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Note: This is a freelance, remote position. We will only be considering full-time applicants.
CBR is looking for a dedicated Lead Editor to oversee the TV Features related coverage on our team. Are you a pop-culture enthusiast dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest TV shows?
If so, then we need you!
CBR offers a unique opportunity for team members to grow and connect with other freelancers from all over the world. As a TV Lead Features Editor for CBR, you will work with a dedicated remote editorial team to create original and informative articles that our discriminating audience demands, with the eye-catching aesthetic they crave.
Responsibilities
- Edit and publish a minimum of 25 TV Features articles weekly on the Features team
- Manage weekly publication scheduling for CBR’s TV Features section
- Oversee all Junior Editors and writers as well as help them develop their skills and adapt to CBR’s standards
- Communicate expectations effectively, along with deadlines and quotas
- Work with new writers to develop their skills and help them adapt to CBR’s standards
- Work with existing writers by providing general guidance to develop those suitable for internal development (staff writing, self-publishing, editing)
- Spearhead planning of coverage for the respective teams, in conjunction with the Senior Features Editor
- Update the corresponding planning
- Craft headlines, blurbs, and peripheral text to capture new and existing traffic optimize SEO traffic for various avenues of dissemination
- Idea Generation
- Help generate a steady stream of feature ideas to ensure writers have articles to write
- Develop content plans
- Use Google Analytics to help identify topics that provide opportunities for expansion of coverage and category growth
- Weekly meetings
- Come prepared with notes and analyses
Requirements
- Relevant experience in senior writing and editing roles (digital publications, entertainment content)
- Broad working knowledge of current TV shows, as well as past TV
- Quick learner with strong sense of urgency
- Excellent command of the English language
- Ability to write articles free of typos and grammatical errors
Applicants with experience in the following areas will be given favorable consideration:
- Image editing
- Google Analytics
- SEO
- Analytics (GA)
- Freelance writer management
- Proven track record of growing a team, expanding coverage, and driving traffic
Only applicants who possess the necessary skills and experience will be contacted, and only applications containing a resume and cover letter will be considered. It is essential that you demonstrate your breadth of knowledge of popular game content in your cover letter. You will not be considered for the role if this information is not included.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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Comic Book Resources
Note: This is a freelance, remote position. We will only be considering full-time applicants.
CBR is looking for a dedicated Lead Editor to oversee the TV Features related coverage on our team. Are you a pop-culture enthusiast dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest TV shows?
If so, then we need you!
CBR offers a unique opportunity for team members to grow and connect with other freelancers from all over the world. As a TV Lead Features Editor for CBR, you will work with a dedicated remote editorial team to create original and informative articles that our discriminating audience demands, with the eye-catching aesthetic they crave.
Responsibilities
- Edit and publish a minimum of 25 TV Features articles weekly on the Features team
- Manage weekly publication scheduling for CBR’s TV Features section
- Oversee all Junior Editors and writers as well as help them develop their skills and adapt to CBR’s standards
- Communicate expectations effectively, along with deadlines and quotas
- Work with new writers to develop their skills and help them adapt to CBR’s standards
- Work with existing writers by providing general guidance to develop those suitable for internal development (staff writing, self-publishing, editing)
- Spearhead planning of coverage for the respective teams, in conjunction with the Senior Features Editor
- Update the corresponding planning
- Craft headlines, blurbs, and peripheral text to capture new and existing traffic optimize SEO traffic for various avenues of dissemination
- Idea Generation
- Help generate a steady stream of feature ideas to ensure writers have articles to write
- Develop content plans
- Use Google Analytics to help identify topics that provide opportunities for expansion of coverage and category growth
- Weekly meetings
- Come prepared with notes and analyses
Requirements
- Relevant experience in senior writing and editing roles (digital publications, entertainment content)
- Broad working knowledge of current TV shows, as well as past TV
- Quick learner with strong sense of urgency
- Excellent command of the English language
- Ability to write articles free of typos and grammatical errors
Applicants with experience in the following areas will be given favorable consideration:
- Image editing
- Google Analytics
- SEO
- Analytics (GA)
- Freelance writer management
- Proven track record of growing a team, expanding coverage, and driving traffic
Only applicants who possess the necessary skills and experience will be contacted, and only applications containing a resume and cover letter will be considered. It is essential that you demonstrate your breadth of knowledge of popular game content in your cover letter. You will not be considered for the role if this information is not included.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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Comic Book Resources
Note: This is a freelance, remote position. We will only be considering full-time applicants.
