STUDIO CREATIVE DIRECTOR
PRODUCER (DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR)
Game Director(Exec Producer)
Game Systems Lead/DIirector
Senior Producer
Product Manager (Producer)
Producer RODUCER (JGCA4049) Santa Monica, CA
Producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
QA manager
Producer
Director Of Production
Technical Director
Executive Producer
STUDIO CREATIVE DIRECTOR – JGCA4070 – San Francisco, CA
Qualified applicants will be:
- Established industry veterans with at least five years of experience at the Lead Design level or above
- Proven performers with a track record of game design success
- Adaptable leaders with the ability to rapidly circumvent or mitigate project risks during development
- Outstanding verbal, visual, and written communicators
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Regularly review work-in-progress, providing when appropriate, on the spot critiques, suggestions and encouragement to the individual designers
- Prepare, schedule and conduct in-house “group” training seminars for all designers; ensuring that on-going training seminars focus on areas such as: common problem areas, periodic review of design procedures (clarifying ambiguities if they exist), leadership, project management, and familiarization with new ideas, technologies, procedures, techniques, etc. when they become available
- Define and Oversee quality standards
- Technical support and guidance in their respective areas of expertise
- Critical assessment of the “quality” of work being performed in their respective areas of expertise
- Objective input and/or feedback that may be useful to the team or add to the value of the product
PRODUCER (DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR) – JGUT4069 – Salt Lake City, UT
Manages and coordinates the integrated project plans, including implementation schedules and resource estimates, for the development of the game project. Oversees all project disciplines to ensure effective team communications and high quality game development on budget and on schedule. Develops, refines, maintains, and disseminates the overall creative vision of a product.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manages, coordinates, and facilitates multiple projects and process improvement initiatives related to the development of video games
- Ensures product quality and success
- Provides strategic, expert advice and consultation on the design and implementation of effective administrative and business processes including process analysis, redesign, reengineering, and organizational effectiveness
- Works closely with production, design, art, engineering, and audio teams
- Participates in the establishment, organization, and implementation of short and long range goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates program effectiveness and effects changes required for improvement
- Develops integrated project plans, implementation schedules, and cost estimates for major project development
- Prepares and manages annual project budgets and performs periodic cost and productivity analyses
- Identifies and resolves conflicts between schedule, budget, and design goals
- Participates in planning marketing strategies for products and gives input into the development of marketing materials
- Represents the project to various internal divisions as well as to various external entities
- Communicates regularly with executive management and administration regarding the status of current project initiatives
- Defines initial project scope and delivery schedules; manages day to day project schedules and motivates team towards a common project goal
- Proactively anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; acts as a change agent for process improvements
- Support consistent work-life balance while ensuring maximum team productivity
Qualifications:
- At least 5 years experience related directly to the duties and responsibilities specified
- Knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools
- Ability to develop project budgets and projections
- Strong resource planning experience; skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
- Ability to initiate or implement development process improvements to achieve efficiencies
- Strong ability to set objectives, prioritize and organize tasks and assign resources
- Ability to formulate policy, develop and implement new strategies and procedures
- Ability to analyze comprehensive business processes, perform in-depth work analyses, and develop computer generate flow charts
- Strong writing skills, and the ability to oversee the development of concept, pitch, and design documents
- Personal commitment to excel as a team player, and strive for maximum team performance
- Self-directed, highly organized meticulous and detail-oriented problem solver with a burning desire to contribute to a uniquely creative environment
GAME DIRECTOR (EXEC PRODUCER) – JGCAN4068 – Vancouver, Canada
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Game Director is responsible for:
- Creating and evangelizing a clear and inspiring vision for his game, and for leading and rallying their team around that vision.
- Establishing team processes and best practices that promote studio values and objectives, and for holding the team accountable for living them.
- Delivering a product that meets the agreed-upon quality target, on time and on budget.
