Gaming Marketing manager

Gaming Marketing manager Description

• Today HP is a $50+ billion fortune 500 company with 55,000 employees worldwide across 190 countries. HP is about innovation, it’s who we are and what we have been doing since 1939, we keep reinventing ourselves. Together we challenge convention, pushing each other to surprise the world. We are hiring an experienced Gaming Marketing manager to own and drive the Gaming Marketing business in DACH in a fast-paced, multi-channel and highly cross-functional environment. This role requires a marketer who understands gaming as a culture, not just a category, and can translate this into impactful, culturally relevant, and commercially successful marketing. This is not a coordination role; it requires a hands-on marketing leader who takes full ownership from strategy definition to execution and performance delivery. Key Responsibilities: 1. Strategy & Business Ownership
• Define and execute the local Gaming Marketing strategy aligned with business objectives and priorities
• Own end-to-end marketing planning across annual and quarterly cycles in a dynamic market environment
• Translate business goals into actionable marketing plans that support revenue, market-share and premium-mix ambitions.
• Act as the central Gaming Marketing lead for the DACH market. 2. Audience Insights & Market Intelligence
• Use market data, consumer insights, social intelligence and competitive analysis to inform strategy and investment decisions.
• Turn insights into clear audience priorities, briefs and actions that improve relevance, performance and efficiency.
• Monitor gaming culture, communities, platforms and emerging behaviors to identify local opportunities. 3. Brand, Campaigns and Demand Creation
• Build and strengthen long-term brand positioning within the gaming category through culturally relevant marketing
• Lead integrated, multi-channel campaigns across brand, performance, retail, e-commerce and digital touchpoints.
• Guide creative development and storytelling to ensure a consistent, compelling and high-quality brand experience.
• Apply a test-and-learn approach and optimize activity based on measurable results. 4. Product Launch and Lifecycle Marketing
• Own the local go-to-market plan for gaming product launches, including execution and performance tracking.
• Coordinate launch plans across Category, Sales, Retail, e-commerce, media, creators, social and agency partners.
• Manage the marketing lifecycle from launch through sell-through, maintaining visibility and demand beyond launch moments. 5. Gaming Events and Experiences
• Lead gaming events ranging from retail and community activations to complex, large-scale gaming and esports programs.
• Own end-to-end delivery, including objectives, concept, budget, agency direction, partner coordination, logistics, content, stakeholder alignment, on-site execution and post-event reporting.
• Develop and manage relationships with gaming venues, event organizers and community partners, including Xperion and comparable partners.
• Plan and deliver HP and HyperX participation at relevant DACH gaming events, conventions, tournaments and community activations. 6. Sponsorships and Gaming Partnerships
• Evaluate and recommend gaming, esports and community sponsorship opportunities against audience, brand and business objectives.
• Lead sponsorship planning, activation and performance tracking with esports teams, leagues, tournaments, publishers and gaming organizations.
• Coordinate negotiations, rights, deliverables, asset usage, approvals and stakeholder alignment.
• Manage relationships with partners such as Prime League and comparable leagues or organizations. 7. Creator, Social and Content Marketing
• Develop and own the DACH gaming social-channel strategy, channel role and content approach.
• Lead agency partners in editorial planning, content production, publishing, community engagement and channel growth.
• Turn product launches, events, partnerships and gaming priorities into platform-relevant, social-first content.
• Plan and manage creator and influencer programs, from selection and briefing through content delivery, amplification and measurement.
• Monitor and optimize reach, engagement, audience growth, traffic, conversion and business contribution. 8. Media and Performance Marketing
• Own the gaming media strategy and campaign briefs across brand and performance activity.
• Work with media agencies and internal stakeholders to define audiences, channel roles, investment priorities and measurement frameworks.
• Drive a performance and conversion mindset while balancing short-term demand generation with long-term brand growth.
• Monitor campaign performance and optimize investment based on agreed KPIs and business outcomes. 9. Commercial and Cross-functional Leadership
• Partner with Retail Sales, Category, e-commerce and other key teams to connect marketing plans with commercial priorities.
• Lead integrated planning and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders from brief through execution.
• Manage agencies and external partners against clear scopes, timelines, budgets, quality standards and business outcomes.
• Own budget planning, tracking and financial discipline across gaming marketing investments. 10. Measurement and Optimization
• Define success measures for brand, campaign, channel, event, partnership and commercial performance.
• Monitor and report on awareness, consideration, engagement, traffic, conversion, revenue contribution and return on investment.
• Turn performance results and learnings into clear recommendations for future activity. What Success Looks Like
• Strong and consistent growth in gaming revenue and market share
• High-impact, best-in-class campaigns across all channels and touchpoints
• Measurable improvements in brand awareness, engagement, and conversion
• Effective integration across retail, e-tail, and digital environments
• Strong cross-functional alignment and execution excellence Key Qualifications
• 6+ years of experience in marketing within gaming, consumer electronics, or related industries
• Proven experience in gaming marketing, either within gaming brands, esports/publishers, or gaming-focused agencies
• Strong understanding of gaming audiences and proven ability to engage them through relevant marketing approaches
• Hands-on experience working with creator/influencer-led marketing programs
• Experience leading integrated, multi-channel marketing campaigns
• Solid business acumen with experience contributing to revenue and commercial targets
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to operate in complex, cross-functional environments
• Experience managing agencies and external partners Preferred Experience
• Strong understanding of the gaming ecosystem, community dynamics, and industry trends
• Experience running big gaming events (eg. gamescom)
• Experience in go-to-market planning for hardware or tech products #LI-POST Job
• Marketing Schedule
• Full time Shift
• HP Standard, FLEX (Germany) Travel
• Relocation
• Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)
• HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s). Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence. For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applic