Hybrid Work Model
#LI-hybrid
JOB SUMMARY:
SEGA of America is seeking a game Producer to help deliver Sonic the Hedgehog console and PC products developed in Japan to publish in the worldwide markets. Our Burbank, CA-based Producers are internationally-minded professionals who coordinate between our Japan-based development teams, our Burbank-based Sonic the Hedgehog Marketing team, our Irvine-based Publishing teams, and Europe-based Localization teams to deliver Sonic the Hedgehog video games product to market on time, on budget, and at target quality. We also work to support our Transmedia teams focused on Licensed products and merchandise, promotional animations and innovative brand activations.
We are currently considering a wide range of experienced candidates for this position, and are looking for individuals who love games, language, multiculturalism, creativity, and can speak with enthusiasm for their product.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- You have at least 5 years of combined production, project management, and/or localization experience within the game industry, and understand what it takes to ship a console and PC video game product.
- You are credited on at least 1 shipped global title on current generation consoles/platforms.
- Bonus Skill: Business-level proficient at Japanese language skill.
- You are highly organized, love bringing order to chaos, and keeping people in the loop.
- You can throw together a production schedule in a heartbeat, and follow that up with a plan for addressing the many checks and confirmations required to see the content approved to completion.
- You have a deep understanding of the importance of proper written and verbal communication required to entertaining a wide variety of people across different languages and cultures.
- You enjoy the responsibility and satisfaction of working with teams all around the world on a shared project.
- You are a wiz at commonly used production tools and formats, such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, MemoQ, XLOC, and other localization tools and platforms.
- You are accustomed to working across regions, time zones, and languages and are familiar with the associated challenges.
- You have a proven track record of delivering localization and production projects.
- You have a strong work ethic, positive attitude with a high degree of professionalism.
- Working in multilingual, multicultural environments is exciting for you, and you have a strong understanding of the language challenges facing the game industry.
- You have extensive experience working with vendors and teams associated with the video game industry, as well as video game voice over recording experience.
- Games are love, games are life: Especially games from Japan. You have opinions about them, know what makes them good and what makes them bad.
- You can balance the expectations of fans with the needs to a larger gaming audience.
- You can respect the legacy of over 30 years of Sonic the Hedgehog video games, and work to preserve the integrity of the character across the projects you manage.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Working in-office is an essential function of this position. This requirement of face-to-face interaction is in place to ensure effective supervision, collaboration, and teamwork. In-office attendance is required for the following reasons:
- For effective supervision of employees and our work product, which includes ensuring all employees have necessary oversight of their work and access to supervisory assistance, which includes meetings to review work product, deadlines, and status.
- To foster communication and collaboration among team members, which includes the following: allowing for spontaneous brainstorming sessions and exchanges of ideas, quick access to team members to enable collaborative problem-solving, and stronger cohesion among co-workers and within teams.
- To enhance the sharing of information necessary to effective job performance and product creation.
- To enhance understanding of our stakeholders’ work and business needs, facilitate a more seamless and organic workflow, and ultimately increase efficiency and successful outcomes
