Job Description
Content Developer (Apps + Gameplay)
Location: Onsite schedule in Culver City, CA
Duration: 3 months; potential to extend
Pay: Up to $66/hr, DOE
Planet Interactive is looking for a
Content Developer (Apps + Gameplay) to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 3 month contract. This role will be 40 hours per week and is onsite in Culver City, CA.
Responsibilities
- Be the go-to person on the Video Team for any questions related to apps and games on the platform
- Help bridge knowledge of these apps and games with a keen eye for visual storytelling
- Research current and upcoming game and app titles
- Create research presentations and documentation for the creative team to use as a resource
- Capture and edit app and gameplay moments for use in on-store video deliverables
- Stay up to date with any on-store or marketing campaigns and app/game updates
- Support creative teams by educating them on individual apps and games and provide guidance through creative review
Qualifications:
- At least 5-7 years experience in game industry, tech, or media production.
- BA or BS in communication, art, film, media production, game design/development, or related field experience.
- Deep knowledge of and passion for apps and video games— across mobile, PC, console, and VR — with an understanding of industry vocabulary, popular IP, history, and trends
- Ability to explore and play any app and video game and learn it front-to-back—understanding various gameplay mechanics, narrative, characters, art-style, etc.
- Effectively communicate the above concepts to a creative team through Keynote presentations
- Experience capturing app and gameplay footage for media use such as app demos and video game trailers, gameplay videos, on-store content, etc.
- Understanding of visual storytelling through cinematography and video editing
- Strong collaborative skills, able to work and communicate efficiently with a larger creative team
- Proficiency of editing platforms FCPX and/or Adobe Premiere
- Proficient with mobile, and desktop; VR proficiency a plus