CBR is looking for a dedicated Lead Editor to oversee the TV Features related coverage on our team. Are you a pop-culture enthusiast dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest TV shows?
If so, then we need you!
CBR offers a unique opportunity for team members to grow and connect with other freelancers from all over the world. As a TV Lead Features Editor for CBR, you will work with a dedicated remote editorial team to create original and informative articles that our discriminating audience demands, with the eye-catching aesthetic they crave.
Responsibilities
- Edit and publish a minimum of 25 TV Features articles weekly on the Features team
- Manage weekly publication scheduling for CBR’s TV Features section
- Oversee all Junior Editors and writers as well as help them develop their skills and adapt to CBR’s standards
- Communicate expectations effectively, along with deadlines and quotas
- Work with new writers to develop their skills and help them adapt to CBR’s standards
- Work with existing writers by providing general guidance to develop those suitable for internal development (staff writing, self-publishing, editing)
- Spearhead planning of coverage for the respective teams, in conjunction with the Senior Features Editor
- Update the corresponding planning
- Craft headlines, blurbs, and peripheral text to capture new and existing traffic optimize SEO traffic for various avenues of dissemination
- Idea Generation
- Help generate a steady stream of feature ideas to ensure writers have articles to write
- Develop content plans
- Use Google Analytics to help identify topics that provide opportunities for expansion of coverage and category growth
- Weekly meetings
- Come prepared with notes and analyses
Requirements
- Relevant experience in senior writing and editing roles (digital publications, entertainment content)
- Broad working knowledge of current TV shows, as well as past TV
- Quick learner with strong sense of urgency
- Excellent command of the English language
- Ability to write articles free of typos and grammatical errors
Applicants with experience in the following areas will be given favorable consideration:
- Image editing
- Google Analytics
- SEO
- Analytics (GA)
- Freelance writer management
- Proven track record of growing a team, expanding coverage, and driving traffic
Only applicants who possess the necessary skills and experience will be contacted, and only applications containing a resume and cover letter will be considered. It is essential that you demonstrate your breadth of knowledge of popular game content in your cover letter. You will not be considered for the role if this information is not included.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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Comic Book Resources
We are…
Stept Studios is an award-winning creative and production studio known for work that features real-life characters, celebrity athletes, and breathtaking visuals. Our in-house creative as well as our progressive roster of directors represents the next generation of storytellers, working across sports, comedy, and documentary genres.
Our growing team includes full in-house creative agency services, strategy, production and a post house including Visual Effects, CGI, and Sound.
You are…
Stept is looking for an Associate Creative Director – Copy to join the Stept Creative team who lives at the intersection of live action, design, brand, and culture to oversee creative direction and execution across our portfolio of top- tier brand clients. We are looking for a practiced team leader and first-rate overall creative with big picture thinking and passion for pushing the envelope when it comes to dreaming up cutting-edge creative concepts. The ideal candidate is a multimedia creative and content expert, has a true understanding of how the industry shapes culture, and can connect to our communities by telling relevant, authentic and emotional stories.
You’ll do…
- Conceive, craft, script and help oversee best-in-class creative and content ideas on brand, on strategy, on time, and on budget – from inception to production, through post & delivery.
- Assist in managing, motivating and creatively direct our internal teams, developing and executing the most attention grabbing creative and content to accomplish business objectives.
- Drive best practices across all creative including conceptual thinking, copywriting, art direction, and production.
- Create and interpret creative client briefs to conduct brainstorms and articulate concepts and executions in writing with rationale. Go above and beyond the original brief to push what’s possible on both a creative and technical level.
- Act as a key thought partner to Sales, Account and Production, ensuring that we are meeting or exceeding briefs.
You’ll be…
- 5-7 years of developing strategic creative for top tier brands at reputable agencies.
- Experience leading, managing and mentoring creatives across a range of personalities and experience levels.
