Strategic Account Manager, Chess.com
Business Development
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Online chess platform
Job no longer available
Online chess platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help people enjoy their lives through the game of chess.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of partnership / key account management experience, ideally from gaming and/or other sports industry
- Strong discipline and ability to manage multiple project timelines and responsibilities for multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Strong collaboration and communication skills working in a fully distributed team
- Sense of ownership and responsibility
- Strong relationship-building instincts
- People and purpose centric approach to doing business
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Strong collaboration skills
- Familiar with Chess.com platform and community: not necessary, but a plus if you are!
- Interest in and love of chess not required, but a plus
- Must be based in the U.S. or Canada
What the job involves
- Build strong relationships with Partners to understanding their unique needs and goals
- Collaborate closely with Partners to gather insights, align marketing strategies with their brand guidelines, and provide regular updates on campaign performance
- Develop integrated marketing strategies tailored to the Partner's objectives, target audience, and budget
- Identify appropriate marketing channels, define key messages, and outline timelines/goals
- Oversee the implementation of marketing campaigns, coordinate with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless execution
- Managing communication and planning leading up to events/activations for internal teams. ie) Creative, media planners, content creators, digital marketers, engineering, product, design, etc..
- Work with partners to refine their brand positioning and messaging, ensuring alignment with Chess.com's brand and long-term mutual success
- Determine the most effective channels, features, and products for a campaign to achieve specific KPI's for partners and Chess.com ie) advertising, digital marketing, social media, content marketing, events, public relations, and other relevant platforms
- Measure and analyze the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, using various metrics and analytics tools
- Provide regular reports to Partners, highlighting key performance indicators, campaign results, and recommendations for future improvements
- Hold weekly/quarterly calls with Partners to communicate updates, changes, metrics, and results
- Manage the marketing budget allocated by the partner, ensuring efficient resource allocation across different marketing activities. ie) Product development, internal team time/resources, social campaigns, events, creator/influencer coordination, etc..
Our take
Chess is a timeless game of logic that has been around for nearly 1,500 years, and public interest in the game has become increasingly competitive. The game is now well grounded as a discipline that can be studied, enjoyed with friends, or pushed to its limits - a challenge that depends on access to the right chess resources.
Chess.com provides an online chess platform, hosting casual and competitive games for players, as well as strategic puzzles, videos and other educational content. The website also serves as a hub for all chess-related news and social media and has ultimately driven the growing success of online chess as an eSport.
Whilst online chess is never going to replace the age-old tradition of competing at a physical chess board, Chess.com has set the standard for online chess. Through its optimized online chess platform and educational content, the company aims to democratize the logic behind chess and make it more fun and accessible than ever to play.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Hillcrest, Orem, UT
Leadership
Erik Allebest
(Founder & CEO)CEO and Founder of Chess.com since 2006. Guest Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Has been a Seed Investor for SEOcrawl since 2021 and Investor for Landover since 2022.
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