Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

The Digital Gaming team’s mission is to expand Mattel’s ever-growing IP catalog in the digital gaming space. This includes outbound IP licensing of our brands to 3rd party game developers/publishers and partnering with other companies for co-development. The team is comprised of individuals from various backgrounds to tackle key challenges such as marketing, business development/licensing, and production. The position of Associate Producer for the Digital Gaming Team reports to the Senior Producer, Digital Gaming. The team is based in Mattel’s offices in El Segundo CA.

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

The Associate Producer, Digital Gaming will help guide the production of new licensed digital gaming experiences on multiple platforms including console, mobile, and PC/online. This role will partner with licensees to oversee development of games that meet the highest quality standards and embody the best of Mattel’s brands. You will drive execution of projects plans, review deliverables, and secure approvals for build milestones. You will serve as an advocate for the games with internal stakeholders and work closely with the marketing team and other cross-functional partners to ensure alignment on product development and release campaigns.

This opportunity is a great fit for anyone who has experience in video game production and ideally has worked with well-known brands, either for a developer or a licensor. Ability to manage multiple projects is a must. This role needs to be able to forge internal and external relationships.   

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Partner with licensees to drive development of best-in-class digital gaming experiences that showcase Mattel brands
• Supervise all aspects of production - build project plans, maintain production calendars, and oversee asset deliverables
• Serve as primary liaison with internal cross-functional teams (Marketing, Brand, Business Development, Legal) to ensure alignment on strategy and brand standards from project inception through release
• Lead reviews of build milestones, providing guidance and feedback to licensees with a product-first mindset focused on creating the highest quality games
• Stay on top of game industry trends and the competitive landscape to help continually evolve our thinking and product standards
• Ensure continuous improvement by analyzing game performance with licensees to identify areas of optimization
• Present production updates to broader Digital Games, Brand, and Franchise Teams

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For: 

• 3+ years of production/project management experience in digital gaming, ideally working with well-known brands
• Detailed understanding of the principles of game production
• Strong time management, planning and project execution skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build solid collaborative relationships
• Experience with project management tools such as Asana, Workfront, and Trello
• Highly organized project manager, detail-oriented with strong follow-up skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Passion for digital games
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves

The annual base salary range for this position is between $80,000 and $115,000
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.

Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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