Cat Daddy Games is looking for a Sr. Producer to join our team in Kirkland, WA. As a Sr. Producer, you are responsible for driving one or more of the studios mobile game projects through the game development cycle. The right candidate for this role knows game development from start to finish, is a strong leader and communicator, and loves collaborating with diverse teams.

What You Will Do:

Manage the project, working with a cross-discipline game development team
Motivate and drive the team to ensure project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved
Assimilate all the quality, technical, and business requirements from studio leadership and publishing; communicate and drive those goals with the team in an understandable manner
Develop a broad mental roadmap of the entire project with the ability to schedule near and long-term deliverables within each team
Own the schedules and tracking, production pipelines and content delivery, iterating on process as needed to find the most effective methods
Keep studio leadership up to date on progress, slippage and risk
Deliver to expected targets for time, budget and quality, while monitoring resources and output
When needed, work with external development partners to meet production schedules
Ensure great communication across the team, internally and externally. Actively manage relationships and workflows with various publishing teams, including but not limited to: QA, marketing, and business/operations
Act as the ultimate diplomat, identifying areas of potential conflict and preventing issues from spiraling
Be able to work independently, often without direct guidance, as needed
Present well to groups of all types and sizes; represent the project to internal and external audiences
Fill in and temporarily cover roles and responsibilities of other team members when need arises. This may include live ops responsibilities
Mentor and develop the skills and capabilities of direct reports
Travel, both domestic and international, may be required

Who We Think Would Be A Great Fit:

Self-starters who have experience on projects that span multiple platforms, business departments and operating units, vendors, and custom development
Hard-working people who strive for effectiveness, with an eye on efficiency, and the other eye on quality
Fast learners who actively seek out thrive on solving problems and stepping out of their immediate comfort zone
Organized, prioritize well, and demonstrate good judgment and decision making skills even when “everything is happening all at once”– developing and running live titles is hard work!
Team players who raise issues and suggest solutions
Great communicators with a ‘how can I make this successful’ attitude and an ability to build strong relationships
Confident and capable individuals, who have a delicate hand in managing work relationships, and also the conviction to make, and own, their decisions
Cool heads under pressure, who are capable of calmly taking charge in moments of chaos
People who are genuinely interested in launching and running great games

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree preferred
6+ years of experience in internal game development and/or game publishing
Broad understanding of game development systems – production, design, code, art
Demonstrated experience in risk management and proactive risk assessment, mitigation and remediation
Experience with mobile or online games, including at least 3 titles shipped from start to finish
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), time and project management skills
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Ability to pick up on general technical tasks where required
Experience with the following tools is a plus: Perforce, Trello/Favro, HelixALM/TTP
Bonus points: familiarity or experience with data analysis and/or other technical discipline

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