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About the Role
Gamebreaking Studios is seeking an ambitious and organized Business Development Manager to build and manage our business development pipeline, driving revenue growth across co-development, full game funding, and tools sales. This role focuses on strengthening business relationships, particularly with AAA studios and publishers, and evolving our pipeline to support company expansion.
Responsibilities
- Build relationships with studios and publishers/IP holders that drive revenue growth across our 3 business lines (co-dev, full-dev, and BespokeCI tools)
- Regularly attend industry events in/around the SF Bay Area (Monthly-to-weekly) and conferences globally (Quarterly-to-Monthly)
- Own our business development pipeline from end-to-end
- Negotiate and manage contracts and agreements with clients, partners, and publishers
- Develop and present business proposals and other sales materials to potential clients
- Build and strengthen relationships with existing partners, while continuously seeking out new potential partnerships
- Build and maintain effective reporting on business development activities and progress
- Work directly with our leadership team (founders + directors) to develop our BD strategy
- Contribute meaningfully to growing & improving the positive culture at Gamebreaking
Requirements
- 5+ years professional experience in games and entertainment industry
- Strong game industry network
- Experience as a founder, business developer, or similar professional with experience closing deals/funding worth at least hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars
- A genuine curiosity and interest in meeting people and understanding their work
- Strong understanding of the video game industry, including game development cycles, market dynamics, and distribution models
- Comfort working with and influencing founders and senior executives
- Proven negotiation skills and experience structuring and closing deals
- Strong publisher and IP holder relationships a plus
Skills
- Business Development
- Sales
- Networking
- Negotiation
- Contract Management
- Proposal Development
- Relationship Building
- Reporting
- Strategy Development
Location
- Greater San Francisco Bay Area
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- Base Salary - $100k - $130k / year
- Target Compensation - $140k - $180k / year (includes incentive-based compensation)
Benefits
- Encourage healthy working hours, PTO, and a respect for your time
- Foster an environment of equal opportunity, treatment, and inclusion
- Create a fun and playful environment that remains professional and respectful
- Grow our culture positively and meaningfully through a high level of transparency and thoughtful conversation
- Provide opportunities for you to learn and grow
- 100% employee-owned
About the Company
- Gamebreaking Studios is a young, growing, LA-based company founded by technology leaders from around games, entertainment, and software.
- We found early success providing work-for-hire to other studios and now build everything from end-to-end games to online game platforms to individual feature integrations.
- We also develop our own games with 3rd-party IP alongside other projects.
- Our mission: We aspire to make games and media so fun that it improves people's relationships and behaviors.
- We believe deeply in our core values: Take Responsibility, Raise The Tide, Not One Boat, Ambitious Goals, Disciplined Execution, Design For People, Own Your Craft, We Play Together.
Equal Opportunity
- Gamebreaking Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We celebrate diversity, and are committed to maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for our team.