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Release & Submission Specialist Telltale Games
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SummaryTelltale Games is searching for a Release & Submission Specialist to coordinate product submissions on current and emerging game platforms. This is a unique opportunity to play a critical role in a fast paced and award winning production environment. The position will help to streamline existing procedures and innovate new ways to efficient release monthly episodic game content. This position will be responsible for configuring product meta data, owning submission processes and documents, tracking build progress, and driving release dates. The ideal candidate will have product management skills, technical proficiency, obsess over details, and have product release experience with Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Apple, or Steam products.
Responsibilities
Coordinate with marketing, production, quality assurance, and executive teams to setup product sale, release, and test configurations
Setup, coordination and oversight of software releases, patches, and emergency change requests
Work very closely with Playstation Network, Microsoft Game Developer, Apple Developer Portal, Nintendo Development Group, and Steamworks tools and documentation for product configuration and submission
Coordinate with all departments from production handoff to submission; helping to identify risks, removing obstacles, and providing oversight for the process as a whole
Drive definition and evolution of release processes and automation to optimize efficiency and quality while meeting the demands of rapid growth and operational complexity
Stay up to date with the latest distributions and tools from our partners
Essential Skills and Experience
Minimum 1 year product release or build experience in the games industry with any of the following: Windows, Mac OSX, XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii, PS3, PSP, or IOS devices.
Experience with production submission documentation, release management tools and product approvals
Exceptionally detail oriented, organized, and a strong communicator
Demonstrated experience with shipping games on time
Thrive under pressure, maintaining a steady pace and detailed work in the face of multiple deadlines.
Some technical background with working knowledge of common industry build and production tools
Preferred Skills and Experience
2 or more years experience working with console submission tools and documentation
Experience building cross disciplinary practices and processes to improve development efficiency
Working knowledge of continuous integration and automation systems (Cruise Control, QuickBuild, Teamcity, etc. . .)
Great understanding of existing and emerging platforms, game distribution methods, and marketplaces
Bachelor degree or equivalent in prior work experience
| Location: | San Rafael, CA 94912 United States |
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Telltale Games
Telltale is the first and only digital publisher to release interactive episodic content on a monthly schedule. Their award-winning internal development studio is responsible for creating landmark episodic content, including Tales of Monkey Island, the Sam & Max series, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventure. Telltale currently develops and publishes episodic series on PC, PlayStation3, Wii, and Xbox 360, with plans to expand to additional platforms and channels this year.Investors: Granite Ventures
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| Web Site: | www.telltalegames.com |
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| Headquarters: | San Rafael, CA 94912 United States |
| Employees: | 41-100 |
| 2004 | |
| Industry: | Media and Entertainment |
| Founded in 2004 by LucasArts veterans with decades of experience, Telltale has quickly become an industry leader, establishing the model for downloadable game seasons and releasing more than 30 games to date. Telltale's titles have won numerous awards including "Adventure Game of the Year" accolades from publications such as IGN, PC Gamer, GameSpy, and Adventure Gamers, and have been recognized by mainstream outlets ranging from USA Today, to The New York Times to Variety. The publisher's landmark Sam & Max series, based on the independent comics by Steve Purcell, paved the way for episodic gaming with two award-winning seasons available on PC, Wii, and Xbox LIVE Arcade. In 2008, Telltale launched the first episodic series available on WiiWare with Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, five adventures based on the Homestarrunner.com web cartoons. Ranked by USA Today as one of the top five downloadable games to watch in 2009, Telltale's Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures took episodic in a new direction with a series based on Aardman's globally popular franchise. Later that year, Telltale announced and launched Tales of Monkey Island, the highly-anticipated episodic return of Guybrush Threepwood in the series' first original story in nearly a decade. Key Milestones and Accomplishments Founded in 2004 Built a proprietary interactive storytelling technology Funded by top-tier investors Launched direct sales and distribution channel Secured agreements to create premium content based on established licenses (Wallace & Gromit; Monkey Island; Sam & Max; Homestarrunner.com; Bone; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) Partnered with leading distributors (Time Warner / Turner Entertainment (GameTap); Yahoo Games; Steam; IGN; Big Fish; JoWooD Group; Trymedia; Wild Tangent) Became official developer for Wii, Xbox 360 and PC |
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