Archivist, Lore

Job Details

Job Location
Burbank Office – Burbank, CA

Position Type
Full Time

Salary Range
$100,000.00 – $130,000.00 Salary

Description

Hybrid Work Model

SEGA

What do you think of when you hear that word? Do you think of the console with the iconic, harmonized voice fire ups or do you think of the countless gaming hits from Sonic the Hedgehog, Golden Axe, or the Persona series?

When we think of SEGA, we think of its evolution as a pioneer in the video game market to one of the most prominent video game developers and publishers ever! Globally, SEGA has over 5,000 employees passionately working to bring the best gaming entertainment to players around the planet
We have one of, if not the richest, portfolio of original IPs something we are very proud of and excited about as the market continues to change

New streaming technologies and shifts in the retail landscape are well poised for what will be the most disruptive and innovative time in our industry
Our IP strategy positions us well for this, and we are enthusiastic about the future!

There’s never been a more exciting time in the company’s history to join SEGA!

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Sr
Director of Lore and Creative Strategy, the Transmedia West Team is seeking an Archivist to support the growing needs of our team
In documenting Sonic’s storied history (past, present, and future!), you will be critical to the preservation of Sonic lore, canon, characters, and universes, helping to bring consistency, connectivity, and creativity to all things Sonic across various forms of media including games, animation, comics, and more
This role will interface closely with teams around the world
We strive to foster a supportive, thoughtful, innovative, flexible, collaborative, and most importantly, respectful work environment, and are looking for team members that share these same values

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops, manages, and maintains a multi-language central knowledge base
• Establishes and refines processes for documenting and updating information within a central knowledge base
• Maintains a centralized asset library
• Identifies areas of growth and opportunities to supplement the central knowledge base
• Works together with teams around the globe to update the central knowledge base as new content is created
• Creates and manages a library of physical materials as needed
• Digitizes physical assets to be added to the central knowledge base
• Helps to manage intake and fulfillment of Sonic lore inquiries
• Stakeholder in verifying and approving lore documentation
• Supports other departments, including game dev, marketing, licensing, and animation, through proactive communication, alignment, and on-time delivery of materials
• Able to take on other duties as required, including supporting non-Sonic IPs in a similar capacity

Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience with Confluence management and administration, including plug-ins
• Strong knowledge of database creation, management, and administration
• Experience with asset management systems and processes
• Strong web-based technical know-how and understanding of best practices
• Expert understanding of documentation organization best practices
• Project management experience
• Extremely well-versed in all things Sonic (lore, characters, games, animations, comics, movies, etc.)
• Skilled collaborator and seeker of diverse opinions

Preferred Skills:

• Library and Information Science related degree
• Strong writing skills
• Japanese language ability is a plus

Recommended Skills

• Administration
• Asset Management
• Computer Animation
• Confluence
• Creative Strategies
• Creativity

Tagged as: Communication, Content, Creative, Creativity, Library, Licensing, Market, Marketing, Media, Stakeholder