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Senior Communications Producer

Naughty Dog · Santa Monica, CA · 1 mo ago
Art & Creative$65.96–$82.45/hrTemporary
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description. We need to use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to extract content. Let's parse posting: - Intro: "This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position. This is a hybrid / onsite position based at our studio in Santa Monica, CA Naughty Dog is committed to innovation within our games and as such have curated some of the top creative and technically ambitious minds in the industry. We welcome diverse candidates and believe that a broad range of cultural and life experiences contribute to the overall well-being and success of the studio and the games we craft together. Currently, we’re busy at the kennel working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and we'd love to find talented individuals to join us! We are looking for a Senior Producer to join Naughty Dog’s Communications team and oversee the project management and production for our franchise and studio brand. This role will ensure a smooth pipeline of projects internally and strong relationships with our PlayStation and external partners, including working with multiple stakeholders to push projects to completion." That's about the role. Then "Responsibilities include collaborating with all members of the Communications team as well as its internal and external partners, facilitating cross-department communication, developing, and maintaining workflows for a variety of active projects, and much more. You will proactively identify how we can improve our pipelines and processes and implement those solutions. You are a self-motivated, well-organized collaborator with a proven track record keeping your team and partners accountable to schedules and deliverables. Demonstrating excellence in your role, you will make the jobs of your team and studio leadership easier and less stressful." Then "What You Will Do" list: bullet points. Then "What Skills You Will Use" list: bullet points. Then later: "At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate. $65.96—$82.45 USD Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights." We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The background check and privacy notice is legal boilerplate; we should remove that. Also "Click here to learn more." is maybe a link; we can drop. The benefit offerings: medical, dental, vision - that's benefits. Pay: hourly rate $65.96—$82.45 USD. Schedule: not mentioned explicitly; it's hybrid/onsite position based at studio in Santa Monica, CA. That's schedule? Could be location/hybrid. The schedule section is for schedule details like full-time, part-time, shift. Not present. So we should not create Schedule section. We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Possibly also "Qualifications" vs "Requirements". The posting includes "What Skills You Will Use" which is skills. There's also "What You Will Do" which is responsibilities. There's also experience requirements: "8+ years’ experience in production, account, operational, and/or project management, preferably in a video game industry, entertainment, or creative agency role." etc. That could be Requirements or Qualifications. We'll put under Requirements. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all bullet points from "What You Will Do" and "What Skills You Will Use". Also include the earlier paragraphs about role description. We need to format as

