Senior Specialist, Publishing Operations

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar Games is seeking a Senior Specialist, Publishing Operations. This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic, operational, and programming support to our Publishing team. You’d be responsible for helping manage and implement the Publishing roadmap, focusing on supporting the initiatives of our Publishing teams, bolstering their output by aligning with leadership goals and priorities, coordinating team workflows, and making recommendations to improve efficacy across the larger Publishing department.

The successful candidate will have the ability to manage multiple projects, create dynamic plans for a variety of disciplines, and synthesize the needs of disparate teams and objectives to create an aligned, tangible, and trackable project flow for leadership. They will share Rockstar Games’ passion for advancing culture and entertainment, possess exceptional attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to high-quality output.

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s NYC headquarters in Downtown Manhattan. 

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Publishing team partners with teams across Rockstar, including Strategy, Development, Business Development and Partnerships, Marketing, and Consumer Insights & Analytics, on evaluating new opportunities and leading strategic projects for Rockstar.
• Using research, industry knowledge, and analysis, we track ongoing developments across the interactive entertainment industry and support ongoing and new initiatives for departments across the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a clear understanding of Publishing team workflows to synchronize projects to ensure they are delivered and impactful.
• Support all Publishing efforts driven by team leads including the coordination and execution of key activities and campaigns throughout the year.
• Ensure the leadership team including the Director of Live Service Planning are aware of key upcoming decisions and have access to the appropriate detail and context to make those decisions, establishing touchpoints with clear objectives and outcomes aligned with the team’s strategic priorities.
• Create and maintain dynamic project tracking that serves as the central source of truth for our Publishing Planning workflow.
• Establish a light-touch, but effective tracking mechanism highlighting the status, next steps, and escalation paths for projects & campaigns.
• Ensure success metrics are established and tracked for all key projects.
• Establish an ongoing process for documentation and publication of key project results using Confluence and other tools.
• Work closely with both senior leadership and delivery teams to prioritize cross-functional requirements, identify dependencies, and manage strategic roadmaps for projects accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of project management & operations experience with an emphasis on entertainment, tech, and strategy.
• Proven track record of driving and completing successful campaigns and/or other strategic initiatives.

SKILLS

• Exceptional planning, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
• A thoughtful approach to all facets of work, with a genuine desire to achieve the best possible results, and above all, continue to learn.
• An acute awareness of how to achieve wide-scale visibility across the media and social platform landscape.
• A detail-oriented and organized approach to both autonomous and team-based workflows.
• Ability to remain calm, cool, and collected in high-pressure scenarios, ultimately bringing a positive, solutions-oriented attitude to all interactions.
• Experience with project management and communication tools including Confluence, Monday, and Slack.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department.                    

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.