Content Marketing Director

PLEASE NOTE: This role is a Hybrid opportunity (remote and office attendance) position with the ideal candidate residing in London, UK.

Are you as equally creative as you are strategic? Do you think about content as a way to build relationships with your audience? Do you analyze every piece of content that’s shared by a team, publisher, brand in the gaming space? Then you’re the type of thinker we want to hear from.

Our Digital Platform Marketing team needs your passion for strategy, your one-team spirit, and your planning skills. We are looking to hire a Content Marketing Director to join us in shaping the future of gaming.

We’re looking for an exceptional content marketing leader who will be responsible for bringing to life the verbal and visual identity of FACEIT through content. You’ll have a passion for storytelling and creating content that builds trust and relationships with a community and also see the opportunity content has to support business growth and conversion.

At EFG (ESL FACEIT GROUP) we create worlds beyond gameplay, where players and fans become a community. We pride ourselves in having a corporate social responsibility which is that “IT’S NOT GG, UNTIL IT’S GG FOR ALL”. Our passion, craft, and DNA are aligned to create and shape the world of esports, gaming tournaments, leagues, events, and holistic ecosystems through our millions of players, fans, and heroes, as well as through our people, and culture. This is one of many reasons why EFG is a magical workplace, where anything is possible, and where you will thrive and experience a game-changing career.

As a Content Marketing Director, you will be responsible for managing creative teams and thrive when facilitating a creative environment. You will be the driving force right at the heart of the gaming community and understand the content trends and nuances that make this community a forward thinking one.

What you’ll do:

• Be responsible for the ideation, planning, creation and distribution of all FACEIT video and still content
• Create an unbeatable year round content calendar that engages the community on a consistent basis
• Acknowledge and adapt to the different purposes of content creation including product, brand and commercial marketing
• Be the expert voice when it comes to packaging content for distribution
• Thoroughly understand and be a guardian of the FACEIT brand identity
• Set up clear measurement reports to understand the success of each content piece
• Be flexible and lead on working with internal, freelance and agency resource
• Effectively work across key internal teams to ensure collaboration is smooth and deadlines are met
• Maintain knowledge of audience needs, expectations and interests to provide relevant content for engagement
• Communicate updates and reports efficiently for internal stakeholders

Hypothetical breakdown of the role and responsibilities:

• 30% Planning and coordinating content marketing calendar in line with business objectives
• 20% Brainstorming ideas for content
• 20% Team / agency management
• 10% Coordinating video shoots onsite
• 10% Reporting to internal stakeholders
• 10% Market research

Application information:

Do you feel ready for the challenge of working at @EFG? Join us for a game-changing career where we will be shaping the journey of esports together with diversity and inclusion. We encourage you to apply by filling in our application form including your earliest starting date and your desired salary.

Please apply by adding the requested documents CV or your cover letter in English language and preferably in PDF format.

Our Recruitment Process – What to expect?

Our recruitment team is committed to carefully reviewing and evaluating your application for this role. We will look at your past studies, work experience, overall passions, as well as your personal relationship with games, to help us gauge the connection between these points and the criteria set forth by our hiring manager for this role.

You can expect to be invited for an interview if your experience matches and/or an email notification containing feedback if you didn’t qualify for this round. Either way, you will hear from us!

About us @EFG:

EFG is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Each of our brands play a significant role in creating worlds beyond gameplay.

They build, connect and nurture beyond game ecosystems to unlock more fun, fame, and fortune for gamers across the globe.

• At ESL we create worlds where everybody can be somebody
• At FACEIT we create a world where the community has the power to shape video games
• At DreamHack we create a world where the gaming community comes to life
• At DreamHack Sports Games we create a world where traditional sports meets esports