About Secret Mode
Secret Mode is the publishing wing of the award-winning Sumo Group Ltd. Our goal is to publish internally developed projects from any of Sumo Group’s 19 game development studios across the UK, Canada, Europe, and India, as well as third party independent game developers. We believe that games are for everyone, and that creativity has no limits. We believe quality and fun are everything.
Day in the life of a Brand Creative Manager:
As the Brand Creative Manager at Secret Mode, you will be at the forefront of shaping our brand identity and driving impactful marketing campaigns. Your role involves coordinating and overseeing the production of diverse marketing assets, from compelling trailers and key art to logos, marketing copy, website design, social media assets, and paid media materials. You'll be the creative mastermind from concept to delivery, ensuring a cohesive and compelling visual representation across all marketing channels.
Taking charge of the marketing creative definition for our games, you'll establish the brand vision, create a comprehensive brand bible, and develop a strategic content plan. Your influence extends to the development of the Secret Mode brand in close coordination with internal key stakeholders, contributing to a strong and consistent brand image.
Leading by example, you will inspire and manage a talented team of individuals in the creative team. As a collaborative leader, you'll also coordinate external creative agencies, ensuring seamless communication from brief to delivery. Internal alignment is key in this role, as you foster strong collaboration between the Secret Mode marketing teams and the game teams, ensuring a unified and impactful approach across all creative endeavors.
Please note, this is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our studio in Leamington on a weekly basis.
What you need to do this job:
• Previous relevant experience in video games or entertainment industry marketing assets production.
• The ability to take ownership and responsibility for campaign and content production planning from creation to execution.
• Proven experience utilising project management tools.
• Experience utilising creative tools, such as the Adobe suite.
• Excellent copywriting skills and attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• A passion for games and a knowledge of gaming culture and marketing trends.
• Previous managerial experience would be beneficial.
The Interview Process:
At Secret Mode we take a holistic and engaging interview process that allows us to get to know you, your skills and your potential. For the Brand Creative Manager role we have a two stage interview process:
1st Stage: One hour with our Marketing Director, here we will talk with you about your experience, our expectations in the role and ask some competency based questions. There will of course also be opportunities for you to ask questions!
2nd Stage: One hour with the Lead Product Marketing Manager and the Director of PR & Communications. This is a chance for us to discuss further technical aspects of the role and for you to meet some more of the team here at Secret Mode.
3rd Stage: One hour with the Vice President of Secret Mode. (Please note, this final interview may not be deemed necessary).
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What’s in it for you?
Secret Mode also offers a highly personable benefits package which has something for everyone, no matter where you are in your career.
Financial: Annual bonus, flexible benefits allowance, salary sacrifice pension, benefits hub, payroll giving, an employee referral scheme (up to £3,000), financial/home buying consultations, workplace ISA and other schemes for tech loans, car loan and bicycles.
Work-life balance: Flexible working, 21 free choice days holiday (increasing to 22 with service), bank holidays, birthday day off, a duvet day (increasing to 4 with service), Christmas shutdown (Christmas Eve to New Year) and options to buy or sell up to a week of annual leave*.
Health and Wellbeing: Dental insurance, income protection, life assurance, BUPA private healthcare*, leading EAP programs (remote GP, mental health, physio, nutrition, lifestyle coaching and second opinions (medical)), critical illness cover*, health cash plan*, flexible gym (in-studio or discounts) and funded flu vaccines/eye tests.
Personal Development: Structured My Development pathway, regular appraisals, annual salary reviews, access to Udemy learning platform, 5+ learning days per annum (1 can be used as a volunteer day), award-winning L&D team and yearly attendance to the Sumo Developers Conference (
link to video).
Extra Perks: A variety of in-studio perks, regular care packages, studio days out (family welcome), studio-led social activities (game jams, yoga, quizzes, life drawing and more), sabbaticals (at 10 years’ service) and an annual gaming subscription.
*These benefits are part of our flexible benefits options and are opt in selections.
Inclusion and Belonging at Sumo Group:
We are dedicated to growing a sustainable business that provides security to our people while delivering a first-class experience to our partners and players.
As a people business, the success of our people is the success of our company. We prioritise taking care of them with a focus on supporting them, nurturing their talent and providing a healthy, friendly, enriching, creative and safe environment in which to work.
Sumo's employee diversity group, PRISM, exists to promote diversity, inclusion, equity, equality & wellbeing across the company and plays a key role in Sumo's ongoing goal of fostering environments where all employees feel safe, welcome & represented.
Our charitable and community initiatives provide support for meaningful causes that matter to our employees, clients and partners.
We continue to work to improve diversity in our recruitment and promotion processes, and to actively encourage people from marginalised groups to consider a career in the games industry.
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