Production Associate Specialist - Hardware Technology at Activision Publishing Inc in Santa Monica, California

Job Description:

Job Title: Production Associate Specialist - Hardware Technology

Requisition ID: R006327

Job Description:

Job Title : Production Associate Specialist - Hardware Technology

Reporting To: Senior Manager, Production Services and Assets

Department : Publishing Operations

Location: Santa Monica, California

Your Mission

The Associate Specialist (Hardware Tech) assists in the management of all development hardware assets, including: managing, ordering, tracking, allocating, repairing, auditing and retirement of all game development hardware (debug/development kits).

Responsibilities:

• Provide hardware to developers and production teams, IT, and QA


• Track hardware in an appropriate system


• Manage hardware repairs and returns


• Provide and maintain hardware at onsite and offsite events


• Obtain evaluate and distribute information about new technology and first-party initiatives


• Be the first point of contact regarding development software: XDK, first party "neighborhoods", recovery discs, whitelisted profiles, etc.


• Perform other duties, as assigned

Player Profile

• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science/Entertainment-related area, or equivalent work experience


• Demonstrated skills with asset management, game development lifecycle, and problem solving


• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines


• Demonstrated success working in a team-based environment, interfacing with multiple departments throughout an organization


• Strong working knowledge of most popular console platforms and related peripherals and PC software/hardware


• Two plus years in the video game industry, preferably in interactive software publishing


• Willingness to travel


• Maintain professionalism and composure while working under tight deadlines

Your Platform

We're headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many disciplines of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivalled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

Our World

Great Games Start with Great People! This is an exciting time to join us!

Ask anyone who works at Activision, or with Activision, their favorite thing about it, and they'll tell you, it's the people. We have world class brands, infrastructure and resources, but our success doesn't come from assembly lines producing widgets. Our success comes from people producing greatness together. We are nothing without our employee's brilliance. So if you're interested in our biggest priority, it's the people.

Activision is more than just the leading developer and publisher of video games; we are the creators of some of the world's biggest, most ground-breaking titles in the industry. Our portfolio includes Call of Duty® and Crash Bandicoot™.