Creative Strategist

At PlayStation, we're not just the Best Place to Play - we're also the Best Place to Work. As a global leader in entertainment, we produce a wide range of innovative products and services, including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, and more.

We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and celebrates diversity. If you're passionate about innovation, technology, and play, we encourage you to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The Creative Strategist will be a key contributor to the strategic objectives and creative visions for our internal creative studio. This role requires a background or foundation in brand/campaign strategy, campaign production, or account management, with the ability to create and drive unique strategic visions across various projects and platforms.

The Creative Strategist will collaborate with clients and internal creative leads to develop unique brand experiences that strategically align with our organization. This role involves working closely with the Strategy Team to establish the overall creative vision and principles for a project or campaign, ensuring that our work is creatively excellent, tactically sound, and seamlessly achieves the strategic objectives of clients and stakeholders.

1. Collaborate with Creative Leads, Managers, Artists, and other partners within Sony to own and drive strategic initiatives and internal R&D programs.
2. Facilitate creative sessions, partner with stakeholders, drive opportunities for improvement, and guide them in creative exercises to define campaign positioning.
3. Develop and share ownership over project-driven and mutually beneficial company-wide relationships.
4. Support teams across all facets of a campaign, providing guidance, positivity, problem-solving, and a general customer-focused approach.
5. Maintain consistent internal communication with Creative Leads to understand all parts of a campaign. Provide clear and concise copy editorial support for Creative presentations.
6. Review creative work with a strategic lens, ensuring that our output meets essential messaging and objectives.

1. 5+ years of video games or entertainment industry experience supporting multiple platform development teams.
2. Ability to understand and discuss micro and macro strategic objectives, both in the initial campaign development phase and within the production feedback loop.
3. Aligning with client/stakeholders and ensuring team is able to support the demands of the project.
4. Experience developing, creating, and delivering creative presentations and pitch materials.
5. Ability to listen attentively, communicate clearly, and provide thoughtful and respectful solutions.
6. Basic understanding of the artistic, design, and production processes across a variety of mediums.
7. Committed flexibility and positive nature, adapting to creative or situational changes and/or requests.
8. Ability to multitask, balance multiple projects, and identify priorities.
9. Interest in growth, learning, and development within the role, keeping a pulse on current trends within the gaming/entertainment industry.
10. Stellar verbal and written skills - copywriting experience a plus.

Please note this is a contract/contingency position for a minimum of 12 months. Starting hourly rate at $40 and open to discussion based on experience.