- Experience reviewing and giving feedback to a team of Creatives.
- Expert ability creating beautiful presentations that express conceptual thinking and big ideas in Keynote and Google Slides.
- Superior presentation and communication skills, people skills, and ability to thrive in a collaborative agency environment.
- Understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier and After Effects.
- Understanding of production equipment including cameras, lights and audio is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of budgets and scope which are reflected in creativity.
- Passionate about culture whether that’s music, entertainment, technology, or sport.
- Diverse portfolio including 360 campaigns demonstrating innovative thinking
You’ll enjoy…
- Unlimited PTO (Manager Approved)
- Sick Time
- Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
- Company 401(k)
- Cell Phone, Wellness & Internet Reimbursement
- Hybrid Working
Stept Studios
Company Description
Welcome to Peacock, the dynamic new streaming service from NBCUniversal. Here you’ll find more than a job. You’ll find a fast-paced, high-performance team of incredible colleagues that want to be at the epicenter of technology, sports, news, tv, movies and more. We work hard to connect people to what they love, each other and the world around them by creating shared experiences through culture-defining entertainment.
As a company, we embrace the power of difference. Our team is committed to creating an organization that champions diversity and inclusivity for all by curating content and a workforce that represents the world around us. We continue to challenge ourselves and the industry by being customer-centric, data-driven creatures of innovation. At Peacock, we are determined to forge the next frontier of streaming through creativity, teamwork, and talent.
Job Description
The Director, Content Strategy will serve as an integral member of the Content Strategy team that is responsible for developing Peacock’s holistic slate strategy across all content verticals to optimize customer acquisition, retention, and usage. The Content Strategy team works closely with stakeholders across NBCUniversal to align content strategy and execution to Peacock KPIs. The position will report to the Vice President of Content Strategy, with an opportunity to focus on original scripted TV series, original unscripted TV series, or original film.
Key Group Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To
- Supporting Peacock’s originals investment decisions, including developing a strategic slate and investment guidelines in terms of target audiences, genres, and target ROI
- Defining and tracking targets for originals performance based on MAAs, Usage, Upgrade rates & brand KPIs
- Working closely with creative teams to evaluate originals ideas based on Peacock KPIs
- Partnering with Peacock Content Analytics, Finance, and Marketing to develop title-level pro formas to inform greenlight decisions and renewals
- Inputting into broader content strategy and planning processes as content spend allocation is refined, and programming offering is optimized across different content supply sources (e.g., current season “next day” programming, acquired library)
- Supporting scheduling team on optimizing content release patterns (i.e., episode drop cadence, identifying programming schedule gaps, etc.)
- Compiling post-mortem analyses to determine areas for optimization and improvement
- Conducting market research, competitor content performance analysis, as well as industry trend tracking
Salary Range: $165,000 – $195,000 (bonus eligible)
Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional experience that includes a mix of the following: Management consulting; Investment banking within the Media, Technology, or Telecom practice; Business development, strategy, corporate development, or corporate finance at a media or technology company
- Ability to closely monitor performance of content on the platform to inform new commissions as well as renewals, and to identify opportunities to optimize performance to affect subscriber engagement and retention
- A solid understanding of the streaming landscape and business models
- A solid understanding of TV audiences, including segmentation methodologies and application to business use cases
- Strong business / financial acumen – ability to form judgments and actionable recommendations
- Specific knowledge about deal analysis for original TV series and/or original Film preferred
- Proven ability to self-motivate and work independently as well as collaboratively, excellent written and verbal presentation skills
- Knowledge of Nielsen data and streaming data reporting systems such as Nielsen NPower, comScore and Adobe Analytics preferred
- Comfort with a fast-paced, always-on, start-up environment
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
Additional Information
NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations in the US by calling 1-818-777-4107 and in the UK by calling +44 2036185726.
NBCUniversal
Crew Position: Assistant General Manager
The Tale of Hook Hall
At Hook Hall, we live boldly and act differently. We’re a crew built of dreamers that collaborate to Deliver the Unexpected, every day. We understand it is our call and responsibility to curate environments and experiences where people feel genuinely welcomed and part of our community. As moment makers, we produce immersive experiences where people feel recognized as human-first, allowing us to positively impact, empower, and collectively celebrate others.
