Director, Product Marketing (Casual)

Posted 6 Days Ago
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10 Locations
In-Office
177K-212K
Senior level
Gaming
The Role
As Director of Product Marketing at Zynga, you'll lead marketing strategy for Casual Games, collaborating with teams to drive campaigns and performance metrics.
Summary Generated by Built In

Level Up Your Career with Zynga!

At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more!

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.

Join us and be part of the play!

Position Overview

As the Director, Product Marketing you will be responsible for driving marketing strategy & execution for Zynga’s Casual Games with a focus on Words with Friends, Harry Potter Puzzles & Spells, and new projects yet to be announced. Seated within the studio, you will play a key role in working with the development team to incorporate marketing into the product strategy and act as the voice of the product to key functions (Creative, UA, LCM, ASO, and Community).  

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Build strategic and tactical marketing plan from the ground up with specific channel strategies that align to the product roadmap including features and content at every stage of development (concept testing, playtest and release). 
  • Develop and execute Marketing-led Campaigns with activations in Television, Podcasts, , Influencers, and Earned Media with a mix of internal teams and external agencies. 
  • Drive Live Operations marketing to support the weekly and monthly engagement goals of the games, establishing a playbook around experimentation and best practices. 
  • Collaborate closely with Product Leadership, Analytics and Finance on the business performance of the marketing. 
  • Mentor and manage a team of direct reports with operational oversight of a larger cross functional team resourced to support the marketing. 
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS   
  • 8-10 Years of hands-on Product Marketing experience with an emphasis on Casual Games in mobile.
  • Traditional and Digital Media buying, inclusive of Television, Podcasts and Influencers. 
  • Live operations marketing experience, supporting all aspects of product development inclusive of content, features, FTUE/RTUE.
  • Extensive experience working with Performance Marketing UA teams including buying and creative groups, core KPIs and test/learn strategies.  
What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $176,600 and $212,000 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at [email protected] to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Zynga’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).  

Top Skills

Influencers
Performance Marketing
Podcasts
Television
Ua Teams
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
2,449 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Zynga was founded in 2007 with the vision that play would become one of the core activities on the Internet. We pioneered social games with the belief that if we could make games simple, accessible and social the world would start playing. We are excited that games have grown to become the second most popular activity by time spent, even surpassing email. But we have a lot of hard work, innovation and growth ahead of us to create a future where social gaming is a daily habit for everyone.

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