Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Team17 is a prominent gaming company seeking a Content Acquisition Manager to join their Content & Acquisitions team. The role involves evaluating content and IP opportunities from game developers, sourcing new content, and supporting critical initiatives that shape the company's gaming portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate a wide variety of games, often in early or in-development builds, setting up and troubleshooting builds where required, identifying technical issues, and ensuring appropriate access is provided to internal stakeholders
- Review incoming games and prototypes, providing clear and constructive feedback on gameplay, accessibility, strengths, risks and commercial potential, while developing an understanding of both developer and player perspectives
- Support the identification and progression of commercially promising games through Team17's Greenlight process, helping assess their suitability for the Team17 and wider Everplay publishing labels
- Prepare objective and insightful game evaluations and recommendations, communicating key findings and supporting investment discussions across games at different stages of development
- Contribute to Team17's Greenlight process by working closely with colleagues across Content, Production, Marketing and other departments to help identify and progress the strongest publishing opportunities
- Attendance at global industry events and conferences will be required, representing Team17
Skills
- Experience evaluating game builds at various stages of development
- An eye for detail and an understanding of what makes a game great
- Good knowledge of the PC and console games market, with an interest across a broad range of genres, player trends and emerging titles
- Able to communicate game evaluations and feedback clearly and concisely, both verbally and through written reports for a variety of stakeholders
- Commercially aware, with a curiosity for identifying promising games, understanding market potential, and supporting opportunities from initial discovery through to evaluation
- Proactive and organised, able to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously, take ownership of tasks, and keep projects moving with appropriate guidance
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to build strong face to face relationships with industry professionals and represent the company professionally at conferences, showcases, and other events
- Experience working within CRM software packages or similar tools to maintain accurate records, track opportunities, and contribute to good data quality and pipeline management
- Previous experience within an indie games publisher is highly advantageous
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