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[Full-time] Game Professionals required for GamerGaia at GaiaGrid, Inc.

2012-01-29 09:28:50

Location:
URL: http://gamergaia.com

Description:

About Us:
GamerGaia is a game review site, with many other features added. Aside from game review we are also a game development company working exclusively on mobile games and each member of the core team would be working on the creatives of the games we create.

We intend to become THE place gamers come for fair and balanced information, free games, and a great place to make friends with others of a like mind.

Our Writers and owner core members will become a major part in the next big thing in Gaming. We intend to start a revolution in gaming where gamers get to speak directly to developers. To shape the future of Games for each other.

The Duties of Writers will include News articles, Reviews, Previews, blogging, organic marketing, chatting on forums with the readers and Chatting directly with the readers via the GamerGaia Live Chat. Previous experience is not necessary, however a love of gaming is a primary requirement.

We fully intend to provide the best game reviews out there to assist all our brothers in the gaming community from spending money on a game they are not informed about to the best of our ability. We will always be fair with every game no matter the company and will never accept money to give good reviews for a bad game or vice-versa.

If you want to become part of not a company but a new gaming family, please apply to become part of GamerGaia a gaming community for gamers, built by gamers.

http://gamergaia.com/

Current Opening:
Game Writers
Video Media
Web Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Web Developers
Graphic Artists
Community Managers
HR Department Personal

Executive Opening: (These positions include company shares)
Director of Marketing
Director of Human Resources

We are EXTREMELY selective regarding our executive positions. You must display a very detailed plan of action before getting this position OR have minimum of 4 years in experience in the respective fields.

Please Submit Applications with a work sample as well as a pertinent short bio about yourself and your experience to hr@gamergaia.com. For immediate consideration you MAY login to our TeamSpeak (96.127.182.234)

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[Full-time] Gameplay Telemetry Analyst at BioWare

2011-10-05 23:17:01

Location: Austin, Texas
URL: http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/jobs/austin_jobs/

Description:

BioWare Austin is eeking a talented individual for the position of full-time Gameplay Telemetry Analyst.

BioWare’s business intelligence team aggregates, analyzes and reports data that informs decisions and tracks KPIs. This specialist focus on defining, collecting, analyzing, and reporting player behavior to inform feature priorities, tuning, balance and recommendations for future enhancements that maximize growth and retention.

Virtual communities playing online games produce massive amounts of server data, player telemetry and feedback. The Gameplay Telemetry Analyst will work across BioWare departmental and functional groups to organize and understand the implications and impact of this data. This person will work closely with team members in game design, development, technology platform, production, operations, marketing, QA, customer service and online community support to track, aggregate, and interpret player-related data in order to develop business strategies and measure performance. The Gameplay Telemetry Analyst will serve and support the needs of team leads and embedded analysts to determine specific requirements for understanding player behavior supporting new customer acquisition, conversion, retention, monetization and satisfaction. The analyst will assist in performing detailed analyses and distribution of contextual reporting across the organization. This will include daily updates, weekly summaries, and business visualizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Discover, define, develop and refine a library of metrics and statistical analysis charts and reports, specifically focused on player actions, experiences and journey throughout the game; focused on identifying outliers, anomalies, and emerging behaviors in the player base
• Engage team leads, technical directors, producers, engineers, project leaders and departmental and functional analysts to collect, confirm and summarize player specific information and data requirements
• Coordinate with the live production and design teams to inform player behavior modeling and ongoing design of gameplay against performance testing; ensuring integration of resulting data into the enterprise data warehouse
• Provide ongoing competitive briefs and product/player metrics and analytics information and reports
• Attend weekly departmental staff meetings to provide briefs on player metrics, analysis and trends
• Serve and support cross-organizational teams in developing and refining player analytics expertise
• Provide decision support by building sophisticated time-critical behavior models in a data-driven environment

