Educational Video Games Producer - Gameloft
Jan 09
Location: New York, NY
Categories: Mobile
Website: http://www.gameloft.com
Position Description
GAMELOFT, a leading international developer and publisher of video games with presence in 20 countries throughout Europe, North America and Asia (4,000 people), is seeking an:
Educational Video Games Producer
Role
Lead our development teams towards completing educational mobile games on smart phones such as the i Phone. Games and products will target the young; particularly children ages 5-7.
Requirements
- Dedicated and entrepreneurial with a deep knowledge and passion for educational products.
- Highly educated, having a master’s degree or its equivalent.
- Good organizational and social skills to deliver quality projects under strict deadlines.
- Creative with the practical know-how to find the most efficient solutions to problems.
- Strong product awareness and the ability to make good decisions for developing products with high commercial potential.
- Fluent in English.
Junior and Senior Profiles are welcomed
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide creative vision.
- Research and communicate about gaming market trends, patterns and customer requirements.
- Conduct research to help define game content.
- Manage macro and micro characteristics of the development teams.
- Plan and follow-up on the development cycle: Concept, design, alpha, beta and gold.
- Conduct quality control in the main areas of game development including game design, graphic design and programming.
- Maintain relations with the international marketing and development teams.
You will be in charge of creating programs and games designed to: teach children specific subjects; expand concepts; reinforce development; understand a historical event or cultural fact; or assist them in improving their skills while they play.
Benefits
- A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Our offices are casual and the environment is relaxed.
- The work is challenging but rewarding.
- Our studio is relatively small, allowing you to have a large impact on the direction of the company early on.
- We are paving new ground everyday in the areas of mobile gaming and more.
Job Location
This will be a full time position located in Manhattan
Contact
Please send your resume and cover letter in English with “Educational Video Games Producer” in the subject line to: JobGLNY.Producer@gameloft.com
About GAMELOFT
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones and consoles. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed four billion units by 2012. Gameloft games are also available to players on WiiWare and DS, Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE Arcade, Apple’s iPod and PCs.
Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, Dreamworks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Touchtone Television, Warner Bros., FifPro, Ferrari, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Chuck Norris, Jonny Wilkinson or Robinho allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.
Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 80 plus countries.
Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Helsinki, Vienna, Bucharest, New Delhi, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).
For more information go to www.gameloft.com
How to Apply
Contact
Please send your resume and cover letter in English with “Educational Video Games Producer” in the subject line to: JobGLNY.Producer@gameloft.com
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