Community/Player Support Specialist

Sony Playstation; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego is seeking a Community Support Specialist for MLB The Show. This is a 12-month contract via Yoh Enterprise Solutions, and you will join the Community Experience team to ensure players have a positive, engaging experience.

You will directly interact with players, maintain knowledge of the game, moderate channels, triage issues to the right teams, and help identify cheating or exploit patterns to protect game integrity.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication.
• Empathy and understanding.
• Ability to stay positive when talking with players.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting.
• Team-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Passion for video games and gaming communities.

Responsibilities

• Directly interact and support players daily via support channels.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of MLB The Show, including gameplay mechanics.
• Assist in keeping the community environment free of harmful imagery and or general toxicity that may damage the player’s experience.
• Moderating community channels when the time is needed.
• Keeping a keen eye on player reported issues and routing those issues to the correct internal teams for resolution.
• Identify and investigate cheating, exploits, and unfair play trends.
• Recognize cheating behaviors and emerging exploit patterns.
• Analyze player activity to detect cheating and abuse.
• Investigate exploits and help protect game integrity.
• Track cheating methods to support safer gameplay.
• Assist in maintaining tools to help solve player reported issues.
• Represent the players best interests to the internal development team.
• Assist in identifying bugs and assisting in testing when the time is needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Empathy

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Organization

Gaming passion

Tools

ZenDesk

Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. This is a 12-month contract.

We are seeking a Community Support Specialist who will be focused on making MLB The Show the best place it can be for the players.

This specialist will work on the Community Experience teams to make sure that any issues that may arise to our players are resolved.

Responsibilities:

• Directly interact and support players daily via support channels.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of MLB The Show, including gameplay mechanics.
• Assist in keeping the community environment free of harmful imagery and or general toxicity that may damage the player’s experience.
• Moderating community channels when the time is needed.
• Keeping a keen eye on player reported issues and routing those issues to the correct internal teams for resolution.
• Identify and investigate cheating, exploits, and unfair play trends.
• Recognize cheating behaviors and emerging exploit patterns.
• Analyze player activity to detect cheating and abuse.
• Investigate exploits and help protect game integrity.
• Track cheating methods to support safer gameplay.
• Assist in maintaining tools to help solve player reported issues.
• Represent the players best interests to the internal development team.
• Assist in identifying bugs and assisting in testing when the time is needed.

Required:

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• A strong sense of empathy and understanding
• Ability to keep a positive mindset when talking with players
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong ability to work in a communicative team environment
• Superior organization skills
• A passion for video games and video game communities

Desirable:

• A passion for Baseball and MLBTS
• Experience with ZenDesk or similar customer support tools
• Bi-lingual (Spanish)

At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate.

$39.33 — $59.04 USD

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