Investment & Business Development Coordinator
square enix • London
Job Summary
Motivated and detail-oriented Investment & Business Development Coordinator supporting partnership management, brand alignment, and community-focused publishing activities within the gaming industry. This role acts as a central coordination point between external developers, internal stakeholders, and player communities to help maximize the long-term value of investment and publishing relationships. The position requires wearing multiple hats across investment, publishing, marketing, and community functions, with a focus on execution, alignment, and relationship building rather than development delivery or strategic ownership.
Requirements
Key Deliverables
Partnership & Relationship Coordination
- Support and strengthen relationships with external developers and investment studios, acting as a reliable day-to-day coordination point.
- Assist partners in understanding and executing brand, marketing, and community expectations.
- Help maintain clear communication, trust, and alignment across ongoing partnerships.
Brand, Marketing & Asset Coordination
- Coordinate the delivery of marketing and promotional assets (key art, trailers, screenshots, copy, store materials) from third-party developers.
- Support internal brand and marketing teams by ensuring assets meet quality standards, are on brand, and delivered on time.
- Facilitate feedback loops, revisions, and approvals between internal teams and external partners.
- Support go-to-market planning by tracking timelines, deliverables, and readiness.
Community & Player Engagement Support
- Support collaboration between internal community teams and external developers to help grow and sustain healthy player communities.
- Assist with coordination of community initiatives such as announcements, developer updates, events, and post-launch engagement activities.
- Participate in gameplay reviews, playtests, and feedback sessions to assess audience appeal and community response.
Cross-Functional & Internal Coordination
- Act as a central point of coordination across Publishing, Brand, Marketing, Sales, Community & Support, PR, Legal, Finance, and QA teams.
- Support alignment across multiple parallel workstreams, adapting to shifting priorities as needed.
- Maintain shared trackers, schedules, and documentation to ensure visibility and smooth information flow.
Scouting & Department Support
- Support scouting activities by reviewing potential investment and publishing candidates from a market, brand, and audience-fit perspective.
- Assist in preparing internal reports, presentations, and documentation for stakeholders.
- Support basic operational and administrative tasks related to publishing and investment activities, including documentation and budget tracking.
- Contribute to post-launch reviews, marketing retrospectives, and learnings documentation.
This role supports execution and alignment across teams and partners. It does not own development delivery, marketing strategy, or commercial decision-making.
Qualifications and Skills
Essential
- Experience supporting publishing, marketing, business development, or partner-facing activities within the video game industry.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High attention to detail, particularly when reviewing creative assets and messaging.
- Comfortable working across teams and acting as a coordination hub.
- Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable mindset.
- Passion for games and player communities.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience.
- Familiarity with publishing workflows, go-to-market processes, or external development.
- Interest in brand building, marketing execution, and community engagement.
- Basic understanding of investment or deal processes (desirable, not required).
- Experience using project tracking and collaboration tools.
- Tools: Jira, Confluence, Trello, Slack, MS Office, Google Workspace
Purpose & Values
- Purpose: Creating New Worlds with Boundless Imagination to Enhance People’s Lives.
- Values:
- Deliver Unforgettable Experiences
- Embrace Challenges
- Act Swiftly
- Stronger Together
- Continuously Evolve
- Cultivate Integrity
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