Paid Media Planner

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity. Paid Media Planner CA - remote Role Summary: The Paid Media Planner will be responsible for tactical planning and activation execution for PlayStation’s line of live-service and mobile game titles. This individual will work closely with the Growth Media, Live Service team and other game team stakeholders to ensure media planning & activation alignment as well as manage the deployment of paid media campaigns through our media agencies. We’re looking for a candidate with a proven track record in running & optimizing paid media campaign, particularly for live-service and mobile games. The ideal candidate will also need to be highly analytical & extremely organized, being able to interpret campaign results and act quickly on optimization insights in impact ROAS. What you will be doing: Collaborate with our media agencies to plan & execute on media activations and optimize campaigns to drive profitability & success. Support development of plans for live-service & mobile paid media campaigns and execute on paid media budgets of various sizes. Work with Paid Media Planner and partner with agencies to align on campaign strategy & planning to ensure successful launch & management of live-service media campaigns. Support in building reporting & analysis, working with cross-functional analytics team, to report on campaign performance and inform our media mix, geo, and budgeting strategies. Directly manage relationships with our platform partners (PSN & Xbox) to plan, execute, and report on console campaigns. Work cross-functionally with various marketing & media teams across SIE for campaign planning & execution. Collaborate with media agency to analyze campaign performance and optimize campaigns. What we are looking for: 3+ 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below. $117,900 — $176,900 USD Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. Equal Opportunity Statement: Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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