Content Producer

Thatgamecompany, Inc. is seeking a Content Producer in Santa Monica, CA.

Duties:

• Coordinate Sky’s live content projects, including: Sky seasons production (seasonal-related content & features); Season teams production support; Collaboration with NetEase.

• Oversee production to ensure the on-time completion and quality of all tasks and deliverables for both Season teams.

• Provide customized support to each team member to ensure efficient processes and eliminate roadblocks & resource constraints, including: Build personal & team bugs dashboards; Prioritize & triage team backlogs; Gather technical and design requirements, enter and follow up on tasks, organizing informational and gameplay sessions.

• Foster sustainable development practices by analyzing and iterating on the development
  processes.

• Work as a liaison between the Seasons and other teams to provide them with necessary information about upcoming content & feature releases to make engaging Marketing and
  Community programs.

• Organize feedback & review loops, test and prepare content for public
  releases.

• Enhance cross-functional communication by creating custom communication channels and facilitating meetings & conference calls.

• Work with the discipline producers and development leads on project roadmaps, scheduling, and resourcing for the seasons.

• Build and maintain season development schedule. Break down and assign tasks based on the high-level schedule.

• Drive season-related milestones completion. Anticipate, identify,
  communicate, and help resolve bottlenecks that may compromise quality or schedule.

• Create work reports as needed and escalate identified risks to the management. Act as a release manager for production as needed.

• Contribute to thatgamecompany’s unique culture and vision, positive work
  environment, and growth. Project manager for collaboration with NetEase(China).

• Provide project management support for the regional partners.

• Facilitate game development cross-departmental meetings & syncs, preparing meeting agendas, taking meeting notes, and converting them into action points.

• Convert internal and external development requests into actionable tasks, prioritize,
  and provide information necessary for the successful completion of projects.

• Create & maintain partners' Confluence pages. Support joint initiatives such as charity cooperation, illustration for the community, global promotions, and helping review NetEase tax receipts.

• Organize regular codebase updates and technical discussions aimed at improving game quality.

• Review and provide regional feedback on promotions and marketing campaigns proposed by our or partners' Marketing teams.

• Review in-house development to ensure compliance with regional standards and regulations.

• Provides translation services as needed.

• Assist with getting regional content ratings and preparing regional documentation related to the game.

• Provide design and cultural input for the in-game content to ensure it is aligned with the company’s standards and players' expectations.

• Telecommuting is permitted.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Game Development, Marketing, Entertainment or related field(s) plus 2 years of related experience.

Requires 2 years of experience in the following:
• Game development experience in a Production or Project Manager role.
• Experience as the primary producer responsible for shipping a major game feature or entire
project.
• Proven experience working on live, mobile, or social games, as well as direct marketing,
advertisement, or brand-building expertise with the IT/games market in Asia.
• Experience working with online retail platforms, building marketing & advertising strategies for live events in IT for the Chinese market.
• Proven experience with iterative product development and agile/scrum methodologies and tools.
• Chinese game market expertise.
• Cultural expertise for Asian regions.
• Shipping innovative new live experiences to players.
• Ability to design and facilitate sessions that lead to clear outcomes.

Fluent in Chinese (Mandarin) required.

40 hours/week, $94,400 - $130,470 per year.

Must also have the authority to work permanently in the U.S. Applicants who are interested in this position may apply https://www.jobpostingtoday.com/
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