- Partnering with the Franchise Producer and the Director of Development to create and execute against a development plan that accomplishes the franchise vision and that adheres to the standards and best practices of the studio.
- Working with studio management to ensure project goals and plans further studio priorities, initiatives, and best practices.
- Working with partners (Marketing, Sales, and the Franchise Producer) to create and maintain a project P&L approved by the Studio Director and the Studio General Manager.
- Communicating outside of the project team to build support and to promote the game with Glendale partner teams, the DIS executive team, the Propaganda executive team, and with the rest of the Propaganda studio.
- Contributing to the running of the Propaganda studio by collaborating with the studio senior management group on studio issues and direction.
- Evangelizing the game and Propaganda within the industry and the games community.
- Managing studio resources responsibly and make sound business decisions regarding their franchises.
- Mentoring and developing his direct reports and contribute to the development of other disciplines.
- Identifying and communicating key trends and developments throughout the industry.
Additional:
- Creation of a development plan to execute the product vision that adheres to studio best practices and studio values. (Director of Development, Franchise Producer)
- Responsibility for the team’s execution against the development plan through management of the Producer discipline team. (Franchise Producer)
- Expert guidance, mentoring, and feedback on the ability of the team to execute against the development plan to achieve the product vision. (Director of Development, Franchise Producer)
- Establishment of production best practices and guidelines to use to ensure execution against the product vision. (Director of Development)
- Feedback, perspective, advice, and due diligence on the projects, best practices, and development processes from a visual perspective. (Director, Art)
- Feedback, perspective, advice, and due diligence on the projects, best practices, and development processes from a technology perspective. (Director, Technology)
- Clear communication of studio expectations, priorities, initiatives, and best practices. (Studio General Manager, Studio Director, All)
GAME SYSTEMS LEAD/DIRECTOR – JGMA4067 – Foxboro, MA
The Director of Game Systems is responsible for the architecture and development of the specific rules and systems that define each of our sports titles. The game systems engine will work on top of a core technology platform that provides basic infrastructure (networking, physics, collision detection etc.) The Game Systems codebase will implement all features specific to the sport for each title including: AI, UI and player interface, game rules, teams and stats, leagues and tournaments, advancement and items.
Our team is first and foremost a team of entrepreneurs. The ideal candidate must demonstrate the ability to think fast on their feet, be entrepreneurial, creative and willing to adapt to a fast-moving market. Candidates should be comfortable leading teams of skilled engineers, hiring and firing, setting budgets, prioritizing tasks, managing multiple projects and work-streams and working with other departments (e.g. marketing, art, game design etc.). A passion for building excellent software and writing efficient, elegant code is a must, as is prior experience in the games industry. A passion for sports and a knowledge of football is a plus.
Qualifications:
- 5-7 years of professional C++ development experience of which at least 2 years should be at a senior level as a software architect or a team leader.
- Deep knowledge of C++ and the STL
- Familiarity with client-server architecture and writing bandwidth and memory-efficient code
- Experience with build management and source control systems
- Familiarity with project management methodologies and game development processes
- Development experience or deep knowledge of the following areas of core game technology: AI, UI and player interface and advancement systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven ability to write high-quality specifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Valued Skills:
- Prior experience in the games industry, particularly having shipped a product as a senior engineer or lead
- Proficiency with PHP or Java/JSP and AJAX
- Proficiency with SQL and database architecture
- Proficiency with HTML/XML/CSS
- Experience developing Flash/Shockwave applications
SENIOR PRODUCER – JGNY4066 – New York, NY
Every day you could be:
- Collaborating with Art, Design and Programming to develop an AAA title from concept to release.
- Creating long term, large-scale project schedules to budget manpower, drive milestones and scope the project.
- Developing and refining development processes to increase production and quality.
- Managing a team of people to make sure that for every feature, every detail comes in on schedule, is glued together, and works great.
- Communicating with management all goals obtained and any obstacles that need attention.
