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Do you have a passion for leadership and building great teams? Do you want to work in a studio filled with the most talented people in the industry?

Blackbird Interactive is looking for an Executive Producer to head up the development team on an exciting new AAA cross-platform title. Partnering with the Game Director, you will grow and lead a talented team through all phases of development.

If you have a history of building great games and teams, have excellent communication and leadership skills, and a passion for our industry, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

  • Direct the game development from start to finish, in everything from sharing vision and establishing business priorities, to rallying the energy and increasing velocity of development, to minimizing wasted effort and focusing the team on adding value consistently to the game.
  • In conjunction with the creative leadership, identify strategic goals, measure progress, and liaise with the different departments in terms of the communication and achievement of these goals.
  • Provide direction, establish milestones, and create objectives that will guide the production team to reach the project deliverables; this includes project scheduling, resource allocation, budgeting, setting appropriate priorities, task tracking, and problem solving.
  • Lead and mentor the production team, ensuring project management principles and practices are fully maintained.
  • Create and maintain a creative environment, identify, and remove bottlenecks and roadblocks; motivate developers, serve as custodian of team health, and foster a culture of success and best practices.
  • Assist with recruiting and interviewing candidates for positions in product development where needed, and continuously guide the team leaders to make good independent hiring decisions on their own.
  • Build a strong partnership with studio stakeholders, publishers, outsourcing resources, first party console resources and license holders, and external localization and QA teams, ensuring effective relationships are maintained through the project.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a production or project management leadership role.
  • At least four shipped products in a senior leadership capacity and in delivering AAA titles.
  • At least one shipped cross-platform product that achieved a simultaneous launch: ideally PC, console and tablet.
  • Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative, proven experience managing project timelines and employees to achieve desired results.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, able to facilitate discussion and mediate conflict.
  • A good working knowledge of game development industry best practices across multiple disciplines.
  • Good knowledge of office programs (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentation), experience with software and tools related to planning and scheduling.

Pluses

  • Diploma or certificate from a post-secondary Game Development program, Lean/Agile certifications.
  • Demonstrated passion for entertainment products / media. (i.e. comics, movies, novels, etc.)

At Blackbird, we're all about being true to our roots. We started small in our CEO's garage, and even though we're expanding, our desire is to stick to that foundation of creativity, community, and collaboration. Our team has proved that great ideas can come from any position in any discipline, so it's important to us to make sure every voice is heard.

Work/life balance is extremely important to us, and we've demonstrated that over the years by severely limiting over-time requirements. We want people to be happy about coming to work every day, and to that end we offer lots of opportunities for growth and development; whether it's lunch and learns, team events, or our generous vacation days, paid holiday closure and flexible schedules. We also try to provide every opportunity possible for our employees to spearhead R&D initiatives through our BlackOps program. In short, don't expect to feel like a cog in a machine working for BBI.

Due to COVID-19, applicants must be eligible to work in Canada, or currently in Canada on a work permit/visa. With the exception of specifically on-site roles, all roles will commence as a work-from-home arrangement. This arrangement will be revisited as COVID-19 government regulations are eased.

Please send a cover letter with your resume and application. If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.

If you are interested in the role, please apply even if your experience and skills don’t perfectly match our ideal credentials. We are committed to diversity and especially encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on genders, races, national and ethnic origins, religions, ages, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities.