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Skydance Games is seeking a Community Manager to help shape, grow, and engage our player communities across Reddit, Discord, and Steam. This role sits at the intersection of players and developers. Part strategist, part storyteller, part operator and is critical to building authentic, long-lasting relationships with fans of our franchises.
You will be the voice of our games within community spaces and the voice of our players within the studio, ensuring that feedback, sentiment, and culture meaningfully inform development and key marketing beats.
What You'll Do
- Oversee and work with moderators and admins for Paramount IP community channels across Reddit, Discord and Steam. Ensure they are active, welcoming, and aligned with the tone of each franchise
- Utilize Skydance’s community brand voice and implement it naturally within Paramount IP community Reddit, Discord and Steam pages
- Develop and execute community engagement strategies that drive player retention, advocacy, and organic growth
- Create and publish content including updates, patch notes, AMAs, dev posts, and community spotlights
- Assist the social media team on content ideation, production and publishing
- Partner with marketing, production, and development teams to translate game updates into clear, compelling community communications
- Monitor conversations, sentiment, and trends across platforms, providing actionable insights back to internal teams
- Lead and assist in moderation strategy and enforcement, working with volunteer moderators where applicable
- Design and run community activations such as events, contests, and live Q&As
- Support game launches and live service beats with real-time communication and player support coordination
- Work with brand marketing team for community events and activations including Comic-Cons, gaming conferences and entertainment trade shows
- Identify and nurture community leaders, creators, and superfans
- Track and report on KPIs including engagement, growth, sentiment, and player feedback themes
- Work with a can-do mindset, ready to jump on new opportunities and be fast and flexible to get the job done while maintaining acute attention to detail
Who we're Looking For
- 3–5+ years of experience managing gaming communities, with direct ownership of Reddit, Discord, and/or Steam hubs
- Deep understanding of platform-specific cultures and best practices (e.g., Reddit authenticity, Discord real-time engagement, Steam community expectations)
- Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to adapt tone across brands and audiences
- Ability to work independently and be an excellent collaborator with a passion for working across diverse groups to brainstorm creative solutions
- Ability to interpret and follow brand guidelines
- Experience working closely with game developers or live service teams
- Strong instincts for community sentiment, crisis management, and player empathy
- Familiarity with moderation tools, bots, and community analytics platforms
- Passion for games and fandom culture, especially in franchise-driven ecosystems
Nice to Have
- Experience launching or managing communities for AAA or live service games
- On-camera or live hosting experience for AMAs, streams, or community events
- Background in content creation or social media strategy
- Familiarity with Paramount franchises or similar entertainment brands
Why This Role Matters
Community is not an afterthought; it is core to how our games evolve. In this role, you’ll help build spaces where players feel heard, valued, and excited to participate. You’ll directly influence how our franchises grow in the hands of fans, shaping not just conversation, but the future of our games.
The annual salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $90,000 – $100,000. The salary offered may vary based on the candidate’s location, qualifications, experience and relevant expertise, among other factors. The range indicated is for base salary only and does not reflect the total compensation package, including bonus, benefits, etc.
We realize that skills and expertise can come from many different experiences and paths, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements as written in the job description.
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What We Do
About Skydance Media Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Skydance’s upcoming film releases include Top Gun: Maverick, Gemini Man, The Old Guard, 6 Underground and the nwe untitled Terminator film. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013. Its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, and Condor on AT&T Audience Network. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games. Skydance Interactive recently debuted its first original title – Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter. About Skydance Interactive Skydance Interactive creates and publishes original and IP-based virtual reality games. The division of Skydance Media was launched in 2016 through the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment. Skydance Interactive’s first VR offering is Archangel, launched on July 18th 2017. Skydance Interactive in 2017 partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of The Walking Dead universe. The Walking Dead VR game will be the inaugural co-developed title from both companies. The studio is located in Marina del Rey, CA. About Animation In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance’s first three animated features are Luck, Split (working title), and Powerless (working title). Luck, directed by Alessandro Carloni (Kung Fu Panda 3) and written by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, is a comedy that pulls back the curtain on the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck that secretly