- Managing the testing and iteration of the game to perfection.
What you need to work here:
- A minimum of 7-8 years related industry experience, combining experience in industry disciplines, including programming, art, technology or production.
- You have to be organized and able to help organize others. Ability to multi-task and to adapt easily to change
- Be able to understand (and love) the complexities of how a successful AAA title works.
- Inspiring the team to reach their goals!
- MS Project or similar project management software skill.
- Be able to talk art, design, and software without pretending.
- Experience - At least two published titles under your belt with console experience.
- Experience with multi-platform video game production preferred
- Ability to establish and maintain long-term relationships
- Proficient knowledge or practical experience in one of the other gaming disciplines: 3D Art, Game Design, or Programming.
PRODUCER – TMWA4065 - Kirkland, WA
The Producer is responsible for overseeing all phases of development for multiple projects from the concept phase through release. The Producer works in partnership with internal and external developers and any third parties to ensure each project’s timely, high quality delivery. The position identifies and communicates goals and risks, on an ongoing basis, to both internal and external stakeholders in the project(s).
Responsibilities:
Production:
- Oversee 1 to 3 projects at a time (ranging in scope from small to large)
- Work directly with business development on Developer Agreements (including the creation of product Milestone Schedules) and communicate production related issues to the appropriate parties
- Serve as the primary contact with assigned internal and external developers throughout the production process and oversee developer’s high-level production processes
- Review, comment and approve milestone submissions
- Budget management against individual product P/L’s
Communication:
- Work closely with the appropriate staff to research and identify and/or obtain clearances for all materials needed for Sales, PR, Marketing and Distribution use
- Interact and negotiate with talent, creative and agents relating to feature film, TV, and publishing in coordination with Manager of Rights & Clearances and Legal
- Where applicable, manage brand assurance of assigned products adhering to standards and brand approval requirements
Due Diligence:
- Participate in the due diligence process for internal and external development partners
- Represent Production concerns for assigned projects during Slate plan development and ongoing “green-light” meetings
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years experience working as a Producer in the videogame industry
- Successful track record in the development of high profile entertainment software products
- Shipped at least 2 titles (multi-platform) in a Producer role
- Multi-language localization experience
- Ability to travel to external developers (Passport required)
- Excellent written, oral and email communication skills
- Strong project and time management skills with a proven ability to focus on priorities, solve problems, juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to communicate effectively with different audiences on a broad range of topics, e.g. technical, business and creative
- Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Enthusiastic, positive, team oriented, and organized
- Ability to work under tight schedules and high-stress environment
- PC/Internet Skills: Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Explorer, FTP, etc.
Desired Skills and Pluses:
- Proven track record with highly-sensitive, license-based projects
- Experience working with external developers on multi-SKU projects
Bachelor’s degree
PRODUCER – JGCA4064 – San Mateo, CA
Description
Manages the development, from concept to release, of products. Manages the development cycle of assigned titles within a single franchise or group of related franchises. Establishes, maintains and enhances relationships with internal and external production and development teams. Ensures milestones and development time schedules are met.
Principal Responsibilities
- Owns quality, budget and schedule of all SKU's within a single franchise or group of related franchises.
- Directly manages key SKU's within a franchise, working with development teams to ensure top quality and efficient use of resources.
- May be required to manage additional production staff responsible for ancillary SKU's or components of large projects.
- May be responsible for both external and internal development teams.
Requirements
- A proven track record of creating, developing and shipping top quality console, coin-op or PC entertainment software.
- At least 3 years video game production experience
- At least 2 years in a Producer or other lead production role, with responsibility for multiple SKU's
- Experience in managing both internal external development teams highly desirable
- Experience in developing SKU's for both North America and Europe highly desirable
- Experience with a wide variety of game categories on both consoles and the PC highly desirable.
