Content Manager
Brooklyn Packet is a downtown SF based mobile social gaming startup hitting it on several fronts. First and foremost, our team is full of incredible, self-motivated people who get it. This allows us to attract and make a great home for A Players, just like you. Brooklyn Packet is also killing it from a business perspective. We’re self-funded and profitable. Our games have been downloaded in excess of 11 million times. We make beautiful, fun games for the iOS and Android platforms. We’re growing like mad in terms of users, revenue, products, and people. We’re positioned to be THE LEADER in mobile social gaming. Imagine being in at Zynga, Playdom or Facebook when they were 30 people.
Looking for people at all levels of seniority
JOB DESCRIPTION
We need a sharp and disciplined individual who has a passion for mobile gaming and loves improving the content of games. As a content manager, you will working to add new content to our games and will provide follow-up for the content of games in close collaboration with the teams involved in game development (producer, programmer, game designer, etc.). With an excellent level of knowledge in game design and programming, you have a dynamic and inspiring personality, and you also distinguish yourself with your qualities of analysis and in distilling information. Your creativity and knowledge in this space makes you an appreciated and valuable player in the gaming industry and you love to share your findings on a day to day basis.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Use a balance of quantitative and qualitative insights to specify, design and optimize smart, fun features for our active and growing user base in conjunction with engineering, artists and designers
Ensuring the proper application of content in the various projects
Putting action plans into place to improve content and ensure their implementation on the ground
Guiding teams so that they successfully attain each development stage
Advising teams on how to realign content, if necessary, on precise points in terms of game design, level design, accessibility, graphics, ergonomics etc.
Drafting new, clear and structured quality guidelines for the attention of the teams in order to ensure that intentions as to game play and game design are understood, and to optimize efficiency
Analyze metrics and user feedback on a real-time basis to derive insight on user trends and behavior
Pitch innovative features and concepts that are designed to improve customer acquisition, engagement and/or monetization
Execute game-specific events and programming to improve overall customer satisfaction.
REQUIREMENTS
Strong analytical and organizational skills with experience meeting strict deadlines
Ability to work as an entrepreneurial self-starter
Ability to present creative and commercially sound recommendations for new content and site presentation/ design
Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Experience writing product specifications
Understanding of design concepts and principles
BA/BS degree from a top university
NICE TO HAVE
You will have worked on at least two game projects, from design to production, as a game designer, creative director, or as project manager with a strong impact on game content
Experience working for a social game developer
RELATED KEYWORDS
producer, associate producer, content, community, game, gaming, content manage, game design, quantitative, customer support
HOW TO APPLY
Love games and be a gamer. Really! Play our games. It helps to play before you apply. We would love to hear about your experience and will talk about it.
Contact us at careers@brooklynpacket.com as a bonus; write a cover letter it helps as part of your consideration.
Do you have a desire to be at a startup with all the fun and craziness that comes with it? We would love to hear from you!