Hybrid Investment & Business Development Coordinator

at Square Enix

• Job title: Investment & Business Development Coordinator
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Investment & Business Development Coordinator facilitating partnerships and community-focused publishing in the gaming industry. Coordinating between developers, stakeholders, and players to enhance relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support and strengthen relationships with external developers and investment studios, acting as a reliable day-to-day coordination point.
• Assist partners in understanding and executing brand, marketing, and community expectations.
• Help maintain clear communication, trust, and alignment across ongoing partnerships.
• Coordinate the delivery of marketing and promotional assets (key art, trailers, screenshots, copy, store materials) from third-party developers.
• Support internal brand and marketing teams by ensuring assets meet quality standards, are on brand, and delivered on time.
• Facilitate feedback loops, revisions, and approvals between internal teams and external partners.
• Support go-to-market planning by tracking timelines, deliverables, and readiness.
• Support collaboration between internal community teams and external developers to help grow and sustain healthy player communities.
• Assist with coordination of community initiatives such as announcements, developer updates, events, and post-launch engagement activities.
• Participate in gameplay reviews, playtests, and feedback sessions to assess audience appeal and community response.
• Act as a central point of coordination across Publishing, Brand, Marketing, Sales, Community & Support, PR, Legal, Finance, and QA teams.
• Support alignment across multiple parallel workstreams, adapting to shifting priorities as needed.
• Maintain shared trackers, schedules, and documentation to ensure visibility and smooth information flow.
• Support scouting activities by reviewing potential investment and publishing candidates from a market, brand, and audience-fit perspective.
• Assist in preparing internal reports, presentations, and documentation for stakeholders.
• Support basic operational and administrative tasks related to publishing and investment activities, including documentation and budget tracking.
• Contribute to post-launch reviews, marketing retrospectives, and learnings documentation.
• *This role supports execution and alignment across teams and partners. It does not own development delivery, marketing strategy, or commercial decision-making.*

Requirements

• Experience supporting publishing, marketing, business development, or partner-facing activities within the video game industry.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail, particularly when reviewing creative assets and messaging.
• Comfortable working across teams and acting as a coordination hub.
• Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable mindset.
• Passion for games and player communities.
• Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with publishing workflows, go-to-market processes, or external development.
• Interest in brand building, marketing execution, and community engagement.
• Basic understanding of investment or deal processes (desirable, not required).
• Experience using project tracking and collaboration tools.