- Experience in working with Japanese development studios or working in a Japanese video game company a plus
SR. PRODUCER – JGCA4063 - San Mateo, CA
Description
Leads the development, from concept to release, of key products. Manages the development cycle of key titles within a single franchise or group of related franchises. Establishes, maintains and enhances relationships with internal and external production and development teams. Ensures milestones and development time schedules are met.
Principal Responsibilities
- Owns quality, budget and schedule of all SKU's within a single franchise or group of related franchises.
- Directly manages key SKU's within a franchise, working with development teams to ensure top quality and efficient use of resources.
- May be required to manage additional production staff responsible for ancillary SKU's or components of large projects.
- May be responsible for both external and internal development teams.
Requirements
- A proven track record of creating, developing and shipping top quality console, coin-op or PC entertainment software. Proven ability to produce AAA-titles.
- At least 5 years video game production experience
- At least 2 years in a Producer or other lead production role, with responsibility for multiple SKU's
- Experience in managing both internal external development teams highly desirable
- Experience in developing SKU's for both North America and Europe highly desirable
- Experience with a wide variety of game categories on both consoles and the PC highly desirable.
- Experience in working with Japanese development studios or working in a Japanese video game company a plus.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (TCOV4062) - Frankfurt, Germany
Job Responsibilities
- Support the creative vision for a franchise or multiple projects along with the appropriate producers, directors and leads
- Supervise the project's creative development to maintain its focus areas and vision of the game
- Create new game concepts that align with the vision and business objectives
Oversee creation of detailed game requirements and design documents
- Provide leadership and direction to Producers and act as a mentor
- Design, coordinate and oversee the evaluation of competitive products and the inspiration this process provides
- Upon request from the company, attend trade shows and press events to represent the products and / or company
- Work with studio executives and department leads for continual process improvement
- Actively participate in team working on project by making recommendations on how to improve product quality as well as group productivity
- Provide input to department project status meetings
- Coordinate with other studio groups including art and production to achieve project objectives
- Ability to communicate in English; established interpersonal and organizational skills and must work well in a team oriented environment
- Takes initiative and is willing to expand own horizon
- Show a strong passion for making the highest quality state of the art games
- Ability to contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development
- Willing to accept and provide direction, work well under pressure, and handle multiple tasks
- Complete all tasks in a timely manner and to a consistent high quality standard
- Remains focused, motivated and effective on all tasks through completion
- Good communication and writing skills and create documentation where required
- Directly responsible for adhering to all company policies and procedures
- Perform any other duties as assigned by Executive Management with accountability and responsibility defined prior to the commencement of these duties
- Safeguard the company's assets including source code, art work, tools, technical know-how
- Demonstrates a desire to learn and grow professionally
- Reports to Executive Management
Requirements
- Previous experience in a producer role
- Has shipped multiple AAA titles
- Possess a strong background in game design
- Proven ability to produce high quality, top selling games
- Ability to support and drive the creative vision across multiple projects
- Creation of detailed product requirements and design documents
Pluses
- Familiar with Agile Development
- Exceptional analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; polished professional; communicates with impact
- Able to handle multiple and sometimes competing priorities
- Is flexible and agile - ability to adapt quickly and be effective in new situations
- Possesses passion, energy, enthusiasm to drive results; action oriented
- Views challenges as opportunities; tenacious and focused. Role model a positive attitude and a strong, committed work ethic
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR (TCOV4061) - Frankfurt, Germany
Looking for an experienced Technical Director to work closely with internal game teams and our Research and Development department. This position requires strategic planning of technology roll-outs, programming, and oversight of platform leads, coordination with other department heads as well as external partners.