Along the way, we foster community by ensuring that we are fulfilling our core mission in all our interactions, be they with guests, our partners, and each other.
Why Join Our Crew?
Situated in the heart of Washington, DC, Hook Hall is a traditional tavern and event space. It is a place our guests go to enjoy a cold beer and catch up with friends, or to find the latest epic pop-up experience. It’s a space designed to transform and transition throughout the day.
We live boldly and act differently. We’re a crew built of dreamers that delivers the unexpected each and every day. We curate environments, events, and experiences that make memorable moments where people feel recognized as human-first, allowing us to positively impact, empower, and collectively celebrate others in customized immersive experiences.
It is our collective efforts that ensure successful experiences for our patrons, company, and ourselves. Which is why we foster a welcoming and accepting work environment.
Role Description
Hook Hall is looking to hire a meticulous, detail-oriented and grounded Assistant General Manager to help guide our ship. This position will require the ability to work independently, as a self starter, and as part of a team, receiving and delegating responsibilities.
Utilizing your excellent logistics skills and strength in multi-tasking you will need to navigate through the high seas, with your crew by your side, ensuring both the crew and guests have the best experience. It is imperative that we keep the crew unified and the ship in pristine condition.
Do you have what it takes to lead the crew to victory each day? To create a rewarding place for the crew and guests alike? If you are confident you can prevent a mutiny, we are ready for you to board the ship.
Managerial Responsibilities
- Build a team of hospitality Superheroes!
- Confidently manage Hook Hall operations and deliver solutions for both the crew and guests
- Support and work alongside the General Manager to grow a world class entertainment company with a guest-centric experience including bar games, private events, and unique curated tavern/bar concepts that challenge the status quo in the industry
- Maintain rapport with vendors, coordinating and supervising delivery of services
- Ensure Hook Hall is running to in a manner that is beyond compliant, meeting company standards for food, beverage and safety
- Work with HR to recruit, train, and develop top-notch team members, and indoctrinate new employees in the parent company’s culture and core values
- Manage and resolve crew conflicts in a professional manner
- Foster an environment that ensures all team members are looking for ways to systematize the business to increase efficiency
- Identify and reward top performing crew members and successfully assess, coach and develop under-performing crew members
- Work with the General Manager to ensure Hook Hall is appropriately staffed
- Track and manage expenses and labor costs, reporting to leadership regularly
- Ensure the best possible guest experience for private and corporate events, including set up and clean-up, and highest level of customer service via email, phone, and in-person touchpoints
- Responsible for maintaining compliance will all local alcohol/beverage and food safety laws applicable
- All product procurement and inventory management programs for the business to ensure all supplies and inventory are maintained at necessary levels
Job Requirements
- Commitment to and alignment with company’s core values
- Attend daily company-wide huddles to report on top priorities and weekly team meetings to track quarterly goals and objectives
- Participate in weekly executive leadership meetings and quarterly planning
- Be a relentless perfectionist with a positive attitude who has a high level of attention to mastering the minutia and competitive spirit
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
- Experience with reservation systems is preferred
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in the bar/hospitality industry
- Must have initiative and strong interpersonal skills
- Evenings and weekends will be required
- DC ABRA Manager-on-Duty certification
- Experience working in the hospitality industry, exhibiting the ability to accommodate and adapt to situations by effective decision making
Hook Hall
Company Description
This role is currently an open call. We are accepting submitted applications and will reach out when active recruitment for role is open. Please expect a delay in outreach as we are currently not actively recruiting for this position
Mikros Animation is a global CGI animation studio located in Paris, Montreal, Los Angeles, Bangalore and London, dedicated to feature films and episodic content. Since its inception, Mikros Animation has always put creativity and CG artistry at the heart of its animation and production activities, allowing our artists to work across a great variety of stories with a high level of stylized craft. So far, Mikros Animation has contributed to ten released feature animations and to numerous high-quality animated series, for the world’s best-known animation studios, either as creative studio, line producer or executive producer. Mikros Animation has also produced more than 250 hours of programming, broadcast by notable channels including Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, TF1, France TV, Gulli, M6, Gloob, and Super RTL. Our animated episodic content airs and streams globally, in over 180 countries.
