Bastion – PR Account Manager – Gaming

About the agency:

This agency is the storytelling Battle pass for developers big and small wanting to gear up, get noticed and build momentum in the gaming sphere.

From launching world-first indie games to reigniting excitement for industry favourites, you’ll work with developers on creative campaigns, comms and events to promote the newest and most exciting releases.

Bastion’s client portfolio is packed full of leading and upcoming brands wanting to cut through the noise in the gaming space. From big players like Epic Games, Konami, Riot Games and Square Enix to exciting indie publishers like Private Division and Ustwo Games (and even a whiskey brand!), you’re guaranteed to flex your creative muscles across a range of exciting campaigns and events. There’s always flexibility to accommodate your interests and knowledge!

On a mission to hire more skilled storytellers, Bastion is looking to hire video games enthusiasts with comms XP to supercharge their agency growth and creative output. Experience in video games PR isn’t essential, but a love and knack for games is! This is the ideal agency for someone with comms experience who would love to turn their passion into a career, and work with some of the biggest and most influential names in the gaming industry.

Bastion is a top-notch agency, but don’t just take our word for it. The team won PR Agency of the Year at the MCV/Develop Awards 2022, highlighting Bastion’s excellence in the gaming industry as a stand-out place to work.

Location:

• Hybrid working – 3 days/week in Spitalfields office (Tuesday – Thursday)

A note from Nous on Diversity & Inclusion

“At Bastion we continue to strive and deliver our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. While video gamers have stereotypically been portrayed as a niche in society, we recognise the size and diversity of the video games audience and will continue to build a team that reflects that audience. That is why we have pledge to the #RaiseTheGame diversity pledge led by the trade body for the UK video games industry and supporting initiatives such as SavePoint, a membership created to support under-represented genders working in the video games industry. We know we still have more to do, but we’ve made a commitment to continue on this journey.”

Ravi Vijh, Managing Director at Bastion

Perks & Benefits include:

• Office games set-up for testing new games and enjoying old favourites (they have the newest XBOX, PS5 and a gaming PC in the office) – lunchtime sessions are commonplace!
• Access to Private Healthcare
• Access to one hour life coach session per month
• Headspace subscription
• Training budget per employee per year of £1,000 + lunch and learn sessions with the press & influencers
• Exclusive visits to developer studios to test out new games and get inspired
• Monthly team lunches
• Monthly social night out (some of their recent faves include pottery making, crazy golf, and a dungeons and dragons night)
• Bonus scheme: two bonuses given out each year

About the job:

• This role is for an Account Manager in the video games PR industry with a strong passion for video games and knowledge of the gaming media landscape and industry.
• The role is primarily consumer PR for the games industry, with some work in the developer/B2B space. You’ll be working on creative campaigns ranging from video game launches, to consumer brand partnerships, and more.
• You will use your writing skills to create compelling content, written to a high degree that will spark an interest with journalists.
• Some of the accounts you work across will even involve regular travel, either to different expos internationally, or sometimes even international clients’ offices.
• You’ll get a chance to take charge of accounts and establish yourself in a management role, whilst taking juniors under your wing.

About you:

• You will ideally be at Account Manager level (or ready for promotion from AM level) within a PR agency, or be embedded in the video games industry with strong knowledge of the landscape. The key tenet for this role is a passion for games.
• You’ll ideally have a strong understanding of media relations, the gaming and gaming media landscape, how to build a strong media strategy and an ability to manage juniors to deliver projects on time.
• A good understanding of the evolving media landscape with knowledge of developments in the games industry is essential too.
• You’ll have started to build a grounding in strategic thinking – looking at the how, what and why of how to solve a communications challenge.
• Your experience in client management and client counsel will be put to good use. You’ll know how to lead from the front and manage expectations.
• At this agency, everyone mucks in to get the job done. You’ll be a team player who is happy to roll their sleeves up.

Interested?

For more information, please contact Satchit on +44 7385 561 817 or email bastioncar[email protected]. You can apply by clicking the button below.