Job Responsibilities
- Coordinate the integration of cross platform toolsets and engine code
- Actively communicate with R&D and game teams
- Oversee and assist with console specific programming and integration tasks on the game team side
- Represent game team requests and champion solutions to R&D
- Show a strong passion for making the highest quality state of the art games
- Contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development
- Work with department leads for continual process improvement
- Directly responsible for adhering to all company policies and procedures
- Safeguard company assets including source code, art work, tools, game design information and technical know how
- Takes initiative and is willing to expand own horizon
- Additional tasks in the area of a Technical Director
- Reports to Executive Management
Requirements
- Technical Director on a minimum of 3 shipped titles on a major platform
- 5+ years of gaming industry experience
- Demonstrated ability to be proactive and self motivated, work without direct supervision, and present the work of the team and the project in a professional manner
- Demonstrated ability to integrate the creative and technical design processes while ensuring that high production values are never compromised
- Adopt existing development processes and look for improvements
- Balance impacts of deadlines and resources against quality requirements of a title and quality of life for staff
- Passion for making games
Excellent understanding of
- Strong technical architecture skills
- Solid understanding of C++ in a games development environment
- Deep experience with current Console and PC development processes
- State-of-the-art game development tools and methods
- Traditional development models as well as Agile, i.e. SCRUM
- Strategic allocation of resources for maximum effect
- Potential impact of production-phase change requests on quality, stability, and schedule
- Design process / methodology and how it is integrated into game production
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION (TCOV4060) - Frankfurt, Germany
Primary Responsibilities
- Responsible for the entire development unit of a Production or franchise group
- Working with the Executive Producer, Producers and Development Directors, prepares plans and implements products to agreed schedules and budgets
- Provides day-to-day supervision of direct reports within the development teams, which includes training and coaching staff for improved performance, evaluating performance, recommending promotions, and administering the Salary Program and approves with Executive Producer
- Working with the Executive Producer, Producers, and Development Directors; anticipates and prepares for future needs in the development area which may involve preparation of new business plans
- Working with the Development Directors to make independent decisions on work methods to be used within his/her unit, while following established standards and procedures of the company
- Maintains a close liaison with other managers to implement products and solve staff problems in various projects
- Working with the Executive Producer, Producers and with DDs, prepares, maintains and implements the departmental budget
- Working with the Executive Producer and Producer, assists in the evaluation and management of external development organizations
- Review, evaluate and administer contracts
- Directly responsible for adhering to and administering all company policies and procedures
- On occasion, performs any other duties as required by manager, with accountability and responsibility defined prior to the commencement of these duties
Qualifications
- Must have University degree or equivalent work experience
- Must have 5+ years as a Software Project Manager
- Must have 2+ years general management of development organization
- Must have Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project, or equivalent experience
- Experience in games credits an asset
- Extensive experience in budget creation and maintenance
- Extensive experience with resource management and skills development
- Extensive experience working with senior corporate management
- Extensive experience in software project management
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Strong people, team building, decisive, and empathic skills
- Innovative, flexible, versatile and self motivated
- Ability to work effectively with all groups within the organization in order to achieve specific and common goals
- Good oral and written communication and listening skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Must have good problem solving skills
- Must have the ability to earn respect, present arguments, influence outcomes, and assess risks
- Strong inspirational creative leader
PRODUCER (TCOV4059) - Frankfurt, Germany
Looking for an experienced Producer to support, enhance and bring to life the vision of multiple projects and franchises. This is a studio level leadership position. The successful candidate should understand all areas of design and production as it relates to AAA titles on Next-Gen platforms. The role of the Producer is to ensure high quality in the overall product or franchise, covering all areas of the discipline: game play, art, audio and design.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage and support the creative vision for a franchise or multiple projects along with the appropriate directors and leads
- Interfaces with the Executive Producer, Development Director and Lead Designer
- Supervises the projects creative development to maintain its focus areas and vision of the game
- Monitor and communicate the current status of the project to the Executive Producer
