Events Specialist, Global Events & Activations (Gaming)

Location: San Mateo, California, United States; hybrid work arrangement. National and international travel is required.

Salary: $95,800–$143,600 USD per year, with potential bonus eligibility.

Company

Interactive entertainment and technology business behind the PlayStation brand, delivering gaming hardware, network services, and entertainment experiences.

What you will do

• Support global and U.S. events and activations from briefing through delivery, evaluation, and post-event reporting.
• Build and maintain timelines, trackers, budgets, purchase orders, scopes of work, schedules, risk assessments, and legal documentation.
• Coordinate agencies, suppliers, internal stakeholders, and production deliverables across deadlines and operational requirements.
• Support onsite technical operations, including equipment preparation, PlayStation hardware setup, gameplay demo environments, and troubleshooting.
• Coordinate materials and logistics across Global Marketing and Territory Marketing teams while supporting sponsorship campaigns and asset tracking.
• Track KPIs, document learnings, and contribute to process improvements for future global events programs.

Requirements

• Approximately 3+ years of relevant experience in experiential marketing, events, production, or project coordination within gaming, entertainment, media, technology, or a related field.
• Experience supporting live events or experiential campaigns through planning, production, and onsite delivery.
• Strong project-management and organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills for working with internal stakeholders, agencies, and suppliers.
• Working knowledge of event budgets, purchase orders, schedules, scopes of work, risk assessments, and production documentation.
• Interest in live gaming and technology experiences, including hardware setup, gameplay demos, AV production, and onsite technical operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, hands-on work with Global Marketing, Game Studios, PR, Social, Partnerships, Sponsorships, Influencer, and Territory Marketing teams.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k) plan, paid time off, and wellness program.
• Employee discounts on products.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage.