Games Metadata Strategist

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

If you are a metadata and classification expert who is passionate about games, join our Product Metadata and Ratings team to help us build the future of game discovery on Netflix. This role will join a team of classification experts: people who can identify, collect, and transform the artistic qualities of games into the data that powers content organization and personalization for millions of people around the world.

In this role, you will be responsible for using metadata to describe and tag the qualities of games, transforming these descriptions into valuable insights. This role will require an understanding of game development and design, user acquisition, consumer insights, and the skill to create great games or engaging digital products. Your work in this role will contribute to innovation in our rapidly evolving Games product and directly impact how our members decide what to play.

You innately understand the facets, tropes, and themes that allow players worldwide to connect, compete, strategize, relax, immerse themselves, and tell their friends, “You have to play this.” You will collaborate with taxonomists, designers, and product leaders to optimize game discovery in a rapidly evolving, deadline- and data-driven environment. This role will require daily cross-functional collaboration and clear communication. The ideal candidate has the adaptability and versatility to switch between various responsibilities such as driving metadata information strategy, collaborating on Product Innovation, and applying metadata for games launching on Netflix.

Responsibilities:

• Objectively research, analyze, and tag all types of games with attention to detail in preparation for launch on Netflix and external app store platforms. Responsible for the quality and accuracy of metadata and the optimization of metadata for discovery on all platforms.

• Share detailed insights with partners to improve the clarity of marketing and promotional strategies for high-priority games. Build strong collaborative partnerships with artwork and AV designers, Merchandising, Creative Services, Content, and Marketing partners across the business.

• Develop new methods of game description and classification as a collaborator within a cross-functional team and improve operational strategies for classification and quality control. Develop relationships with film & TV teams to relate games and video classifications. 

• Collaborate as a games metadata subject matter expert on cross-functional education, Consumer Insights research, and innovation projects. Frequently collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering across both mobile and TV/Cloud platform innovation. Curate games in support of member UI or algo model innovation.

• Manage projects with clear communication and a flexible approach to continuously improving operations, workflows, tools development, and change management.

Qualifications:

• Prior experience in relevant fields such as content classification, games development, publishing operations, app store optimisation, or in media as a writer or editor.

• Passion for games across all platforms (mobile, console, PC, etc.) and keen understanding of the relevant industry and game trends.

• Ability to distinguish nuances within different game genres and styles and distill the essence of a game, including sharing findings in an objective, concise manner

• Strong judgment and decisiveness when dealing with timely, deadline-driven, content-related issues and concerns

• Project/program management skills and/or a proven track record for operational excellence, including managing vendor relationships and workflows

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Critical thinking/problem-solving skills and an aptitude for analyzing trends in data

• Fluency in Excel, Airtable, Google Sheets, and other data trackers and data management systems. Ability to master internal tools and systems.

• Experience working with kids’ games or markets outside of the US/Canada is a plus

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $70,000-$370,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs.  Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

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Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.