At Mikros Animation, we believe great animation is about making real connections with real people. By partnering with filmmakers to unite their creative visions, with our industry-leading craftsmanship and artistry, we create characters that connect with audiences on an authentic and emotional level to bring powerful stories to life.
Job Description
Mikros Animation Montreal is looking for an experienced VFX Supervisor to join us on an exciting new animation project.
The VFX Supervisor is responsible for the direction and management of his team while working with of the Line Producer and CG Supervisor.
He is in charge of giving the necessary coaching and training to its team in order to reach its objectives and is responsible for the production and quality of the film and works closely with the clients.
As a Supervisor, he brings and implements his expertise both technically and artistically for the completion of the project.
The VFX Supervisor will work closely with the CG Supervisors and propose artistic and technical solutions to meet the project requirements.
He will be able to work with internal tools and adapt them to the specific needs of the project.
Our prospective VFX Supervisor will need to combine technical and artistic knowhow with perceptive leadership. You should have the enthusiasm and ambition to inspire our team to surpass the top quality work they are already producing.
Together with the Line Producer, they become the Client’s privileged interlocutors in order to support them throughout the project.
The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring Mikros continues to create top-class feature entertainment.
Responsibilities
In collaboration with the Line Producer and the Head of CG, your main objectives will be:
- Develop, manage and maintain timing and production quotas in accordance with production management;
- Ensure that departments have all the necessary tools;
- Organize and conduct team and clients meetings;
- Inform Supervisors about changes and news related to the project;
- Train and supervise the team throughout production;
- Give feedback to each Supervisor about their performance;
- Actively participate in the selection of new Supervisors and Leads;
- Support and facilitate the integration of new employees;
- Attend and actively participate to supervisors meetings;
- Perform other related tasks as assigned by management;
- Be a team leader!!!!! Lead, train and support your team, be a source of inspiration, build and maintain team spirit;
Qualifications
- Familiar with the production pipeline and development of “in-house” tools;
- Have held at least one VFX Supervisor or position;
- Minimum five (5) to seven (7) years of work experience as a modeling artist in a film production environment, animated TV series or visual effects;
- Strong ability to lead a team;
- Ability to propose solutions to problems;
- Good knowledge of the animated features workflow;
- Proficiency in Maya;
- Python scripting and / of C++ would be a plus;
- Knowing an asset manager like Shotgun an asset;
- Ability to manage a work team;
- Be able to train and guide team members;
- English is an asset
Additional Information
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Mikros Animation
As a Senior Narrative Manager, your expertise with the written word and your stellar people-management skills will help you bring Riot’s internal IP resource materials to new levels of excellence. In partnership with the Head of Creative Foundations and the Art Director of Creative Foundations, you complete a triad of craft expertise that sets the vision for what IP documentation looks and feels like, and lead the quest for anticipating and capturing future needs. On a tactical level, you’ll make sure work is well-written, error-free, and conforms to Riot’s in-house style, while elevating that style with your experience and insight. You’ll manage and mentor a group of writers and editors, fostering growth in both their craft and soft skills, and set the craft bar on the team. As an IP expert, you’ll contribute meaningfully to the worldbuilding efforts our team sets forth, partnering with our internal artists and product teams.
The Creative Foundations team is a central part of the IP Strategy team, which works to support all production teams at Riot, unlocking Riot’s ability to effectively collaborate on resonant, coherent, impactful stories that delight fans across the world. Specifically, Creative Foundations helps Riot develop its intellectual property by enshrining its characters and environments in style and product guides, documenting the lore of our universes, and working with environment artists to develop the unknown areas of the IP. It is responsible for creating the IP resource material used across all of Riot’s IP expressions–games, stories, animations, merchandise, and more. It is a team of creatives who believe in the power of consistent, believable worldbuilding to support incredible storytelling, and love building bridges between all the teams telling those stories at Riot.
