Bandai Namco Europe (BNEU) is a leading global publisher and developer of entertainment content for platforms including all major video game consoles and PC.

BNEU is the western content hub of Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.(BNEI), and is building its reputation with franchises such as LITTLE NIGHTMARES™, THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY, and the upcoming UNKNOWN 9™ Awakening - developed by the recently acquired Reflector Entertainment based in Montreal, QC.

Part of the Japanese Bandai Namco group, an entertainment industry leader with a presence in video games, toys and amusement parks, Bandai Namco Europe has 15 international offices with operations in 50 countries around the world.

Our company motto is ‘Fun for all into the future’! Find out why you should join the Bandai Namco Europe family in Lyon, France by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnkNb70G3o

Within our EMEA headquarters, you will join the Marketing department in charge of all titles that belong to Naruto, Jujutsu Kaisen, Sword Art Online, and many other fighting games and also new IPs. You will work under the supervision of our EMEA Senior Product Managers. Your main task will be to coordinate several specialized teams such as the Social Media Team, PR Team, Web and CRM to create meaningful marketing communications and coordinate their deployment across our online channels. In addition, you will have the task to communicate daily with other headquarters located in Japan and US, working with our internal creative teams to shape the assets needed to fulfill the communications objectives.

You will intervene on the following missions:

• Provide your input to shape the marketing strategies of our games as part of their pre-launch and post-launch phases, in alignment with other macro regions: Japan, Asia and the US
• Realize and coordinate the execution of the EMEA Go To Market Plans with the creation of strong marketing assets, under the supervision of the Senior Product Managers
• Coordinate several departments (Press Relations, Digital, Community Management, Customer Relationship Management, etc.) to ensure the ideal and timely and effective deployment of every asset built in service of the communications objective of the campaigns you will follow
• Contribute to support our local European offices in the organization of local marketing actions through the building of relevant and engaging assets and activations
• Follow and analyze the performance of our games in terms of sales and various other KPIs
• Analyze the landscape of competitor products in order to extract best practises and apply them in the context of the games that your team is assigned to
  

• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree majoring in Marketing / Product Management
• Proficiency in the Office package (Power Point, Word, Excel)
• Excellent communication skills along with fluency in English
• Knowledge about the latest trends in the gaming industry
• Interest in anime / manga
• Humility and desire to learn
• Ability to organize in the management of different files and the treatment of priorities
• Meeting the deadlines for the various projects
• Ability to work in a team in an international, young and dynamic environment
  

Sounds exciting?

Please send us your CV and cover letter in English. Applications submitted in any other language will not be considered.

Additional information

Job location: 15, rue Felix Mangini, 69009 LYON – FRANCE / This position is not eligible to full remote

Start date: August 2024

Duration: 5-6 months

Contract: internship (no work-study program)

Remuneration: dependent on degree level (from 900€ up to 1,100€ per month)

Benefits: flexible working hours, 2 teleworking days per week, lunch vouchers, reimbursement of public transportation costs, work council advantages (gift vouchers, discount on services...), modern offices with various facilities (gym room, gaming room, nap room, car/bike/scooter parking, cafeteria and coffee corners...)