insights and recommendations to the Service Line Director for strategic planning
- Monitor and report on sales performance against targets
- Adjust strategies and tactics as necessary to achieve goals
Our take
Keywords Studios is an international technical service provider to the global video games industry and beyond. The company works as an external development partner for its users, enabling leading content creators and publishers to leverage Keywords' expertise and capacity across the lifecycle of interactive content. In so doing the company enables its clients who are operating in complex and fast-moving environments to remain lean and agile, and to focus on creating and monetising the most engaging experiences.
The company has over 70 studios in 26 countries across the globe. Providing integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization, and player support services in more than 50 languages and 16 game platforms.
With a strong market position, Keywords provides services to nearly all of the prominent gaming companies, including T2, EA, Ubisoft, and Square Enix. Keywords had also been on an acquisition spree, with its total acquisition count sitting at 60 before it was acquired by private equity firm EQT in 2024.
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Company benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- WFH Opportunities
- Flexible working hours
- Bonus Schemes
- And More (Varies by Location)
Company values
- We are passionate
- We thrive on diversity
- We are resourceful
- We celebrate uniqueness
- We value team-work
Company HQ
Carmanhall And Leopardstown, Dublin, Ireland
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Leadership
Bertrand Bodson
(CEO, not founder)Current Non-Executive Director at Tesco and Wolters Kluwer. Co-Founder & former CEO of Bragster.com (Acquired by Guinness World Records). Previous Chief Digital & CMO at Sainsbury's, and Non-Executive Director of Electrocomponents.
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