- Create new game concepts that align with the vision and business objectives
- Oversee creation of detailed game requirements and design documents
- Committed and avid in all areas of creative development and providing hands on assistance if required
- Coordinate, review and evaluate gameplay implementations
- High level of accessibility and availability for the development team
- Mentor individuals from the development team, solve people-problem and apply motivation practices
- Evaluate, negotiate and work with third party contractors or partners and evaluate deliverables
- Coordinate, Evaluate and react to feedback from the stakeholders and focus tests and oversee focus test
- Interview and evaluate job candidates
- Design, coordinate and oversee the evaluation of competitive products and the inspiration this process provides
- Maintain team morale, efficiency, and productivity during project
- Upon request from the company, attend trade shows and press events to represent the products and/or company
- Additional tasks in the area of a Producer
- Work with studio executives and department leads for continual process improvement
- Actively participate in team working on project by making recommendations on how to improve product quality as well as group productivity
- Provide input to department project status meetings
- Coordinate with other studio groups including art and production to achieve project objectives
- Ability to communicate in English. Established interpersonal and organizational skills. Must work well in a team oriented environment
- Takes initiative and is willing to expand own horizon
- Show a strong passion for making the highest quality state of the art games
- Ability to contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development
- Willing to accept and provide direction, work well under pressure, and handle multiple tasks
- Complete all tasks in a timely manner and to a consistent high quality standard
- Remains focused, motivated and effective on all tasks through completion
- Good communication and writing skills and create documentation where required
- Directly responsible for adhering to all company policies and procedures
- Perform any other duties as assigned by Executive Management with accountability and responsibility defined prior to the commencement of these duties
- Safeguard the company's assets including source code, art work, tools, technical know-how
- Demonstrates a desire to learn and grow professionally
- Reports to Executive Management
Requirements
- Previous experience in a producer role
- Multiple shipped titles with at least one AAA title
- Is a gameplay analyst, technical and focused
- Familiar with Production Tools such as: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project, Alien Brain
- Has a personality that is encouraging, inspiring and calming
- Possess a strong background in game design
- Proven ability to produce high quality, top selling games
- Ability to drive creative vision for entire team
- Creation of detailed product requirements and design documents
Pluses
- Has a Master in a related field or comes from high-end technical development / management
- Familiar with Agile Development
- Exceptional analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; polished professional; communicates with impact
- Able to handle multiple and sometimes competing priorities
- Is flexible and agile - ability to adapt quickly and be effective in new situations
- Possesses passion, energy, enthusiasm to drive results; action oriented
- Views challenges as opportunities; tenacious and focused. Role model a positive attitude and a strong, committed work ethic
QA MANAGER (TCOV4058) - Frankfurt, Germany
Requirements
- 4+ years experience in the games industry
- Shipped at least 3 high-profile titles on multiple platforms
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Experience with multiplatform testing procedures
- Experience with console certification procedures
- Experience leading a QA dept
- Experience training new QA personnel
- Experience creating test plans
- Experience coordinating with other test departments (publisher/developer side) and external testing groups
- Experience testing multiplayer games
- Takes initiative and is willing to expand his own horizon
- Passion for making games
- Ability to contribute innovative and original ideas towards streamlining the QA process
- Willing to accept and provide direction, work well under pressure, and handle multiple tasks
Responsibilities
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, graphic art, engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Experience on at least one project from start to finish.
- Minimum of 2 years games development experience or production experience on at least 2 main SKU titles, or the equivalent type of responsibility working with software developers, artists, or A/V production.
- Must be passionate about games development.
- Must be willing to commit and take responsibility for areas of project that are under your supervision.
- Very organized self-starter willing to assume responsibility.
- Must have good communication and organizational skills to work closely with many internal and external groups.
- Technical and/or art skills a major plus.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER (JGFL4057) - Gainesville, FL
The associate producer aids the department heads in tracking tasks & team members' productivity, ensuring quality control, identifying & helping to solve bottlenecks or inefficiencies, and facilitating cross-department communication. An associate producer is someone whose primary job and satisfaction comes from managing development processes to get things done.
