Nintendo of America Inc.
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas.
Description Of Duties
- Advocates, builds, and maintains a network of development support for Nintendo devices with a primary focus on the Indie development community
- Brings proposals for partnerships to secure strategic or key content
- Provides leadership and strategic vision in support of Nintendo’s approach to servicing the Indie development community
- Develops compelling messaging delivered to developers, publishers, or at events on behalf of Nintendo
- Acts as account manager and key contact for Indie developers while simultaneously supporting the infrastructure and team that supports this business
- Requires approximately 20% travel, domestic and international
- Supports attainment of some short- and mid-term objectives of assigned unit/team/projects
- Contributes to defining and driving long-term strategy objectives
Summary Of Requirements
- Five+ years of industry related experience
- One to two years of leadership experience
- Video Game Industry experience required
- Game development experience or a deep understanding of game development
- Program and Account Management experience preferred
- Experience with downloadable games and content management
- P&L experience a plus
- Experience digital content management and working with digital content developers required
- Management and leadership skills
- Broad network of contacts within the Indie and traditional developer communities
- Strong presentation skills
- Undergraduate degree or MBA in business, economics or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Valid passport required
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