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Video Game Trailer Lead

Activision
Santa Monica California 90405 United States of America
1 year ago
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Job Title:

Video Game Trailer Lead

Requisition ID:

R011609

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: Video Game Trailer Lead

DEPARTMENT: Marketing Creative

REPORTING TO: Associate Creative Director, Video

LOCATION: Santa Monica, California

OUR WORLD

Activision Blizzard, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is the world’s most successful standalone interactive entertainment company. We delight hundreds of millions of monthly active users around the world through franchises including Activisionʹs Call of Duty®, Destiny and Skylanders®, Blizzardʹs World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Hearthstone®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and Heroes of the Storm®, and Kingʹs Candy Crush™, Pet Rescue™, Bubble Witch™ and Farm Heroes™. The company is one of the Fortune ʺ100 Best Companies to Work For®ʺ. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the world, and its games are played in 196 countries. More information about Activision Blizzard and its products and services can be found on the company’s website, www.activisionblizzard.com

YOUR MISSION

As a Video Game Trailer Lead you will oversee all Call of Duty video assets created for Marketing and Studio teams that are produced by the Marketing Creative department. You must have a strong enthusiasm for Call of Duty and First-Person Shooters in general. You will also be managing a team of editors/video artists to help produce industry-leading content with a focus on trailers and social media assets. You will be leading the creation and production of video assets within creative campaigns across multiple asset types and customer groups. You are also a thought-leader, setting an example for the editorial team while providing guidance, mentorship, and unlocking new creative techniques and workflows to push creative forward. This position reports into the Associate Creative Director of Call of Duty Video and will work closely with capture directors, copywriters, sound designers, GFX artists, internal stakeholders and external partners.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

● Provide Creative Direction on trailers and video content ranging across disciplines of gameplay capture, editorial, sound design, music editing, and post FXs.

● Lead a team of leads and artists who create, capture and edit gameplay trailers.

● Collaborate closely with the Associate Creative Directors and Creative Leads on creative strategy for upcoming campaigns.

● Ability to concept, develop, and pitch full media campaigns while maintaining continuity across multiple types of executions.

● Write, review, and revise outlines, shot lists, and other video-supporting documentation.

● Manage projects from a creative POV from start to finish with the ability to delegate effectively.

● Partner with other leads and creative producers to strategize content.

● Ensure industry-leading quality through effective creative direction and hands-on contribution.

● Experience leading creative teams with the ability to give clear and effective feedback.

● Ensure industry-leading quality through effective creative direction and hands-on contribution.

● Inspire as a leader through peer influence and example-setting

PLAYER PROFILE

● Experience in game capture and build-proficiency is INCREDIBLY WELCOME and a MAJOR PLUS.

● Passion for gaming with a deep knowledge of Call of Duty and the first-person genre.

● Expert in editing with Adobe Premiere CC, with intermediate to expert-level experience with After Effects, Photoshop, and other relevant editorial software and plugins.

● Experience with trailer editing at agency or gaming marketing group preferred.

● Experience leading long and short form trailer production including concepting, pitching, resource management and client interaction.

● Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize projects with a high degree of autonomy.

● Portfolio demonstrating original, high-quality video and media campaign work.

● 5+ years of experience in the video game industry leading equivalent forms of assets at either internal/external marketing services or creative agencies.

● 3+ years of management experience overseeing creatives.

● College degree in the requisite field or equivalent experience preferred.

YOUR PLATFORM

We’re headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many disciplines of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivalled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

* The video game industry and therefore our business are fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

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