2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets. 2K is a leading publisher of today’s most popular gaming genres and most well-known for critically acclaimed game franchises like NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Bioshock, Borderlands, Evolve, XCOM and the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization.

What We Need:

Develop quality software products, from concept to release and for helping to maintain the creative vision of the products for 2K Games. All candidates should be self-motivated, highly organized, and possess strong leadership and team-building skills. A Producer is a leader, capable of taking charge of a project, franchise or external team and unifying the project or group effectively towards a specific set of goals. This role requires the simultaneous management of multiple products. The Producer is ultimately responsible and accountable for shipping products on-time and to a high degree of quality whether as their direct responsibility or via their direct reports. Additionally the Producer is expected to contribute to the growth of the Publishing Production group whether through improving group wide processes or spearheading initiatives around training or sharing their institutionalized knowledge.

What You Will Do:

Manage and lead multiple projects or franchises simultaneously at different stages of development from concept to completion while acting as the product’s champion
Oversee, manage and liaise with internal and external resources to meet production schedules and help maintain a coherent creative vision throughout the entire development life cycle
Serve as a technical and business resource to other producers, assisting them in the resolution of complex problems or leading them on larger projects
Support the strategic planning and budgeting processes for products, providing financial, technical, and creative input to management
Work with Production Senior Management in improving development processes and best practices
Establish development priorities and deadlines
Develop product budgets and schedules and maintain forecasts of the budget, anticipating, identifying and resolving overruns
Ensure adherence to schedules and budgets through enforcement of milestone approval or disapproval as per established contracts
Assist Producers in the direction of large, strategic products
Assist with recruiting and interviewing candidates for positions in product development
Establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with internal and external resources
Manage and act to prevent potential conflicts between internal and external expectations for projects
Assist and drive identifying key product to acquire or license to support the company business goals
Assist with coordinating game release process with internal groups across the company
Travel, both domestic and international, is required
Potential day-to-day direct management and guidance of other publishing production staff including hiring, personnel reviews, etc
Coordinate with industry first parties (Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft) seeing projects from concept through to gold master
Coordinate with Marketing to ensure synergy between Product Development, Developer and Marketing

Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit:

Bachelor's degree required
5-7+ years of experience in internal or external game development
Experience shipping Steam titles and thorough knowledge of the Steam platform
Experience with AAA products preferred
Experience with games-as-a-service (GaaS) a plus
Must demonstrate strong fiscal sense, in managing both budget and expectations both within the team and to executive management
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), time and project management skills
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and JIRA
Demonstrated ability to manage and communicate with all development disciplines
Experience building and managing relationships with vendors and other external resources
Experience with industry first parties (Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft) seeing projects from concept through to gold master
Experience with scheduling tools a must
Experience managing conflict
Experience managing and creating complex budgets and personnel plans
Experience managing, mitigating, and resolving risks
Understanding of various production process and methodologies
Expected to identify and then take ownership of any responsibilities that lie within the scope of project components being managed and are not currently assigned
Capable of managing multiple projects at a high level to provide a balanced perspective for team managers
Strong focus on leadership of leaders; must be capable of attaining the highest quality results through managing project managers
Ability to conduct themselves in a professional manner with all co-workers on all levels of the organization
Must display resourcefulness, enthusiasm, and self-motivation
Quick learner, able to pick up new tools and learn new processes quickly while pro-actively seeking out training as needed
Flexibility to take on additional responsibilities, as assigned by senior management
Strong problem solving skills
Adept at building relationships throughout the organization
Excellent time management skills
Ability to self-prioritize effectively, to ensure key items are delivered to meet immediate project needs
Must be able to effectively communicate risks and obstacles both to managed team members, as well as to upper management
Ability to oversee schedules of external teams without any loss in effectiveness
Ability to manage to and deliver on hard product deadlines with rapid development cycles while being the guardian over product quality
Proven and established negotiation skills
Strong industry understanding and knowledge (both historically and forward looking)
Skilled in all phases of game development from concept to completion
Ability to inspire and motivate those that work for them and those they work around
Confident public speaker, particularly able to handle press interviews, executive review meetings, etc.
The ability to multi-task in order to handle a very large number of discrete tasks at once, without losing focus on any individual item
Highly organized and self-directed, and capable of instilling that characteristic in others