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Director of VR Content Development and Production
IMAX Corporation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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What we’re about
IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience, so it’s not surprising that IMAX employees and their careers go beyond the ordinary. Our employees share a passion for quality in everything they do. Our Hollywood people are movie business insiders with years of production experience. Our technology experts are unashamedly geeky – people who can talk for hours, and be riveting, about color gamut and lasers. Our business people are consummate sales and marketing professionals who are spreading the IMAX word around the world.
Of course we offer all the benefits you’d expect from a company with over 40 years of history. Yet, beyond this, we know everyone works differently and is motivated by different things. That’s why we offer competitive pay and a wide assortment of benefits – to help you make the most of your life at work and away from it.
As the world’s leading entertainment technology company, IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies. Specializing in immersive motion picture technologies, our employees are driven by a passion to take audiences around the world to places they’ve only dreamed of.
We’re now bringing that same passion, innovation and creativity to new, groundbreaking entertainment platforms.
Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together.
Required Skills:
What you’ll be doing:
Reporting to the SVP of VR and Corporate Development, the successful candidate will work closely with content and technology partners to support the sourcing, creation, enhancement and conversion of both new and existing virtual reality experiences to IMAX VR.
• Source and evaluate new and existing content production and licensing opportunitie
• Champion premium content experiences for IMAX VR with third-party content creators, and support creators in optimizing content for the IMAX VR platform
• Work with IMAX VR partners to develop a robust and efficient customization process and support third-party developers through the process
• Educate third-party developers on the various tools, workflows and criteria used to hone the optimal IMAX version of VR content
• Support IMAX-produced VR content projects from beginning to end, ensuring they are developed to spec with an eye the best experience in IMAX VR centers
• Help define and refine criteria for which content experiences are most compelling for IMAX VR centers
• Play a critical role in programming and curating the worldwide IMAX VR centre content slate
• Maintain relationships with 3rd-party VR developers and continually identify best practices for VR content development
• Support the integrated marketing of new IMAX VR titles including facilitating PR, creative asset delivery, in-store content, and online marketing
• Be the link between 3rd-party content developers and IMAX technical and non-technical staff (i.e. marketing, business development)
• Own the release of each IMAX VR title and keep production to schedule and budget
What we’re looking for:
• Experience in development and production of AAA interactive content
• Passion for virtual reality as well as games, experiential design and storytelling
• An understanding of design thinking, IxD / ExD process, and differences between VR and other interactive mediums like games
• Ability to understand and articulate why and in what ways a VR experience is or isn’t effective
• Experience working across VR technologies, including real-time engines, tracking systems, UIs and content-management systems
• Experience in marketing interactive content
• Established relationships in virtual reality + gaming or other immersive media industries
• Ability to translate highly technical information to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong project management and organizational skills and the ability to diplomatically manage competing priorities
• Strong cross-team communication skills
Required Experience:
For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
IMAX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.