Job Title: Editorial & Publishing Specialist
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Hybrid, 3 days in office)
Language: English
FTE: Full-time
About Newzoo:
Newzoo is the global leader in PC and console games data, empowering companies to make confident strategic and operational decisions. With 17 years of expertise, Newzoo provides best-in-class proprietary data through a platform offering game-level metrics, gamer insights, market intelligence, and storefront data. Trusted by 80% of the top game developers and publishers, Newzoo is the most quoted and reliable source for PC and console gaming insights.
About the role:
As Editorial & Publishing Specialist, you will support the production, adaptation, editing, and publishing of Newzoo’s games market intelligence outputs.
Working within Newzoo’s Strategic Communications & Product Marketing function, you will collaborate closely with Analysts, Researchers, Product, Commercial, and Design teams to help communicate Newzoo’s data, research, and industry expertise clearly and credibly to professional B2B audiences.
This role is ideal for someone with strong editorial instincts, games industry knowledge, operational reliability, and an understanding of how professional audiences consume industry information.
Your responsibilities:
- Draft, edit, proofread, QA, and publish editorial materials.
- Adapt large-scale research and insight projects into audience-appropriate editorial formats for B2B audiences and channels.
- Coordinate publishing schedules, workflows, and production timelines across multiple projects.
- Maintain editorial consistency and standards.
- Monitor publishing performance and maintain workflows
Your profile:
- Full professional proficiency in English is required, with excellent writing and editing skills.
- 4+ years of professional experience in the games industry, ideally focused on PC & console gaming, B2B media, publishing, market intelligence, or communications.
- Have the right to work in The Netherlands.
- Ability to work hybrid from Amsterdam office, 3 days per week
- Experience in editorial, publishing, journalism, communications, or B2B industry media roles.
- Strong editorial judgment and understanding of how authoritative industry brands communicate with professional audiences.
- Experience working with complex information, research, data, or insight-led content.
- Experience producing reports, newsletters, social media, articles, or other B2B publishing outputs.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders thoughtfully and calmly.
Our offer:
- Join an Ambitious Team: Be part of a young, energetic team with endless opportunities to grow within the company.
- Hybrid Work Setup: Enjoy the flexibility of working from our Amsterdam office or home, with work-from-home reimbursements, internet reimbursement, travel reimbursement, and catered lunch in the office.
- Summer Hours: Enjoy reduced working hours during the summer period.
- Flexible National Holidays: Swap national holidays for the days that matter most to you.
- Additional Holidays: Purchase extra days off at 50% of the cost, on top of your standard holiday allowance.
- Work from Anywhere: Freedom to work from another country for up to 6 weeks every year.
- Industry Leaders: Collaborate directly with industry leaders, shaping the future of games, hardware, media, and tech.
- Fun Culture: Experience a fast-paced, collaborative, fun-loving, and transparent culture.
- Personal Development: Benefit from a personal development budget of €1500, plus tools and opportunities to grow your career.
- Awesome Team Events: Enjoy team outings, in-office celebrations, and more.
- Health & Wellness: Access a physical activity budget.
- Mental Wellness: Get unlimited access to mental wellness support through OpenUp.
- Pension Plan: We invest in your future with a comprehensive pension plan.
- Salary range: €50,000 – €57,000 gross per year.
- We aim to pay competitively based on the market in the Netherlands.
- Final compensation will be determined based on the level of the role and your relevant prior experience.
- And More: There's always more to discover!
Hiring steps:
- Application Submission: Send us your resume and cover letter to kickstart your journey with us! We value authenticity and genuine interest in the role. Applications generated by AI will not be considered. Please ensure your application reflects your own voice, experience, and motivation.
- Screening Call (30 minutes): We'll have a friendly chat to get to know you better and discuss your fit for the role.
- Assessment: After a successful screening call, you’ll receive a role relevant, fun and challenging skills assessment to complete within 1-week.
- First Interview with Hiring Manager, and Other Departments (60 minutes): Meet with the hiring manager and collaborative team members to present your assessment and dive deeper into your experience and skills. This is a great chance to explore how you would collaborate across teams and fit into our dynamic, cross-functional environment.
- Offer: If we're a good match, you'll receive a job offer to join our amazing team!
Interested?
Please upload your CV/resume, writers portfolio, and cover letter explaining why Newzoo, what makes you perfect for this position, and your quirks!
Skills Required
- 4+ years of professional experience in the games industry
- Full professional proficiency in English
- Experience in editorial, publishing, journalism, communications, or B2B industry media roles
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple deadlines
- Experience working with complex information, research, data, or insight-led content
What We Do
Newzoo is the leading global provider of PC and console games, gamers, and games market data. Working with many of the world's prominent gaming, media, entertainment, and technology businesses, Newzoo shares the most reliable, actionable, and objective independent data, insights, and guidance to enable companies to thrive in the games market.