QUALIFICATIONS
• 3+ years professional experience in MMORPG game play telemetry systems reporting and analysis
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• Specific, detailed accounts of significant game design/feature impact from your prior telemetry efforts
• Experience in data aggregation or blending from multiple sources to provide correlated metrics analyses
• Excellent verbal, presentation and writing skills (proficiency with MS Office) and the ability to collaborate with a diverse group of highly-skilled, opinionated colleagues and project management
• Proficiency in modeling MMORPG player telemetry and metrics from both client and server-side data
• Skilled in distributed, graphical reports of MMORPG player actions, activities, trends, outliers, anomalies and abuses (including, but not limited to fraud, gold-farming, ganking, etc.)
• Expert in understanding and use of Excel (including pivot tables/PowerPivot), PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Extensive understanding of MMOG game design, automated testing, launch, operations and support
• Detailed understanding of data mining best practices
• Experience in key word analytics (from user chat, surveys, support, online comments and forums)
• Experience in the design of end-user survey and other forms of online feedback systems
• Experience PC business visualization and analytics reporting software (Tableau experience a strong plus)
• Experience with Microstrategy Business Intelligence products and/or MySQL (a plus)
• Excellent time management, project management and organizational skills
• Self-starter, detail-driven, with a passion for the creating the best possible MMO gamer experience in history

To apply, please visit http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/jobs/austin_jobs/.

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[Full-time] Revenue Accountant at BioWare

2011-09-26 22:39:44

Location: Austin, Texas
URL: http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/jobs/austin_jobs/

Description:

BioWare, a member of the incredible family of EA studios, has created some of the world’s best-selling titles including the award-winning Baldur’s Gate, the Neverwinter Nights series, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Original BioWare-created IPs include the critically acclaimed Mass Effect, the epic fantasy RPG Dragon Age, Jade Empire, and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. BioWare Austin is hard at work on the massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic.

The Accountant will be involved in ensuring that BioWare Austin’s revenue through margin reporting is audit compliant in accordance with the agreement signed with its license partner. The accountant’s primary responsibilities will be to ensure proper document retention of all invoices, reconciliation of all charges to the GL, accounting for all transactions, and tracking of intercompany transactions. The accountant will also ensure the collection of accurate inventory reporting from the various regions and warehouses.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Audit Compliance— Assist BioWare Studio Finance in ensuring that BioWare Austin’s revenue through margin reporting is audit compliant in accordance with the agreement signed with its license partner. The accountant is expected to work proactively and collaboratively with business partners, including but not limited to: Global Publishing Organization, Royalty Accounting, the Financial Analysts of the various business units, General Ledger Accounting, Cost Accounting, and Treasury to ensure proper recording of expenses and prompt resolution of any issues. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Partner closely with country managers to maintain accurate inventory and sales data. Maintains weekly sales reports by country by sku.
• Partner with Corporate IT to drive data fixes and reporting requirements.
• Review and match all unit and cogs related invoices to actual GL transactions.
• Secures missing receipts or invoices for reconciliations in a timely manner. Scan and attach all appropriate backup to record and ensure all documentation is current.
• Ensure that all Royalty Statements are reconciled and that all royalty transactions are accounted for correctly
• Willingly participates as a team member of the accounting and purchasing department to ensure completion of tasks in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

DESIRED SKILLS:
• Extensive knowledge of Essbase, Oracle12i (Subledger, iProcurement), PowerPoint and Excel
• Must demonstrate strong follow-through skills.
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy on work output
• Strong written and oral communication skills that enable clear and concise communication to all levels of management
• Appreciation for data integrity, process definition and organizational alignment
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with excellent prioritization and organizational skills.
• Must be able to "manage up" to their supervisor and / or manager by keeping them regularly informed on the status of workload, status of issues, and progress of related issue resolution.
• Must demonstrate resourcefulness in finding solutions to problems.
• Must be proactive and self-motivated.
• Team player with the ability to work independently with limited oversight
• MS Access database skills are a plus.
• This position may require overtime during peak times.
• Industry and Digital experience preferred

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
• Associate’s degree in accounting or related business discipline, or equivalent work experience (minimum of 4 years A/P experience); Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is preferred.
• Solid understanding of general ledger coding
• Knowledge and understanding of basic accounting theory and principles. Fundamental understanding of AR process (Invoice, Register, AP Subledger, Financial Systems, Financial Reporting)
• Strong knowledge of accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, workflow and practices
• Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy
• Works well in a team environment and has the ability to work with individuals from all business areas with a customer service focus

Please note: this is a contract/temporary position. Relocation assistance not provided.

To apply, please visit http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/jobs/austin_jobs/.

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