BODY ANIMATOR, NBA2K - TEMPORARY Visual Concepts is one of the world's top game development studios with a flat, entrepreneurial, and non-corporate work environment. We have a proven track record having shipped over 100 multi-SKU titles to great critical acclaim. NBA 2K19 continues to redefine the genre with Game Informer stating that it's "The most well-rounded sports game on the market once again." Digital Trends raves "NBA 2K19 is still the king of basketball sims." and Forbes states, "There is no such thing as a perfect sports game, but this is as close as it gets." Our studios in Novato, CA; Agoura Hills, CA; Orange County, CA; Budapest, Hungary; Shanghai, China; and Seoul, South Korea, are committed to gaming and technical innovation and offer top candidates the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry. We are seeking a contract body animator. Job Responsibilities Include: Work closely with the lead and senior animators to modify assets meeting game-ready requirements Work with motion capture data for both narrative and in-game animations Address feedback from lead animator in a timely manner Meeting project deadlines and milestones   Requirements: 2+ years of experience in body animation for the games industry Shipped at least 1 game as a body animator Expert knowledge of Maya Ability to follow instruction and efficiently manage their workload on their own initiative Comfortable with strict deadlines and a fast turnaround time Ability to maintain motivation, has excellent work ethics, and works well with others Previous Mocap experience helpful Working knowledge of Mel or Python scripting is a plus   This position is based in California. Please be legally able to work in the United States. #LI-VC

BUSINESS LEAD, GAME ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS - NBA 2K Who We Are:   2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets. 2K is a leading publisher of today’s most popular gaming genres and most well-known for critically acclaimed game franchises like NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Bioshock, Borderlands, Evolve, XCOM and the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization. NBA 2K is developed by Visual Concepts under license with the NBA and is one of the industry’s top titles having sold more than 90MM units worldwide since its launch in 1999.  Its latest release is highly anticipated every year and available across console, PC, mobile platforms.  The NBA 2K brand is well-known not only a gaming phenomenon, but also increasingly a lifestyle and culture icon year-round. This role is part of the NBA 2K Commercial Operations team that is responsible for its P&L, business strategy, and operations globally.  We partner across the organization through influence and relationships to orchestrate a unified, effective, and scalable effort.   At any given moment we are the supporter, leader, approver, and/or responsible party with other internal and external teams.  What We Need: We are seeking a highly analytical business lead who loves to discover and investigate opportunities and root cause in the game data and user experiences to drive business growth.  You are a structured problem-solver and data-driven decision maker.  You take a detailed, results-driven approach to executing recommendations and building cross-functional influence.  You work very well with colleagues across functions, geographies, and skillsets to orchestrate and communicate a coherent strategy and execution.  You enjoy looking at the big picture and then translating that to specific execution that you analyze and iterate on to improve.  You are great at telling a thoughtful story to describe and evangelize your view while welcoming and incorporating feedback from stakeholders. You enjoy structuring an ambiguous and complex problem and testing-and-learning from hypotheses.  You have an analytical background and operational experience achieving results and executing growth plans in dynamic, complex situations with a range of stakeholders. What You Will Do: You will partner with many different teams, such as Marketing, Customer Service, Partnerships, Sales, and Analytics to devise and orchestrate execution with ever improving business strategies and tactics across the world based on empirical data, insightful analysis, thoughtful execution, and powerful, innovative ideas. Evaluate and identify opportunities and challenges with game performance (user, gameplay, systems, monetization, telemetry) Create processes and create plans and actions to execute for growth. Develop and report KPIs, dashboards, models, and analyses for game insights and to rally teams to recommended actions. Establish working rhythms, analytical frameworks, and operating processes to guide cross-functional teams in partnership. Build relationships across geographies, functions, and levels to embrace new ways of working and leverage existing ones.   Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit:   You are customer driven.  You enjoy working on complex systems and problems. You have foundational work experience with analytics for physical and digital products and services, an always learning mindset, and drive for quality results and execution. You have business operating experience where you have seen great ideas succeed and fail in execution and have a particular gift for transforming data insights into action for cross-functional success. You are versatile and adept with basic database and analytics tools, such as Tableau.  