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About us:

Located in Southern California, GungHo Online Entertainment America Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese game company GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. Publishing titles across multiple platforms ranging from console to handheld and mobile, our group is comprised of veterans from various aspects of the industry brought together by one simple thing: a love of gaming.

During this Covid-19 pandemic, we are following CA State and LA county orders and temporary working from home. Candidates may apply and work remotely at this time, but will be expected to move to Los Angeles area at such a time when it is deemed safe and permissible by CA State and LA county.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for managing the development, launch, and operation of GungHo titles on various platforms. The Producer will work closely with all departments.

Responsibilities:

  • Plan and present cohesive strategies for launching and operating online titles.
  • Coordinate efforts by Development, Localization, QA, Marketing, and Community teams to execute decided strategies.
  • Be aware of the schedule and budget, set correct expectations, and be proactive in communicating issues.
  • Establish and communicate KPI targets.
  • Create necessary reports.
  • Work with all other departments to achieve set KPI targets, before and after launch.
    • Work with Japanese Development team to implement and operate new contents, events, etc…
    • Work with Community team to effectively communicate with our user base.
    • Work with Marketing team to find new marketing opportunities.
    • Manage UA efforts
  • Lead forecasting, consumer marketing, and A/B testing.
  • Communicate with platform account managers to find promotional opportunities.
  • Stay on top of new best practices and technologies to keep up with the competition.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Manage employees working in the department, be responsible for the performance in the immediate term, and their growth and retention in the long term.
  • Check and approve timecards of the subordinates.
  • Help identify project staffing needs and assist with candidate screening and interviews.

Other Potential Responsibilities:

  • Serve as interpreter between English and Japanese when necessary.
  • Staff booth and demo GungHo games at live events.
  • Provide graphic design feedback and suggestions, and assist in production when needed.
  • Perform special projects and other miscellaneous duties that are assigned by upper
  • Collaborate with marketing and community teams to facilitate competitive events on a range of titles.
  • Travel on business or work beyond normal work hours when necessary.
  • Test prototypes of future game titles to provide constructive feedback.
  • Attends trade shows and live events as needed (e.g. E3, Anime Expo, etc.).

Qualifications / desired experience:

  • At least 5 years of experience working in game production as Producer
  • Must have shipped at least two games and/or been involved with two projects through a complete development cycle in a leadership role
  • Experience working on mobile free-to-play and console titles and operating live ops games
  • Must be English and Japanese bilingual in writing, reading, and speaking
  • Strong attention to detail and a high competency in both written and verbal communication in English and Japanese
  • Superior organizational and scheduling skills are essential
  • Strong motivation to drive a project assigned
  • Passion for games

Why you want to work here:
At GungHo, we’re enthusiastic about creating fun games and we’re always looking for talented individuals with whom we can share our passion. We have a highly collaborative culture where everyone wants to work together to get things done!

Benefits:

  • 100% employer-paid health insurance for employees
  • 401(k) with employer match