VP Games & Entertainment Media

Summary

Join Fandom as our VP Games & Entertainment Media and lead the evolution of GameSpot and Metacritic, expanding our entertainment footprint across movies, television, and streaming. You will craft the vision and operating plan, leading a multi-disciplinary content strategy to build magnetic brands, grow audiences, deepen engagement, and unlock premium monetization globally. Drive results by setting a multi-year strategy, taking ownership of high-impact initiatives, and demonstrating a growth mindset. Operate as one team, partnering with C-suite and SVPs, and differentiate brand identities through creator partnerships and platform-native franchises. Guide world-class content execution, develop market-leading sponsorship opportunities, and lead and develop multi-layered teams. Run the business with operational rigor, leveraging competitive insights to optimize performance and unlock new growth.

Requirements

• 15+ years in leading a media brand across platforms, ideally with games / entertainment media background
• 5+ years leading and developing multi-layered teams with directors or senior managers as reports
• Track record of setting organizational vision and leading through leaders, including succession planning and people strategy
• Experience working with C-suite and key stakeholders on vision-setting
• Strong operational and creative balance

Responsibilities

• Drive Results by setting and socializing a multi-year strategy —reporting to the GM of Fandom Media—to accelerate growth of our gaming and entertainment media brands across dot-com, social, video, audio, and emerging platforms, balancing today’s KPIs with bold bets that fuel future expansion
• Take Ownership & Accountability for high-impact, enterprise-wide initiatives : own editorial, social and video budgets, and forecasting; contract clear, measurable expectations with cross-functional leaders; and stay relentlessly focused until targets are met or exceeded
• Demonstrate a Growth Mindset & Positive Thinking by translating audience, cultural, and platform shifts (e.g., Gen Z viewing habits, AI-driven discovery) into actionable roadmaps, fostering a culture of experimentation, resilience, and continuous learning
• Operate as One Team —partner with C-suite and SVPs to embed Games & Entertainment Media priorities into corporate planning, OKRs, and M&A decisions; mentor leaders to collaborate at scale and model a blame-free, solutions-first mindset
• Differentiate brand identities —from GameSpot and Metacritic to future verticals—through creator partnerships, UGC programs, live events, fandom activations, and platform-native franchises that deepen authenticity, credibility, and cultural relevance
• Guide world-class content execution by inspiring internal and external creatives to ship authoritative editorial, original video series, live streams, podcasts, and immersive social storytelling that delight fans and advertisers alike
• Develop market leading sponsorship opportunities by ensuring marketability of our media efforts
• Lead through leaders : hire, coach, and develop multi-layered teams with succession plans, and a culture that prizes accountability, optimism, and unified progress toward Fandom’s mission
• Run the business with operational rigor —leveraging competitive insights and disciplined problem-solving methodologies to optimize performance, resolve strategic gaps, and unlock new growth bets that position Fandom at the forefront of fan-powered media

Preferred Qualifications

Experience owning social P&L or building monetization models from social efforts

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
• Training (unlimited Udemy + more)
• Flexible working hours and time off
• Equity & Retirement Programs including 401K match
• Paid Parental Leave