Responsibilities
- Works in all aspects of the production of a game. Responsible for taking over whole sections of game production. These sections can be the management of particular work pipelines, such as the art, animation, cinematics, programming, design, scripting, or sound pipelines. You will track the schedule of these pipelines, manage assets, identify weaknesses, bottlenecks, and risks in the schedule, and troubleshoot communication and schedule dependency problems.
Skills and Abilities
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, graphic art, engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Experience on at least one project from start to finish.
- Minimum of 2 years games development experience or production experience on at least 2 main SKU titles, or the equivalent type of responsibility working with software developers, artists, or A/V production.
- Must be passionate about games development.
- Must be willing to commit and take responsibility for areas of project that are under your supervision.
- Very organized self-starter willing to assume responsibility.
- Must have good communication and organizational skills to work closely with many internal and external groups.
- Technical and/or art skills a major plus.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (TMMD4056) - Rockville, MD
The Executive Producer will be responsible for overseeing all phases of development of an exciting FPS.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with business development on Developer Agreements (including the creation of product Milestone Schedules) and communicate production related issues to the appropriate parties
- Serve as the primary contact with assigned internal and external developers throughout the production process and oversee developer's high-level production processes
- Budget management against individual product P/L's
- Facilitate constant dialog between engineering, art, design, QA, marketing, and sales to ensure open communication, coordination, and creative contribution.
- Participate in the due diligence process for internal and external development partners
- Assist the VP of Development in:
o Creation and management of franchise plans for specific product IP
o Creation, implementation and management of production processes, policies and procedures
o Identifying and/or selecting quality development partnerships for the production of future projects
o Write and hold performance reviews, mentor and develop assigned project team members
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years experience working as a Producer in the videogame industry
- Successful track record in the development of high profile FPS
- Shipped at least 5 titles (multi-platform) in a Producer role
- Proven track record with highly-sensitive, license-based projects
- Ability to travel to external developers
- Strong project and time management skills with a proven ability to focus on priorities, solve problems, juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Ability to work under tight schedules and high-stress environment
PRODUCER (JSCAN4055) - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Job Type
- Permanent Staff Employment
- Base Salary, Excellent Benefits, Annual Bonus
Job Description & Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be:
- Detail oriented with proven project/production management experience, including preparing project budgets. Excellent oral and written skills are required
- Experienced in managing video game projects from start to finish which includes, but is not limited to, the coordination of art, design, and programming teams to deliver a stellar finished product on time and on budget
- Responsible for publisher relations, as well as maintaining all project-related documents and schedules
- Experienced with software management tools such as MS Project is certainly an asset
- 3+ years experience in the videogame industry
PRODUCT MANAGER (PRODUCER) (JGCA4053) – Marina del Rey, CA
Description
- Oversee projects from early stages through manufacturing.
Qualifications
- Mature, levelheaded, responsible person who is creative
- Extremely organized & detail oriented
- Ability to create, track and maintain comprehensive project schedules
- Great communication and presentation skills
- Strong writing skills
- Skilled with handling multiple tasks under stressful situations
- Skilled at distributing information and maintaining communication among many groups
- Experience with managing game development and production
Preferences
- Broad interest and vocabulary of video games, both past and present
- Strong project management background
- Experience with video game publishing on multiple platforms
PRODUCER (JGCA4049) Santa Monica, CA
Qualifications
Responsibilities include working with team leadership to manage and lead the game from concept through completion.
The Producer’s focus will be on delivering quality technology and keeping the game on schedule working closely with the Technical Director and Lead Programmer.
The right candidate will excel at working with engineers, prioritizing work assignments, ensuring the quality of engineering deliverables, and keeping a constant flow of communication between team members.
Requirements
- 7 or more years of game development experience
- Produced AAA console games
- 360 or PS3 development experience
- Excellent Oral and Written communication skills
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education at a minimum
- Proficiency with the following software:
- Excel
- Perforce (or other source control software)
- Dev Track (or other bug tracking software)
- Word
Programming
Art
Design
Production
Animation
Marketing / Sales
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