GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc.

Full-stack Engineer

• Architect and implement medium to large features for our games using Unreal
• Make sure that features are implemented to support the designed goal, with sufficient room to change and grow.
• Make sure that features are also implemented correctly internally.
• Ensure efficient and timely implementation.
• Be able to ask questions when necessary, and fill in the gaps when given partial designs and specs.
• When implementing user facing features, make sure that the end result feels good to the user.
• Ensure that projects are completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Recommend solutions and approve schedules for development projects.
• Communicate to management regarding future recruitment needs to ensure that the team is sufficiently staffed.
• Help manage the Development Department
• Supervise and participate in all aspects of internal and external projects (e.g. staffing, technology, tools, etc.).
• Manage employees working in the department and their workloads.
• Responsible for the performance management of direct reports.
• Provide code reviews and detailed feedback to the team.
• Continue to learn, grow, and stay up to date with latest technology
• Stay up to date and be able to advise the company regarding latest tools and technologies.
• Actively participate in recruitment efforts
• Conduct phone and in-person interviews and evaluate the technical skill set of potential candidates.
• Assist HR with hiring decisions and train new hires to ensure retention.
• Attend industry conferences for networking and information gathering purposes.
• Meet with Third Party vendors to evaluate external tools and services.
• Perform special projects and other miscellaneous duties that are assigned by upper management.
• Travel on business or works beyond normal work hours when necessary.

Senior Software Engineer – Game Programming

Producer

• Work as a liaison between the Japanese development teams and GOEA production team for a live operations title.
• Responsible for monitoring product updates and maintenances.
• Request information required for social media and marketing efforts.
• Share fan feedback with Japanese development teams.
• Accurately translate informational material from written Japanese to English and vice versa.
• Provide game assets to promote the game (screenshots, art, video capture).
• Obtain clearance for use of assets for PR usage from the IP holders of the developed title.
• Generate ideas on how to utilize available assets to promote the game via events/tradeshows.
• Work with Community Management to coordinate post-launch content development.
• Establish and communicate KPI targets.
• Has a grasp on the game project’s contract and coordinates with finance (for making payments post-milestones, receiving payments post-launch from platforms).
• Assist working with legal counsel, executives, external developers/vendors on contract negotiation and drafting, and monitor milestone tracking and payment schedules upon contract execution.
• Provide feedback on marketing material.
• Check accuracy of in-game messaging.
• Check accuracy of messaging on all official channels.
• Ensure correct timings of messages, announcements, and reveals.
• Manage and mentor more junior members when assigned.
• Ensure that company goals are communicated to reports.
• Handle timesheets and other supervisory tasks when assigned.

Associate Producer, Japanese Bilingual

• Design, implement and debug features for our internally developed AAA game.
• Work with Unreal.
• Discuss, design, and plan game features with artists and game designers.
• Attend trade shows and live events as needed (e.g. E3, Anime Expo, etc.).
• Test prototypes of future game titles to provide constructive feedback.

Software Engineer, Game Programmer

Bilingual

• Primary liaison between the Japanese development teams and GungHo America’s production team for a live operations title
• Responsible for monitoring product updates and maintenances
• Request information required for social media and marketing efforts
• Share fan feedback with Japanese development teams
• Accurately translate informational material from written Japanese to English and vice versa
• Provide feedback on marketing materials
• Check accuracy of in-game messaging
• Check accuracy of messaging on all official channels
• Provide a helpful presence for the fans
• Create proposals for tournaments, giveaways, and merchandise at live events
• Assist with KPI data analysis
• Ensure correct timings of messages, announcements, and reveals

Product Coordinator, Japanese Bilingual

Marketing

• Assist in developing strategies for maintaining player engagement through the use of social media, customer support, events, and marketing promotions
• Support Marketing team with tracking deliverables, overseeing vendors, preparation of documents, conducting research, and updating calendars.
• Assist creation of go-to-market strategy plans, brand guides, and forecasts for all products
• Work together with internal and external teams to develop key messaging for all products
• Assist all GungHo America marketing strategies, programs, and initiatives
• Support advertisement-related initiatives such as TV commercials, Internet-driven ads, & traditional print ads
• Report on the state of the community using established documenting methods, relevant metrics, and KPIs
• Evaluate and advocate new programs and campaigns that elevate and reinforce GungHo’s positioning
• Monitor & maintain budgets in support of managers
• Perform daily research on players’ feedback on every products’ initiatives, news stories, press releases, community feedback, and updates.
• Act as secondary liaison for event-based vendors for tracking, reporting, and deliverables
• Manage GungHo corporate, brands, and product-driven websites with upkeep, updates, and maintenance
• Be a face of the company by assisting in official livestreams
• Contribute the creation and editing of high quality, engaging video content
• Utilize appropriate video editing or livestreaming software to work with production teams to create compelling videos and livestreams
• Work with partners and production team to ensure quality raw gameplay footage for marketing asset.
• Manage outside vendors for GungHo for any corporate, brand, or product-driven physical goods including giveaways, merchandising, charitable items, and media advertisements, along with related to staffing goods
• Assist PR strategy
• Collaborate with product teams to provide feedback on game builds.
• Perform special projects and other duties that are assigned by upper management.
• Travel on business or works beyond normal work hours when necessary.

Senior Software Engineer – Game Programming

Associate Producer, Japanese Bilingual

Software Engineer, Game Programmer

Product Coordinator, Japanese Bilingual

Marketing Coordinator