Sr. Paid Media Planner

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Sr Paid Media Planner

CA remote

Role Summary:

The Sr. Paid Media Planner will be responsible for strategic planning and media activation for PlayStation’s line of live-service and mobile game titles.  This individual will work closely with Director of Growth Media and other game team stakeholders to ensure media strategy & planning alignment as well as own the deployment of paid media campaigns through our media agencies.

We’re looking for a candidate with a proven track record in planning and executing impactful paid media campaigns, particularly with live-service and mobile games.  The ideal candidate will also need to be highly analytical & strategic, being able to interpret campaign results and offer campaign optimization insights to impact ROAS. 

What you will be doing:

• Collaborate with our media agencies to manage campaign planning, strategize media executions, and optimize campaigns to drive profitability & success.
• Lead development of plans for live-service and mobile paid media campaigns, managing budgets of various sizes, upwards of 8-figure budgets.   
• Own the performance of all UA campaigns across SANs (Meta, Google, ASA), video & display networks, and programmatic partners/DSPs, with emphasis in optimizing campaigns based on ROAS targets.
• Partner with key stakeholders & executive teams to align media strategies as well as report on campaign outcomes post activations.
• Build reporting & analysis, working with cross-functional analytics team, to report on campaign performance and inform our media mix, geo, and budgeting strategies.  
• Own all operational workstreams for paid media, including partner/vendor contracts, invoicing, spend management, and all data/performance reporting.

What we are looking for:

• Interest and passion in growing into a people management role.  
• 5+ years of paid media experience for live-service and mobile games, particularly in campaign management with all key digital platforms (Google, Meta, paid social, programmatic). 
• Experience building performance marketing plans and optimizing campaign executions.
• Highly analytical and ability to interpret & translate campaign results into action.
• Ability to build & manage ad campaigns across various biddable platforms. 
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional and cross-organizational teams.
• Naturally inquisitive and able to identify challenges (and offer solutions) that others may have overlooked.
• Understanding and passion for live-service and mobile games a huge plus. 

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

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