Editorial Manager - PlayStation Store

Play Station isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The Play Station family of products and services including Play Station®5, Play Station®4, Play Station®VR, Play Station®Plus, acclaimed Play Station software titles from Play Station Studios, and more.

Play Station also strides to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The Play Station brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

San Mateo, CA or Tokyo, Japan (Hybrid)

The Editorial Manager plays a key leadership role in building the Play Station Store into a true daily destination for players. Sitting directly below the Director, Editorial, this role oversees the execution of global editorial programs and helps shape planning, standards, and workflows across regions.

You will manage core elements of the global editorial engine — from daily and weekly programming to cross-functional coordination, creative briefing, and data-led optimization. You’ll help establish editorial best practices, support innovation, and mentor the wider Editorial team as we elevate the Store experience for more than 100 million players worldwide.

This is a highly cross-functional role, partnering with Product, Creative, Marketing, Store Operations, and global regional teams to ensure cohesive, timely, and impactful editorial delivery across the Play Station ecosystem.

In addition to its global remit, this role owns editorial planning and execution for the Japan Store, translating global strategy into locally resonant experiences while feeding Japan-specific insights back into worldwide initiatives.

Lead day-to-day execution of global editorial programs across Play Station Store surfaces.

Serve as a key editorial leader, supporting the Director, Editorial in driving vision into operational reality.

Provide guidance, coaching, and support to Editorial team members and contributors across regions, including close partnership with Japan-based stakeholders.

Oversee creation, curation, and delivery of daily and weekly editorial content, highlights, and narratives across global Store surfaces.

Manage and refine global content calendars, ensuring visibility, alignment, and quality across regions, with particular attention to Japan as a key market.

Collaborate with Marketing, Creative, Product, and Store Operations to ensure assets and copy meet Play Station standards and deadlines across all regions.

Partner with regional leads (including Japan, UK, and USA) to execute coherent global programs, adapt content for local relevance, and surface regional insights that can inform global planning.

Act as a key editorial point of contact for Japan, ensuring global plans are effectively translated for the market and that Japan-led perspectives are represented in global discussions.

Ensure alignment between global plans and regional publishing priorities, promotions, and seasonal beats.

Maintain strong relationships with cross-functional partners across global time zones.

Help define and roll out editorial guidelines, tone‑of‑voice frameworks, and quality standards for global Store surfaces.

Apply cultural judgment and market awareness when reviewing or shaping content for global and Japanese audiences, while maintaining consistency and brand integrity.

Drive continuous improvement across workflows, tooling, and planning rhythms.

Ensure editorial content is accurate, engaging, inclusive, and aligned with brand and legal requirements.

Partner with Analytics & Insights teams to evaluate performance of editorial content and programs across global and regional surfaces.

Use insights from Japan and other regions to identify opportunities for optimisation, A/B testing, and iterative improvement at a global level.

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