headings, then content: either

for prose,

  • for lists. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID. We must output only HTML fragment. Let's craft. First, About the role: combine the introductory paragraphs up to "This role will ensure a smooth pipeline...". We'll include that as prose. Second, Responsibilities: include the "Responsibilities include..." sentence plus the "What You Will Do" bullet list. The "What You Will Do" list items: we need to extract each bullet. List from posting: - Create and implement practices and processes for the Communications team, seek improvements and efficiencies in the way we work and the software we use. - Build and maintain roadmaps for all projects while accounting for the capabilities of our internal resources and for the appropriate rounds of reviews. - Track all deliverables and projects across multiple pipelines, including physical and digital products, content timelines, and events; and ensure quality of work meets Naughty Dog standards. - Ensure all individuals and teams providing assets to our team are clear on expectations and delivery dates. - Prioritize tasks and projects to ensure work is completed efficiently and on schedule. - Foresee and assess potential issues and adjust schedules to maintain final project due dates. - Address urgent partner requests that arise day-to-day and perform well under pressure and ambiguity. - Route materials to all necessary stakeholders at Naughty Dog, PlayStation partners, and external partners. - Be proactive in tracking and chasing down assets, revisions, approvals from other Naughty Dog departments and levels to make sure the team meets deadlines or can flag any blockers early. - Build and maintain positive relationships with partners, stakeholders, and external vendors. - Represent the Communications Team when information needs to be passed along regarding project status, updates, and schedules. We should keep all. Third, Requirements: include the experience requirements etc. Also maybe "Experience closing out one or more AA or AAA games preferred." etc. Also "Has a deep understanding of project management, workflow, and infrastructure." etc. Also "Can handle a high volume of assets shared across multiple teams and stakeholders, maintaining tight deadlines while remaining organized and detail oriented." etc. Also "Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and juggling multiple projects at a time." etc. Also "Solve problems proactively and creatively." etc. Also "Expertise in common Production practices and software (Trello, Excel, Microsoft Project, Miro, Confluence, Wrike, or/and equivalents), in addition to staying up to date with current thinking in their role." etc. Also "Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly with different types of partners and stakeholders." etc. Also "Experience working with and presenting to senior leaders and/or executives, fostering strong, trustworthy relationships." etc. Also "Working knowledge of video game production and development is a plus but not required." etc. Also later there is a big paragraph about managing ideation, planning, execution of studio-led Marketing, PR, etc. That seems like more responsibilities? Actually it's under "What Skills You Will Use" but seems like a continuation of responsibilities? Let's examine: after the bullet list of skills, there is a paragraph: "Manage the ideation, planning, and execution of studio-led Marketing, Public Relations, Internal and External Merchandise, Community and Social Assets, Streaming, Partnerships, and Licensing:Oversee all phases of asset development cycles from design through final approvalFacilitate collaboration with internal team-members and external partners to keep asset development on schedule and within budgetManage day-to-day oversight of project quality, both internally and with our partners and vendorsSchedule and maintain tasking, balance resource allocation, and develop clear goals around projectsEnsure effective communication and proactively seek answers among Directors, Production, and various team members throughout Naughty DogProactively Manage day-to-day projects and opportunities:Break down large or complex projects into meaningful sub-projects and goalsIdentify all groups affected by the project, and involve them – actively solicit their input and follow upHold regular meetings with teams, individuals, and partners to resolve issues and share informationEnsure a common understanding and agreement on project scopes and objectivesContribute to current and future development needs including:Maintain relationships with internal development team and global business partnersCurate and improve our system for tracking in-progress materials and completed assetsEnhance and maintain necessary processes for the Communications teams assets and project" This seems like more detailed responsibilities or skills. It's not clearly separated; it's after the skills bullet list but seems like a continuation of responsibilities. However the heading "What Skills You Will Use" preceded the bullet list; then after that list there is a long paragraph that seems to be more responsibilities. But we need to decide where to place it. The instruction: "Use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we have Skills section. The bullet list under "What Skills You Will Use" is skills. The subsequent paragraph seems to be more responsibilities (manage ideation, planning, execution...). It could be considered responsibilities as well. But we already have Responsibilities section with the "What You Will Do" list. We could add additional responsibilities from that paragraph to Responsibilities as bullet points or prose. However we must not invent or summarize away detail; we need to preserve all substantive information. So we should include that paragraph somewhere. Since it's about managing ideation, planning, execution etc., it fits under Responsibilities. We'll add as additional bullet points or prose. We need to parse that paragraph into bullet points. It's a run-on sentence with colons and commas. Let's break into logical items: - Manage the ideation, planning, and execution of studio-led Marketing, Public Relations, Internal and External Merchandise, Community and Social Assets, Streaming, Partnerships, and Licensing. - Oversee all phases of asset development cycles from design through final approval. - Facilitate collaboration with internal team-members and external partners to keep asset development on schedule and within budget. - Manage day-to-day oversight of project quality, both internally and with our partners and vendors. - Schedule and maintain tasking, balance resource allocation, and develop clear goals around projects. - Ensure effective communication and proactively seek answers among Directors, Production, and various team members throughout Naughty Dog. - Proactively Manage day-to-day projects and opportunities: - Break down large or complex projects into meaningful sub-projects and goals. - Identify all groups affected by the project, and involve them – actively solicit their input and follow up. - Hold regular meetings with teams, individuals, and partners to resolve issues and share information. - Ensure a common understanding and agreement on project scopes and objectives. - Contribute to current and future development needs including: - Maintain relationships with internal development team and global business partners. - Curate and improve our system for tracking in-progress materials and completed assets. - Enhance and maintain necessary processes for the Communications teams assets and project. We need to keep all detail. Now, Requirements: we need to include the experience requirements etc. Let's extract from "What Skills You Will Use" bullet list (the first set) and also the earlier sentences like "8+ years’ experience in production, account, operational, and/or project management, preferably in a video game industry, entertainment, or creative agency role." etc. Also "Experience closing out one or more AA or AAA games preferred." Also "Has a deep understanding of project management, workflow, and infrastructure." Also "Has proven experience managing multiple streams of work with a variety of stakeholders and approval channels." Also "Can handle a high volume of assets shared across multiple teams and stakeholders, maintaining tight deadlines while remaining organized and detail oriented." Also "Comfort

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