Publisher Integration Manager

About the Role

Key Talent Solutions is recruiting a Publisher Integration Manager to support a major international gaming and esports festival program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This contract position requires a professional with 5-10 years of experience, specifically working with international game publishers, intellectual property (IP) owners, and rights holders. The role focuses on coordinating publisher partnerships, managing licensing and content approvals, and delivering gaming activations and fan experiences for a large-scale international festival.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for international game publishers, IP owners, and rights holders.
• Manage publisher requirements, IP guidelines, licensing agreements, content approvals, and delivery timelines.
• Develop and coordinate publisher activations, including game demonstrations, title launches, fan engagement activities, and gaming-related content.
• Ensure publisher programs align with tournament schedules and wider festival activities.
• Track partner commitments, deliverables, approval processes, and outstanding decisions.
• Coordinate branding, venue space, technical requirements, and production needs with event delivery teams.
• Manage changes, resolve challenges, and escalate issues throughout planning and live-event delivery.
• Maintain accurate publisher integration schedules, approval registers, and progress reports.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in IP partnerships, publisher activations, gaming, or esports events.
• Proven experience delivering at least two live event seasons.
• Direct experience working with international game publishers, IP owners, and rights holders.
• Strong hands-on experience managing IP guidelines, licensing requirements, and content approval processes.
• Demonstrated experience personally developing and delivering gaming activations or publisher-led programs.
• Strong stakeholder management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Professional English communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• International experience managing gaming publisher relationships across multiple markets.
• Experience delivering major esports tournaments, gaming festivals, or international entertainment events.
• Existing relationships within the global gaming and publishing industry.
• Arabic or Japanese language skills.
• Previous experience working in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC.

Working Arrangements

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract opportunity. Two potential working arrangements are available:

• Riyadh-based: Working from the project office, with relocation and visa support subject to agreed terms.
• Remote-based: Working Sunday to Thursday on Riyadh business hours, with required travel to Saudi Arabia.

Candidates must be available onsite in Riyadh during the required festival operating periods in July–August and November 2027.