At Multiplay (a division of Unity Technologies) we are reinventing the way multiplayer games are, built, launched and supported. We focus on providing innovative infrastructure solutions that ease the development and launch of online games. We proudly provide hybrid multi-cloud scaling technology and 24/7 live operations for some of the world’s biggest games. At our core, we are passionate about gaming, and keeping gamers online.
You will be joining the Product Management Team to help shape the direction and the future of multiplayer game hosting and scaling.The day to day role will revolve around understanding the requirements that we have from; customers, industry trends and the wider business. These requirements will then need to be transformed into something our excellent development team can build.Product Management is an integral part of the business, ensuring that the product is aligned to the business strategy and is delivering value to our customers.
It’s not all hard work though, we do sometimes enjoy a cheeky lunchtime gaming session alongside regular activities such as board game nights, escape rooms and charity events.You will be required to have access to a vehicle as we are based in the New Forest, which although beautiful and picturesque, has limited public transport options. This will be a 11 month placement starting in summer 2020.
Responsibilities
- Meeting with stakeholders to understand what they require from the product
- Writing Epics,User Stories and Feature Descriptions for the development team
- Work with UX/UI designers to produce workflows and wireframes
- Assist with analytical insight into industry trends and competitor analysis to feed back into the business
- Talk with game studios to understand their requirements for upcoming projects and around the multiplayer space
Requirements
- Currently studying in a relevant subject and looking for a placement year
- An interest in using your technical knowledge to help shape a product into its best form and ensure it is meeting customer needs
- Motivation and interest to learn more about technical product management
- Knowledge and understanding of infrastructure and different infrastructure requirements as well as cloud technologies (technical and commercial merits of cloud)
- An interest in understanding of the different requirements that may be required by users who consume infrastructure services
Bonus points
- A passion for gaming, we love what we do and the customers we have
- An awareness of the trends within the gaming industry, specifically around Multiplayer gaming
- An outgoing personality, someone who brings energy and a good vibe to anything they do!
Who We Are
Unity is the creator of the world’s leading real-time 3D development platform, giving users the most powerful and accessible tools to create, operate, and monetize experiences for the real-time world. Unity empowers anyone, regardless of skill level and industry, to create 3D visual content using world-class technology, operate using resources that maximize ease-of-use, and monetize, so that they can find success with their creations.
The company’s 1,000 person development team keeps Unity at the forefront of development by working alongside partners such as Google, Oculus, Autodesk, Microsoft and many more, to ensure optimized support for the latest releases and platforms. Made with Unity experiences reach nearly 3 billion devices worldwide and have been installed more than 34 billion times in the last 12 months. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.
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