Neon
Neon is a global payments and e-commerce platform operating in the Movies, Videos, and Sound industry. The company currently has between 11-50 employees. Neon is currently hiring for three open positions for a Senior Monetisation Strategist. The Senior Monetisation Strategist roles involve partnering with leading mobile game studios to help them grow their business and drive GMV through Neon’s platform. The role combines player psychology, design insight, and data-driven analysis to uncover conversion barriers, shape compelling offers, and refine the player journey from awareness to purchase. The strategist will work closely with Product, Customer Success, and Design to co-create monetization strategies. **Responsibilities for the Senior Monetisation Strategist role include:** * Develop scalable frameworks and playbooks that help studios unlock and sustain D2C revenue growth. * Partner with game teams to design and execute D2C strategies that deepen player engagement and increase monetization. * Analyze in-game and webshop performance to identify opportunities across payer segments, geographies, and liveops cycles. * Shape pricing, bundling, and loyalty strategies that align with each game’s economy and player journey. * Work closely with the Product, Customer Success, and Design team to refine offer design, streamline purchase funnels, and ensure a cohesive player experience. * Provide product/feature requirements to Product so they can build new mechanisms to improve performance and revenue. * Help Marketing understand what’s working and best practices to inform Neon’s thought leadership, content marketing, case studies, and sales enablement materials. * Lead and contribute to growth reviews with studio stakeholders, turning insights into clear, actionable recommendations. **The ideal Senior Monetisation Strategist candidate should possess the following attributes:** * Player-centric: Understand what motivates players to take that first step into spending. * Analytical: Translate player data and behavioral patterns into clear monetization strategies. * Collaborative: Thrive in cross-functional environments and speak both “developer” and “business.” * Strategic: Focus on impact, helping partners scale sustainably, not just quickly. **Qualifications for the Senior Monetisation Strategist include:** * 5–7 years in mobile gaming, ideally within product, monetization, or design roles. * Strong understanding of monetization systems, liveops, and player progression design. * Proven success driving payer conversion or monetization uplift in free-to-play titles. * Strong understanding of player lifecycle, pricing psychology, and liveops engagement. * Comfortable with data tools (SQL and Amplitude). * Excellent communication skills and executive presence when advising partners. The Senior Monetisation Strategist roles will utilize the following technology stack: Player Psychology, Monetisation Design, Data Analysis, Player Engagement, D2C Strategies, Pricing Strategies, Bundling, Loyalty Strategies, Cross-Functional Collaboration, SQL, and Amplitude. Candidates should also be familiar with Player Lifecycle, Liveops Engagement, Behavioral Patterns, Conversion Barriers, Communication Skills, and Executive Presence. The Senior Monetisation Strategist positions are on-site. **1. What is Neon’s focus?** Neon is a global payments and e-commerce platform designed to help game publishers earn more money and independence from app stores. **2. What are the main responsibilities of a Senior Monetisation Strategist?** Responsibilities include developing frameworks, partnering with game teams on D2C strategies, analyzing performance, and shaping monetization strategies. **3. What kind of experience is Neon looking for in a Senior Monetisation Strategist?** Neon is looking for candidates with 5-7 years of experience in mobile gaming, ideally in product, monetization, or design roles. **4. What technical skills are required for the Senior Monetisation Strategist role?** Candidates should be comfortable with SQL and Amplitude, and have a strong understanding of data analysis. **5. What is the work environment like at Neon?** The Senior Monetisation Strategist roles are on-site.
About the Company
In only eight years, NEON has garnered 39 Academy Award® nominations (7 this year), 11 total wins (5 this year), including two Best Picture wins, and has grossed over $400M at the box office. The company continues to push boundaries and take creative risks on bold cinema such as Sean Baker’s Anora, which recently took home five Academy Awards® including Best Picture, and was released in theaters to the highest per-screen average of 2024; as well as Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, which made history winning four Academy Awards®, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim Best Picture, and grossed over $54M at the domestic box office. NEON has built an impressive streak winning the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, with six consecutive wins, including this most recent year’s winner It Was Just an Accident from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, as well as Anora, Parasite, Anatomy of a Fall, Titane, and Triangle of Sadness. In 2024, NEON was named The Hollywood Reporter’s Independent Studio of the Year and received the Clio Award for Studio of the Year. Recent NEON releases include Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck and Osgood Perkins’ horror film The Monkey, both of which are based on the short stories by Stephen King. The Monkey marked NEON’s second biggest opening weekend at the box office following Perkins’ Longlegs, which is the highest grossing independent film of the year at $75 million domestically. As a burgeoning leader in the production space, NEON’s recent and upcoming in-house productions include: David Robert Mitchell’s They Follow starring Maika Monroe; Michael Covino’s Splitsville starring Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona; the highly anticipated Boots Riley feature I Love Boosters starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield, Demi Moore, and Eiza González; The Wrong Girls starring Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat; Tilman Singer’s Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer; and Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool.
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3About NeonNeon is a global payments and e-commerce platform designed to help game publishers earn more money and independence from app stores. We believe commerce should be open and transparent: clear...
About NeonNeon is a global payments and e-commerce platform designed to help game publishers earn more money and independence from app stores. We believe commerce should be open and transparent: clear...
About NeonNeon is a global payments and e-commerce platform designed to help game publishers earn more money and independence from app stores. We believe commerce should be open and transparent: clear...