The Gearbox Entertainment Company is an award-winning creator and distributor of entertainment for people around the world. Gearbox Entertainment develops and publishes products through its subsidiaries, Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing. Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for successful game franchises including Borderlands and Brothers in Arms, as well as acquired properties such as Duke Nukem and Homeworld. Gearbox’s ambition is to entertain the world, and its key driving objectives include the pursuit of happiness for our talent, partners and customers, the prioritization of entertainment and creativity, and a measured respect for profitability. For more information, visit www.Gearbox.com.
Gearbox is looking for an Associate Product Development Manager to join our Licensing team. This position will oversee the development process for multiple new and exciting products. They will be responsible for pipeline design and management, the collection and delivery of assets, approval flow, and execution of our major licensing and business development projects.
Responsibilities:
- Be a manager and champion for multiple major licensed projects in development, with an emphasis on Interactive Licensing projects.
- Oversee milestone schedules and submissions, including adherence to contractual obligations.
- Be responsible for gathering and delivering requested assets to licensee.
- Act as a primary contact for submission of all external partner assets; facilitate internal routing for review and necessary comments or approvals.
- Triage licensor feedback, coordinating and collaborating with all parties to assure timely alignment and high-quality assets.
- Work closely with stakeholders to define and drive an efficient and predictable submissions process that meets the needs of all involved parties.
- Manage risks, identifying and resolving issues before they become delivery blockers.
- Create and maintain a comprehensive project documentation.
- Partner with creative leadership to ensure your projects remain authentic to the brand and hit any requirements to ensure fit with overall strategy.
- Champion adherence to procedures and agreed upon processes; encourage proper pipeline participation in internal and external team members.
- Communicate project status and risks.
- Assist with other products in development as needed.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years’ experience in production, development, publishing, or consumer products positions in the game industry.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- Exceptional collaboration skills for internal partnerships and external relationship building.
- Highly responsive and able to follow-up on projects and communication in a timely manner.
- Ability to understand creative direction and feedback, and ability to distill stakeholder comments into actionable feedback that delivers on previously established goals.
- Strong sense of quality and awareness of market comps and consumer expectations. Ability to flag possible quality issues to stakeholders.
- Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel.
- Proficient in project management software such as Jira, Trello, Hansoft, Basecamp, Shotgrid, etc; ability to become quickly proficient in similar software as needed.
- Experience with Perforce, Confluence, file delivery software, and other software commonly used in game development industry preferred.
- Passion for video games, pop culture, and video game merchandise a plus.
You Are:
- A relationship builder – You always seek to foster deeper and more productive relationships with the people around you. You treat them the way you wish to be treated – within the company and with our external partners. You understand that these relationships are built through trust and transparency.
- Inclusive – You are open-minded and see value in differences. We work globally with teams that operate internationally.
- Multi-Disciplined – You are a Swiss army knife and familiar with numerous aspects of game development and publishing and/or development pipelines for other types of digital or physical products. You are willing to admit what you don’t know, but quick to look for answers on your own or apply your expertise to new fields.
- A Communicator – You have excellent verbal and written communications skills. You adapt your style to the audience, always striving to create alignment, excitement, and clarity across the organization. You apply the same care to both absorbing information and conveying information.
- Accountable – You take ownership over your projects and feel a strong sense of ownership of everything you work on regardless of scale, scope, or visibility.
- Adaptable – You love figuring out newer and better ways to do your job smarter, faster, and more effectively. You are not prideful about where ideas come from but are invested in finding the best possible path forward.
Gearbox Entertainment believes that all team members should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world we strive to entertain. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide fair and equal treatment to all team members and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.