Game Content Analyst

Game Content Analyst

As part of the Portfolio team within the Global Third Party Relations team, the Game Content Analyst will be one of the key people responsible for evaluating content potential within the PlayStation portfolio. This person will be a subject matter expert providing a consultative layer to the strategic partnerships that are in consideration. This role will be responsible for evaluation of games from partners ranging from all scopes, genres and sizes. This includes the largest of AAA studios all the way down to the smallest indie teams.

What you’ll be doing:

• Evaluate and report feedback for titles that are in consideration for partnership and prioritization within the portfolio
• Work with internal producers to deep dive on playable builds and report on qualitative feedback with attention to game design, art direction, user experience, and more throughout major milestones of key partner titles
• Communicate on a regular basis to cross-functional partners in the greater SIE business the merits behind the content inbound from the global third party portfolio

• Work cross-functionally with Account Management teams in identifying title targets not yet on the platform for partnership or prioritization consideration
• Support Account Management's search for new PlayStation Partners
• Support curation for marketing, social, and store activations
• Analysis of current roadmap and identifying gaps and opportunities
• Identifying and reporting on industry trends to support and influence the portfolio content strategy

What we’re looking for:

• Solid understanding of the development process (understanding how to best approach and evaluate content at different stages of development)
• Near-Encyclopedic knowledge of major games and genres across all platforms (console, mobile, PC, etc.)
• Plays and can speak to a wide range of games from the hottest FPS to the most artistic new indie darling
• Relentlessly stays up to date on the latest industry trends
• Subject matter expertise in VR is a plus
• Multidisciplinary approach to analyzing creative content, and the ability to effectively and efficiently articulate the merits of a game
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a global environment with internal teams and global third party development and publishing partners
• Accommodate Pacific Time Zone business hours
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (predominantly to Asia) as needed, up to three times a quarter
• Japanese and/or Mandarin language skills greatly preferred
• Five years minimum experience in the game industry with a heavy writing focus
• Game design, game-related writing and/or production background a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• BS or BA degree or equivalent industry work experience required

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