Associate Producer

Who we are:

Founded in 2005 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios are responsible for developing 2Ks portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms and include Visual Concepts Firaxis Hangar 13 CatDaddy Cloud Chamber and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire millions of players around the world! 2K publishes titles in todays most popular gaming genres including sports shooters action role-playing strategy casual and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers problem solvers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K BioShock Borderlands Mafia Sid Meiers Civilization Tiny Tinas Wonderlands WWE 2K PGA TOUR 2K and XCOM.

At 2K we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

What We Need:

The Sports Business Unit at 2K is looking for an Associate Publishing Producer to work across our AAA Sports franchises. You will be working across multiple games both live and in development as part of the overall Sports Publishing Production team.

We are seeking an organized proactive professional with 3 years of game development experienceideally in AAA or live-service environmentsto drive critical publishing workstreams as part of a broader Publishing Production this role you will leverage your understanding of the development lifecycle and experience with tools to keep projects on track acting as a trusted expert on our games and a bridge of organizational clarity between development and publishing teams.

What You Will Do:

Responsibilities in this role could include:

• Leading publishing workstreams such as Age Ratings User Research and Localisation ensuring our development teams are supported and can meet their internal milestones on time on budget and to quality
• Leading asset approval process across in-game content covering aspects such as licensor and legal approval
• Supporting QA and 1st Party Submissions pipelines ensuring timely delivery of launch content and post-launch patches
• Collaborating with 2K Product Management team on production tasks relating to live ops - e.g. content allocation and testing coordination
• Partnering with our Sports Business Unit internally ensuring our Marketing and Commercial teams can operate with organizational clarity in their own functional areas
• Acting as a trusted expert for the games you work on - understanding their mechanics gameplay loops and overall content in depth
• Travel both domestic and international may be required

What Will Make You a Great Fit:

• 2 years experience in internal or external game development ideally on AAA and/or Live Service games
• Previous experience in project management and production
• Strong communication skills - you can easily translate technical development speak into clear updates for non-technical teams both verbally and written
• Quick learner - you are able to pick up new tools technologies and processes quickly and ask for support in a structured way if you get blocked
• Adept at relationship-building - you are reliable trustworthy and instill a sense of confidence in our development partners
• Awareness of the gaming market - you are up to date with current industry trends as they relate to our own games
• Understanding of the game development lifecycle - you know at a high level the milestones required to take a game from inception to global launch
• Highly coachable - you proactively seek constructive feedback from peers and operate with a growth mindset
• No Ego approach - you proactively seek constructive feedback operate with a growth mindset and believe that when the product succeeds the whole team wins

What Tools Youll Have Experience With:

• Adept with Google Suite especially Sheets Slides and Docs
• Adept with Microsoft Outlook
• Experience with Jira

Bonus Points:

• Familiarity with golf - both the sport itself and the surrounding culture
• Experience playing AAA sports or other live service games

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $85700 and $126860 per base pay offered is based onmarket location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates suchas job-related knowledge skills experience and other objective business considerations.

Subject to those same considerations the total compensation package for this position may alsoinclude other elements including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Regular full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company including:medical dental vision and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paidvacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in theCompanys discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parentaland compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support;family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements forfitness-related expenses.

Details of participation in compensation and benefit plans (if applicable) will be provided if an employee receives an offer of hired employee will be in an at-will position and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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