Director of Marketing - Monster Hunter Now

Scopely Explore (formerly known as Niantic) is looking for a Marketing Director to lead the go-to-market strategy and execution of marketing communication for Monster Hunter Now. The ideal candidate possesses a genuine passion for the product, and can handle multiple responsibilities.

In this role, you will lead a team of skilled, savvy, and hardworking marketers to build impactful consumer touchpoints across user acquisition, social media, community engagement, and IRL events. You will also work with executives, cross-functional teammates, and external business partners. Most importantly, you’ll have a lot of fun while contributing to Scopely Explore's mission of inspiring people to explore the world together.

As this is a global product, you will need to collaborate with teammates from around the world to ensure consistency and accuracy across all regions for any marketing initiative.

What you will do

• Lead the Monster Hunter Now marketing team by demonstrating in-depth knowledge of mobile game/app marketing tactics, user acquisition, engagement and retention, as well as effective general marketing practices.
• Together with the team, solidify product positioning, author key messaging, and help develop marketing campaigns.
• Define and successfully implement go-to-market, engagement & retention strategies in close coordination with fellow marketing colleagues and cross-functional partners such as Product Management, Business Development, Operations, Communications, and Legal.
• Own and manage the marketing budget for Monster Hunter Now. Conduct return on investment analyses on all campaigns and apply takeaways to future programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members and external partners to cultivate strong working relationships with project team members, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings.
• Evaluate and evolve existing workflows, proactively identifying opportunities to build AI-driven solutions and automation to improve productivity, eliminate repetitive tasks, reduce errors and increase overall quality of work.
• Actively get involved in initiatives to promote AI solutions and be at the forefront of thought leadership for AI-driven solutions.
• Nurture relationships with key executives in Japan and US, and drive global alignment on major marketing initiatives.
• Guide the team in a multi-cultural environment.
• Required in-office attendance 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

What you will need

• 14+ years of relevant marketing experience in areas including: product positioning strategies that factor in market dynamics and user insights, paid media campaign strategy and management including creative development, agency selection, media planning & buying, campaign tracking, and optimization, social media marketing.
• Experience working on a highly cross-functional with the ability to coordinate dynamic projects with internal and external partners.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English and Japanese, with experience in developing and delivering executive-level presentations.
• Deep understanding and passion for Scopely Explore’s mission and values.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment. Handle stress appropriately. Solve practical problems and adapt to dynamic situations with little notice.