At Evolve, we’re committed to not sucking. If you’re someone who’s also interested in not sucking, and who has hobbies like… oh, playing video games, reading about the games industry, promoting video games, and all that, then we would love to hear from you.

Why work at Evolve?

Just because! Oh fine, you need more real reasons. How about…

• Work from anywhere—home, the beach or even an alley. If your alley has internet.
• Flexible work hours and a 35-hour work week. Focus on the “life” part of “work-life balance.”
• Health and dental benefits.
• Be part of an agency with an exceptional reputation, aiming to break free from traditional game marketing in creative and exciting ways.
• Liberal vacation time: 3 weeks (15 biz days) minimum, plus Evolve Fridays: the second Friday of every month is a day off to enjoy time with friends, family, yourself... whatever!
• Work on a wide range of games, from AAA blockbusters to underdog indies.
• Educational allowance so you can get better at… well, whatever you’re doing.
• Enjoy working on a small team, wearing various hats. No funny hats, though. Oh, who am I kidding? Wear whatever hat you want, you weirdo.
• We <3 diversity. If you're holding back from applying because of your gender, background, or anything else... please fight through the discomfort and apply! 

Open Positions

• Account Executive - Creator and Media Relations

Account Executive - PR (Creator and Media Relations)

With tens of thousands of games released every year, it’s harder than ever to break through the noise. And that’s exactly why we need you.

Evolve is looking for a mid-to-senior-level PR Account Executive to manage promotional campaigns for some of the best game developers and publishers in the world, from indie to AAA. We're looking for people at the top of their game (hurr hurr, game pun), who thrive in an agency environment or who want to make the jump from in-house PR rep to tackle a wider range of projects. Ideal candidates not only love video games, but have experience promoting them, as well as communicating effectively with a range of people, including  content creators, media, executives, and developers.

This is a remote, work-from-home position in Canada. While we will prioritize Canadian applicants, we are open to receiving applications from experienced professionals throughout North America and Western Europe/UK. Just note: anyone hired outside Canada would be a contractor and will need to factor in currency exchange (the salary range for this role is set in $CAD). 

Our goal is to fill this role before the end of October, but can be flexible.

Note: For this role you will need to lead meetings in the evening with partners in Asia and also mornings with European and other international clients. For this reason our ideal candidate would likely be on Pacific or Mountain time zones.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic vision for client and product PR, shooting for the stars with creative and effective campaigns across a range of indie and AAA clients.
• Create attention and earn coverage from creators—organic and paid—and press for our clients and their games, by crafting and pitching compelling stories.
• Craft, pitch, and secure stories to get attention for clients and their games, aiming for both industry/enthusiast and mainstream coverage—with press and content creators.
• Write and edit announcements, creator briefs, interviews, fact sheets, and other PR materials. 
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with influencers, media, developers, platform partners, and publisher contacts.
• Attend and lead meetings with clients, teammates, and partners across time zones, including mornings and evenings.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams, working with our Community, Insights, and Originals teams to develop holistic marketing campaigns, assets, social media content, and more.
• Gain and retain your clients' trust. You'll cheer on their victories, provide strategic and tactical insight, and be willing to share bad news or reel in expectations when necessary.
• As a senior member of our PR team, help define standards and processes, and provide insight and advice for junior and senior staff about PR activities/strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve practices within the department and in PR roles.
• Uphold principles of kindness, inclusiveness, compassion, accountability, and excellence.

Qualifications

Nobody’s perfect, but the ideal candidate has some combination of the following:

• 5+ years experience planning and executing entertainment launches in a creator-relations or PR role.
• Strong relationships with video game, tech, and consumer creators and media in North America (global experience is a big plus, as we work on a lot of international releases).
• Deep knowledge and understanding of the video game and PR fields/industries, platforms, and trends, including short-form content (TikTok, Instagram, YT Shorts), social media, showcases, and more.
• Natural storyteller, able to distill what makes a game, person, or company interesting and relevant to a given audience or to broader trends.
• Exceptional project management and organizational capabilities. You understand what needs to be done to execute your plans, you stick to deadlines, and know how to communicate effectively when things go off the rails.
• Strong organization and project management skills, able to stay on top of deliverables and progress across multiple teammates and projects without losing your cool.
• Experience developing and managing company presence at trade shows and conventions like gamescom, PAX, etc.
• An excellent communicator—written and verbal—capable of talking to C-level executives as comfortably as to a random gamer on social channels. And, like, you’re crazy about good grammar and effective writing.
• Highly self-motivated, you’re a critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
• Dedicated to excellence, you are a lifelong learner and maybe a bit anti-establishment. You read about PR, marketing, and business, and are never content to maintain the status quo.

Nice to Have

We’re not a massive company, and this industry tends to move very quickly; it’s helpful to know how to do all sorts of stuff, because you’re bound to wear a few different hats. While these things aren’t required, they’re nice to have!

• Experience with video editing, especially short-form content and related tools.
• History of supporting business-development efforts, including creating proposals.
• Experience with setting and monitoring budgets.
• Experience managing paid influencer campaigns and/or advertising campaigns.
• Existing network of industry contacts–publishers, developers, other PR reps, partners, and more.

Ready to apply?

Send your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to [email protected], citing the PR Account Executive position.