Entertainment IndustryJob Opening for Creative Development Specialist (Contract) in PlayStation Global (San Diego, CA)

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Creative Development Specialist at PlayStation Studios Creative

San Diego, CA

This is a 12-month contracted position through our staffing partner DZConneX with a high likelihood of extension.

Are you passionate about building the future of games? The PlayStation Studios Creative team is seeking a Creative Development Specialist, and as a senior member of the team you will be supporting a world-class, innovative, and award-winning group, focused on producing industry-leading creative for AAA blockbuster games.

You will be responsible for laying the foundation on which world-class creative executions are built.

Curious, creative, and collaborative, your role is cross-functional. Working with multiple teams within PlayStation, you will continuously seek out, synthesize and understand the strategies, insights, and data that drive our business. You will then work collaboratively with our production and creative teams to analyze and apply that information to develop world-class creative tactics and campaigns.

You will have the freedom to define the position and make it your own!

Responsibilities

Build working relationships across PlayStation teams to maintain an active knowledge and understanding of strategies, business insights and data that can positively influence the development and execution of creative strategies across a variety of media.
Synthesize relevant business data and concepts and communicate current trends to Creative leadership and project teams.
Build and maintain a reference database that can be accessed by all team members for individual research and learning.
Work closely with Creative Directors and Teams to develop world-class creative tactics and campaigns that effectively apply relevant business insights and strategies.
Actively contribute to the creation of cohesive and effective project proposal materials.
Clearly present and explain foundational strategic concepts that inform creative decisions.
Ability to drive and contribute to multiple projects at the same time.
Proactively seek out additional opportunities to apply insights and data that will benefit the overall creative objectives of the Creative team and its PlayStation Studios partners.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree, or commensurate experience, that demonstrates the skills required for the position.
2+ years in Marketing, Brand Development, Strategy or Data Analysis, ideally within the entertainment industry.
Strong presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to synthesize a variety of data and apply it to a specific task or brief.

Desirable

Experience with creative production.
Experience within video game industry.

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