Associate Communications Strategist

As Riot Games’ Communications Strategist (Corporate Communications), reporting to the Manager, Communications, you’ll help develop and execute integrated communications strategies that position Riot as the best place to make games and elevate the voices of leaders across the company. Working across Corporate and Brand Communications, you’ll connect our people, culture, and business into cohesive narratives that resonate with players, media, and the industry.

In this role, you’ll contribute to company-wide announcements, brand initiatives, and be asked to partner closely with comms counterparts across Riot. You’ll play a key role in shaping external narratives through media relations, speaking opportunities, and written content, while supporting day-to-day operations including media monitoring, reporting, and maintaining core communications materials.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the broader corporate communications team on brand initiatives, projects and company-wide announcements. 
• Develop external communications activities and deliverables, including speaking engagements, media plans and outreach, and expertise POVs.
• Identify and mine for compelling and novel stories around the organization and across the industry and translate that into external content, stories and media opportunities.
• Work with the team SMEs to implement integrated communications programs that embrace all areas of communications, including branding, reputation, media relations, social media and crisis/emergent issues.
• Collaborate and partner with teams across Riot to support their external communications efforts and storytelling (enterprise, games, publishing, esports, entertainment). 
• Develop high-quality written materials, including press releases, media research, background materials, planning and briefing docs, amplification plans that are channel agnostic, and executive communications.
• Identify and evaluate conference and award opportunities, building relationships with key organizers and points of contact.
• Monitor and report around campaigns,launches, crises, and understand conversation drivers and trends utilizing tools like MuckRack and Meltwater/Talkwalker.
• Maintain and update comms-related materials (website, bios, messaging guides, conference and award trackers, reporter databases etc.).
• Support daily media monitoring and clipping, tracking coverage across gaming, tech, and business press. 

Required Qualifications: 

• 2+ years of experience in public relations or external communications either in-house or at an agency
• Experience developing high-quality written materials, including communications plans and press materials (press releases, media kits, messaging) 
• Experience building communications programs and ability to work with diverse partners and senior leadership.
• Experience with monitoring and reporting; experience using Talkwalker is a plus.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with executives or supporting executive communications programs.
• Experience incorporating social and digital media into integrated communications strategies.
• Established relationships with reporters and/or conference organizers.
• Prior corporate work experience, ideally in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• Bachelor's Degree in strategic communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, or a related field.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and choices that focus on your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!

 

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

 

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.