CONTRACT - Partner Marketing Specialist

Nintendo of America Inc.

About Nintendo of America: From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to bring Nintendo’s iconic and cherished franchises including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™ across the Americas through our video games, hardware systems, and collaborations with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like feature films and theme parks. Based in Redmond, Wash., Nintendo of America serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, and the diverse consumers and communities we call home. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.

Team Summary: Within Nintendo of America (NOA)’s Consumer Marketing department, this CONTRACT position is a temporary backfill to maintain continuity across various projects.

Description Of Duties

• Reporting to the current Senior Principal, this role will be broadly responsible across low-level program management across multiple key partnership projects, with a strong focus on leading execution via partners and internal teams.
• This role will also dotted-line to Sr. Partnership Lead, for support across their projects as well, again, focused on lower-level project and program management tasks.
• Baseline tasks would be largely operational in nature (such as scheduling, internal functions such as AM and product orders (but also include partner-facing communication around asset approvals, day-to-day engagement with external partners, and potentially limited travel to oversee simple event executions.
  
  

Summary Of Requirements

• Four or more years of experience in agency or corporate marketing, business development, or related/transferable consumer marketing experience
• Proven record of leading and resolving complex business negotiations with positive results
• Proven record of coordinating efforts for successful fully-integrated national brand partnerships and consumer promotions with significant market/consumer impact
• Effective communication skills: ability to ask probing questions, listening to learn, and reading/adjusting communication approach based on the audience and situation
• Critical thinker able to identify action items and interdependencies
• Proven ability to understand promotional strategies and tactics to ensure feasibility of core ideas
• Ability to manage details, competing priorities, and work both independently as well as in cross-functional team dynamic
  
  

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This position is HYBRID in Redmond, WA, and not open to remote status at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

This CONTRACT position has a base pay range of $40.00 - $60.00 per hour and is eligible for benefits through the employing agency. Agency benefits may include medical, dental and vision, 401(k), basic/supplemental life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, transportation benefits, employee assistance program, paid sick leave, and up to 6 paid holidays per year. All benefits are subject to elections, eligibility requirements, plan and program terms. Benefits offerings will be confirmed at the time of offer by the employing agency and may differ depending on the employing agency partner.