As a Senior Narrative Manager on the Creative Foundations team, you’ll work with artists, designers, and producers to ensure content is presented clearly and evocatively, and that writing, art, and design support and enhance one another. As part of the central team responsible for maintaining cohesion and protectability of Riot’s IPs, your work will be seen throughout all of Riot’s output. You will directly affect the quality and impact of our foundational materials which, in turn, increases the quality and consistency of our IP across products. You’ll be responsible for thinking strategically about the longevity of materials, keeping them engaging and inspiring for creatives to use. As we develop our IP Hub, you’ll be instrumental in reformatting and editorializing our foundational materials to an intuitive digital medium that best serves our customers. As a narrative craft expert, you’ll be tapped in to give your expertise from both storytelling and technical editing perspectives.
The ideal candidate for this role is driven to achieve excellence in creative world-building, is an all-star collaborator who loves the creative process and working with other creatives, and has a strategic mind for creating systems to better understand a fictional world. Additionally, the ideal candidate is passionate and successful in nurturing talent and growth within their team.
Responsibilities
- Establish and ensure the quality of narrative craft for all materials produced by the Creative Foundations team
- Work with writers, editors, producers, stakeholders, and product owners to create high impact and educational internal IP resource materials that achieve the goals of each type of work.
- Ensure the accuracy and narrative quality of the IP Hub, as well as advocate for improvements to keep the tool useful as Riot’s IPs evolve.
- Think strategically about the longevity of materials, keeping them engaging and inspiring for creatives to use.
- Manage and mentor multiple direct reports within the narrative team.
- Advocate for IP consistency across teams, and establish a culture of sharing documentation and knowledge across creative communities within Riot.
- Embody Riot’s cultural values in interpersonal interactions and the production of narrative content.
- In partnership with leaders across the IP Strategy team, proactively assess areas of narrative IP support required within Riot and, where needed, contribute writing and worldbuilding expertise beyond foundational material.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of professional industry experience in games or related entertainment media.
- 4+ Years experience managing other writers and editing their work.
- Edited published content in at least two different media (one of which, must be digital).
- Experience working in agile team environments, and giving clear and applicable feedback.
- Experience working in a multi-platform IP with an understanding of editorial processes, from planning to publication.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with the League of Legends IP, Valorant IP, and Riot’s portfolio of games.
- Experience with game pipelines and execution constraints of multiple genres of games
- Experience participating on or overseeing a team that contributes to content management systems and/or digital publishing platforms
For this role, you’ll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and choices that focus on your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!
Our Perks
Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.
Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner’s Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.
(Los Angeles only) Base salary range between $173,000 USD – $241,000 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.
It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant’s criminal history.
Riot Games
Firaxis Audio – Project Audio Director – Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Overview
Firaxis Games is searching for an experienced, technically minded, project Audio Director to lead the audio vision of Marvel’s Midnight Suns. In this position, you will be responsible for the overall project audio direction, supporting technical innovation by defining efficient and performant audio pipelines while overseeing all aspects of the game’s audio development.
You will work closely with the Studio Audio Director and project leadership to ensure audio is represented at the highest levels and take ownership of the sonic identity across the title. You will contribute to the strategic leadership goals as it pertains to the audio team while being a champion for audio within the studio. Autonomous in your work, you are enthusiastic and motivated to push the boundaries of game audio and strive to elevate and achieve our studio’s creative vision through sound.
The ideal candidate has experience overseeing all aspects of a game’s audio development from pre-production to ship, and has a proven track record of conceptualizing and integrating innovative technical audio pipelines and systems to fulfill project goals. Effective at planning and developing realistic timelines to deliver results, combined with an unwavering desire to promote and support audio within a development team, you are a thoughtful and motivated leader willing to accept any challenge head on.
Responsibilities
- Define and uphold the project’s audio direction both on a creative and technical level, while ensuring world-class audio quality is met and the vision is effectively communicated
- Oversee all aspects of the game’s audio development and implementation regarding sound assets, dialogue, music, and mix
- Create and implement audio assets within the game and audio engine as needed
- Conceptualize innovative audio features, concepts, and best practices to support providing exceptional audio design and implementation across the project
- Outline efficient audio pipelines and infrastructures to support advanced audio implementation systems and toolsets (narrative voice pipelines, audio build-systems, etc.)
