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Sega of America, Inc. · 7 hours ago

Producer (Bilingual Japanese)

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $104K/yr

4+ years exp

Sega of America, Inc. is a leading video game company, and they are seeking a Bilingual Japanese Producer to coordinate game projects and product lines. The role involves managing production schedules, budgets, and ensuring quality while collaborating with various teams, particularly focusing on localization efforts.

PC GamesPublishingVideoVideo Games

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Function as a hub for assets and information to resolve issues that block production progress

Create, direct, and implement departmental and corporate initiatives and vision

Negotiate internally and externally on behalf of managed lines and the company on the topics of schedules, budgets, and resourcing

Obtain and digest information about the project required to determine scope and work needed

Draft resource and project plans, review production proposals, and drive the publishing process for their projects

Review tasks, guide, and direct members of project teams as needed and required

Obtain resources on behalf of production lines based on need and requirement

Engage on all aspects of their project as required, including communications, documentation, game text, and bug reports

Provide proactive guidance and engage with marketing on external activities related to the product within the lines

Oversee all aspects of voice recording preparation and provide creative support during recording

Maintain accurate scheduling and game information to be shared with internal and external parties as required

Generate post-mortem information about their products post-launch

Provide, gather, and synthesize product evaluation feedback as required

Negotiation with external partners and vendors as needed

Attend trade shows for demonstrating products and promote the game through interviews

Other responsibilities are performed as assigned or needed

Qualification

Production experienceLocalization expertiseBilingual JapaneseCross-cultural communicationBusiness-level EnglishProject managementVideo game knowledgePowerPointExcelOrganizational skillsTime managementNegotiation skills

Required

4+ years of production and localization experience

The ability to work across regions and outside their time zone

Exceptional organizational and communication skills, comfortable with multi-tasking and highly skilled at time- and task management

A love for video games, and a breadth of experience playing them

An international, cross-cultural mindset

Proven ability to manage game production projects and teams

Experience managing a franchise and/or working with external licensees and/or partners

Speaking and writing in Business-level English and Japanese are required

Must have expert-level understanding of localization practices, nomenclature, and timelines

Must have a demonstrated history of localization successes

Extensive J2E and/or E2FIGS localization experience

Must have extensive experience working in multiple languages and be experienced with working in cross-cultural environments

Familiarity with PowerPoint, Excel

Preferred

Non-localization production experience, such as generating design feedback, game design, art design, voice studio time, user testing, or other production experience a huge plus

Time living/working in Japan and familiarity with Japanese business culture and pop culture being very big advantages

Company

Sega of America, Inc.

SEGA of America, Inc.

Founded in 1960

Irvine, California, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.sega.com

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