Channel Marketing Director

About THQ:

THQ Inc. is one of the world's leading independent developers and publishers of interactive entertainment software. Our diverse product portfolio caters to every segment of the expanding video game market and operates on every viable game system including Sony's PlayStation?, PlayStation? 2 and PSPT; Nintendo's GameCube?, Game Boy? Advance and DST; Microsoft's Xbox; PCs; and wireless devices. Headquartered in Agoura Hills, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Korea and Australia. THQ currently has more than 70 products in development across the action, racing, puzzle, wrestling, kids, action-adventure and platform game genres. Some of THQ's best-known licensed properties include Nickelodeon; Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo; The Incredibles; World Wrestling Entertainment; Scooby-Doo; and original properties such as Full Spectrum WarriorT and MX Unleashed. You can check us out online at www.thq.com.

 Channel Marketing Director

The Channel Marketing Director will oversee retail marketing programs for national Mass Market and Toy accounts.

Responsibilities include: project planning, budget management, scheduling, execution of key promotions, and managing trade materials including POP, mailings, online assets, etc. Effectiveness of promotional campaigns will need to be tracked and analyzed by this manager.

This person will be the liaison between the Sales, Operations, Marketing, Creative Services and the retail channel.

The Channel Marketing Director must possess strong management skills.

Key Duties:Develop account specific marketing strategies and written brand plans Manage all aspects of the channel programs as well as associated budgets Develop and execute retail promotions Oversee production of in-store POP materials, including retail displays Develop sales reporting tools that help account managers achieve targeted category objectives Maintain conduit of information to buyers, vendors and internal personnel Monitor competitive product, promotions and retail trends Manage and attend tradeshows and sales meetings Work with national sales account directors and sales managers Travel required Qualifications / Education:Strong management skills Bachelor?s degree:5-7 years management experience 7+ years experience with the gaming or entertainment industry preferred Mass Market channel marketing experience preferred; including in-store merchandising Excellent writing and organizational skills required Strong presentation skills PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft word experience required

Interested candidates, please apply directly to the job on THQ's Career Center:  http://thq.kenexa.com/thq/cc/CCJobResultsAction.ss?command=ViewJobDetails&job_REQUISITION_NUMBER=8540