The Asset Producer plays an integral role at the intersection of production and creative. By fostering close relationships with creative directors and keeping in constant communication with stakeholders, the Asset Producer drives the production of assets from inception to deployment. As Asset Producer, you will be responsible for the creation & delivery of a vast array of assets from key art and gameplay trailers to developer diaries and screenshots. This role is responsible for campaign assets (gameplay trailers, screenshots, Key Art, as well as assisting with the creation of community content, and interfaces with stakeholders across the business.

Critical Skills:

Partner with core team leaders to guide the creative execution and production of AAA assets for a global gaming audience.
Maintain a clear overview of all content creation and instinctively delve into details when a more hands on approach is required.
Clearly communicate schedules, status, risks, challenges, and solutions throughout the org.
Exercise sound decision making based on available data, analytics, market knowledge, and personal judgement.
Be a master of influence, carefully balancing creative excellence with on time delivery while adhering to budget constraints and seeking savings when possible.
Be a skilled mediator and resolver of conflicts, able to help people and teams with opposing points of view come together and agree on objectives and solutions.
Be results oriented, able to distill complex plans down to their critical path and key milestones.
Be a strong negotiator, with excellent change management and conflict resolution skills.
Maintain a total ownership mentality, accountable and invested in great outcomes and high quality content.
Thrive in a fast paced highly agile environment with daily deliverables that must be met.

Responsibilities:

Proactively manage and mitigate project risks throughout the production process.
Organize frequent creative reviews with developers, product managers, paid media teams, licensee's/licensors and other stakeholders to solicit feedback and approval on latest cuts.
Create & maintain workback and production schedules as well as calendars based on delivery dates and keep interested parties appraised of production deadlines & milestones.
Read briefs, scripts & treatments and provide creative and editorial feedback to creative directors ensuring vision is aligned with brand vision, go to market plans, as well as schedule, budget and quality targets.
Research, maintain and disseminate content best practices and optimizations in conjunction with intelligence and strategy teams.
Be a source of knowledge and resource for team members and chase answers where there are gaps in the team's knowledge.
Maintain asset trackers and sync regularly with CFX teams and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on asset production statuses and timing.
Manage post production & creative agency vendors including soliciting and reviewing bids for accuracy, consistency and once approved, initiate SOW's and PO requests.
When required plan and execute small, medium, and large scale shoots including budgeting, casting, facilities & scheduling, as well as chasing any production deliverables.
Forecast and maintain asset production budgets and liaise regularly with finance partners to ensure accuracy of budgets or other budget control documents.
Initiate music licensing and composition requests with music licensing teams confirming usage, territory, timeline, and artist credits and approvals.
Send trailers and other assets to Legal, DEI and other reviewing teams with proper caveats and context for review and confirm required disclaimers.
Send videos to ESRB for pre-clearance and communicate fixes required for compliance.
Sync regularly with localization teams to confirm on time delivery of localization projects and assets.
Ensure all assets are uploaded to delivery and archival storage solutions.
Provide rapid response to executive & senior leadership team request for assets for special use cases, such as all hands meetings, events, board meetings, award shows, etc.
QC all assets for accurate spelling, required legal copy, ESRB ratings, correct end slate CTA's, and ensure files are error free.
Upload final trailers to YouTube and schedule YouTube premieres when required. Ensure videos are added to the proper playlist and end screens are configured and applied.
Source in-game assets for vendors including working with game producers to understand asset availability and also directly pulling assets from shared asset stores when possible.
Set all localized trailers unlisted or public at deployment time and ensure all thumbnails, metadata, and links are provided for deployment emails.
Maintain a detailed asset tracker for all planned, in production, and completed assets.

About Amazon Games

Amazon Games applies the principles of Amazonian culture to the world of game design. We have a diverse team of talented, creative people pairing their love of making games with the unique strengths that come with being part of Amazon. Across all of our teams and locations, we are united by a common purpose: to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world. We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games, and we are looking for the right people to help us build that future. With the power of Twitch and AWS at your fingertips, you will have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, marketing, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.

Inclusive Culture, Work/Life Balance, & Career Growth

We embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We offer ten employee-led affinity groups with 190 global chapters, innovative benefits, and annual and ongoing learning experiences (including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences). Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance and offers flexible working hours. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. Additionally, our team is dedicated to supporting you with mentorship and pathways for ongoing development. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and promotes career choice.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors in applicable fields such as cinema/tv, video games, communications, etc.
5+ years of experience in asset production at video game or creative content studios.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Willingness to travel locally and internationally as needed for studio meetings, shoots, trade shows, etc.
Comfortable working with and learning a wide array of technical tools and workflows.
Remain cool under pressure.
Be a resourceful problem solver.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit our website.