- Work closely with project production to certify tasks, milestones, and deliverables are well defined and achievable as it pertains to audio
- Define and advocate for game audio technology which best allows the team to create world class audio experiences for our players
- Identify and improve legacy audio systems and pipelines to advance the audio quality of the title and improve audio production practices
- Work in partnership with project leadership to ensure cross-discipline collaboration of a shared vision toward all aspects of the game’s production, development, and creative direction
- Align with the Studio Audio Director to ensure the global studio audio vision is upheld and resources are allocated appropriately
- Mentor audio team members and contribute to their personal growth and development within the team
- Collaborate with marketing and other external partners to maintain the project’s audio vision across deliverables
- Actively identify, troubleshoot, and debug project audio issues, establishing priority, throughout development
- Actively participate in playtests and provide feedback to the team with actionable items
- Build and maintain positive relationships with potential outsourcing teams on an ‘as-needed’ basis
Qualifications
- 3+ Years experience working as an Audio Director within the games industry
- 8+ Years experience working in audio for AAA game titles
- Proven leadership and mentoring experience working as a Lead or Director
- At least 1 AAA / Major Title shipped in an Audio Director role
- At least 3 AAA / Major Titles shipped as a member of an audio team
- Highly proficient in AudioKinetc’s Wwise middleware software
- Highly proficient in Unreal engine development with a focus on audio implementation
- Experience shipping titles across multiple SKUs, incorporating performance optimizations as needed
- Extensive knowledge of developing complex audio pipelines and integrations, such as narrative pipelines, audio build systems, audio features (HDR, Propagation Systems, Dynamic Reverb Systems, etc.)
- Experience mixing game audio supporting various user defined end points (surround, Dolby Atmos, etc.)
- Extensive knowledge of audio production standards and best practices within the games industry
- Incredibly organized with effective communication and leadership skills
- A passion for cultivating a fun, inclusive, and respectful working environment
Who We Are
Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.
Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM.
At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
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BeAlive is a modern day media production and creative agency focused on sustainability story-telling. We are a boutique advisory that creates value and opportunity through unique communications designed to better the world we live in. We partner with world-class organizations to build business where business doesn’t currently exist. We specialize in developing brands, strategies and original content.
BeAlive was born for a life lived outside. In every endeavor we seek to inspire the mind, energize the body, and satisfy the soul – with urgent awareness of our role on this rock.
Overview
The Impact Manager will support a wide variety of projects, including long form documentaries, digital shorts, marketing efforts, and will also create partnerships centered on the global river health. This role works to connect internal efforts to external nonprofits, sustainability and conservation organizations, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) to establish partnerships and come up with new project ideas. The Impact Manager will also be responsible for facilitating environmental sustainability and impact reporting. This role reports to the Head of Marketing.
Successful applicants will demonstrate expertise in the environmental sustainability field with a focus on rivers.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Works alongside the Marketing Team & Head of Digital Programming on all aspects of environmental/sustainability related information as it relates to film production, marketing materials, and partnerships
- Develops, coordinates and maintains both short and long-term relationships with strategic partners who support our work
- Tracks environmental impact data as it relates to current projects
- Provides reporting on sustainability issues with both internal leadership team and BeAlive clients
- Partners with internal team on launches, press, marketing, and general programming needs by providing data and maintaining relationships with external collaborators
- Gives input (when needed) on marketing materials, press releases, festival strategy, etc. regarding impact reporting
- Provides data and reporting to other internal team members related to sustainability information needed to produce decks, films, or marketing materials
- Manages relationships with individuals and organizations that we partner with and/or feature
- Builds partnerships with non-profit organizations, academic institutions, NGOs and coalitions
- Will monitor, track and report all impact metric tracking and provide tangible insights
Qualifications
- 5-7 years’ experience in impact reporting or sustainability work is preferable
- An established credibility and a strong base of existing relationships across the environmental/sustainability/NGO community
- Proven ability to communicate effectively to all levels of management
- Proven ability to multitask and manage complex projects
- A self-starter with an entrepreneurial approach; assertive, enthusiastic and highly motivated, with ability to work autonomously with little direction
- Demonstrated knowledge of the sustainability space, bonus points for experience with river sustainability
Perks
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
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