Knowledge of database language skills, like SQL, and understanding of data structures and design is a plus.  You are very good with bridging many kinds of data to Excel modeling and forecasting. You are equally comfortable in discovery and production phases of a project and thrive in the start-up stage and scaling stage of business operations to drive growth. You place a premium on trust and integrity with how you work with others and the quality of your work. You have excellent communication skills, with a proven track record of working across all levels of the organization and personality types – having the information is one thing, you enjoy and excel at evangelizing insights, organizing teamwork, and persuading colleagues, peers, and leaders to action. You create great chemistry with others, are purposeful and dedicated with your energy, and raise everyone’s game around you.  You prize team success over individual achievement.   What Skills Are Needed:   5+ years of professional experience in fast-paced, dynamic, consumer-focused technology companies 3+ years of experience with UX, User Analytics, and/or Growth Marketing Proven leadership and influence with cross-functional, operating teams that built execution success with positive teamwork and morale Strong analytical, quantitative skills and business judgement to model sophisticated scenarios and apply insights to strategy and planning Video games industry experience is a plus Management Consulting or Investment Banking experience is a plus #LI-2K

BUSINESS LEAD, PRICING AND PROMOTIONS – NBA 2K   Who We Are:   2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets. 2K is a leading publisher of today’s most popular gaming genres and most well-known for critically acclaimed game franchises like NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Bioshock, Borderlands, Evolve, XCOM and the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization. NBA 2K is developed by Visual Concepts under license with the NBA and is one of the industry’s top titles having sold more than 90MM units worldwide since its launch in 1999.  Its latest release is highly anticipated every year and available across console, PC, mobile platforms.  The NBA 2K brand is well-known not only a gaming phenomenon, but also increasingly a lifestyle and culture icon year-round. This role is part of the NBA 2K Commercial Operations team that is responsible for the P&L, its business strategy, and its operations globally.  We partner across the organization through influence and relationships to orchestrate a unified, effective, and scalable effort.   At any given moment we are the supporter, leader, approver, and/or responsible party with other internal and external teams.  What We Need: We are seeking to increase focus on our pricing and promotions efforts.  You are a highly analytical, structured problem-solver and data-driven decision maker.  You work very well with colleagues across functions, geographies, and skillsets to orchestrate and communicate a coherent strategy and execution for our pricing and promotional strategies and tactics.  You enjoy looking at the big picture and then translating that to specific approaches that you analyze and iterate on to improve.  You are great at telling a thoughtful story to describe and evangelize your view while welcoming and incorporating feedback from stakeholders. You enjoy structuring an ambiguous and complex problem and testing-and-learning from hypotheses.  You have a background in pricing and experience with creating effective processes and teamwork. What You Will Do: You will partner with Sales, Channel Marketing, Finance, and Analytics to devise and orchestrate effective and ever improving pricing and promotion strategy and tactics across the world based on empirical data, insightful analysis, thoughtful execution, and powerful, innovative ideas. Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit:   You are customer driven.  You enjoy working on complex systems and problems You have foundational work experience with analytics and pricing of physical and digital products and services through an always learning mindset You have business operating experience where you have seen great ideas succeed and fail in execution, with a particular vantage point on pricing and promotions You are versatile and adept with basic database and analytics tools, such as Tableau.  Knowledge of database language skills, like SQL, and understanding of data structures and design is a plus.  You are very good with bridging many kinds of data to Excel modeling and forecasting You are equally comfortable in discovery and production phases of a project and thrive in the start-up stage and scaling stage of business operations to drive growth You place a premium on trust and integrity with how you work with others and the quality of your work You have excellent communication skills, with a proven track record of working across all levels of the organization and personality types – having the information is one thing, you enjoy and excel at evangelizing insights, organizing teamwork, and persuading colleagues, peers, and leaders to action You create great chemistry with others, are purposeful and dedicated with your energy, and raise everyone’s game around you Video games industry experience is a plus Management Consulting or Investment Banking analyst or associate experience is a plus ​#LI-2K