This job listing expired on Apr 19, 2024
Los Angeles, CA preferred, but West Coast required.
About the Role
We are seeking a multi-talented Producer to join our team. This individual will manage an externally developed pipeline of game projects while being able to deliver best in class work. Helping to build a new group within a larger multi-faceted company, ownership and an entrepreneurial spirit are a must. Experience in a wide range of game genres and platforms is ideal. We are a fast paced environment, and looking for someone who is proactive, personable, reliable, flexible, and enthusiastic about joining a growing startup.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in game production in both internally and externally developed projects
- Must be familiar with the major gaming platforms and have shipped multiple cross-platform titles
- Able to proactively own & execute designated tasks independently, with a high level of comfort asking for help when needed
- Personable & approachable with a strong customer service orientation
- Experience working with and/or managing Asana, Trello, Jira or similar project management systems
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment; detail-oriented, strong multi-tasker.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day developer relationships and drive execution consistent with the overall mission of achieving company goals with our game publishing initiatives
- Planning and communicating project milestones/tasks, schedules, resources, updates, status, major decisions, risks and blockers; create appropriate project documentation
- Troubleshoot, proactively identify, and quickly execute on game production issues and/or inefficiencies
- Requirements gathering and scoping: Includes appropriate stakeholders to properly collect comprehensive requirements, participating in strategic conversations and providing input on direction
- Understand the business goals and objectives of each project, and identify the optimal processes and procedures to ensure a successful outcome
- Identify and evaluate potential service providers, and manage external vendor relationships
- Assume accountability of tracking, monitoring, reporting identified risks and work with partners to proactively mitigate risks, escalate risks to senior management, and look for opportunities to improve workflow
- Drive retrospectives, gathering feedback from the project team and define actions to improve ongoing projects
- Lead the ongoing evolution of processes and tools/look for opportunities to improve workflow and output for greater efficiency and effectiveness
Why You’ll Love This Role
- You will have opportunities to grow in your career
- You will play a key role in defining the future of the company and this new group will be depended upon to ensure the success of the company
- You will have an opportunity to work every day with a team of smart, hungry, and humble gamers & entrepreneurs
- You will be relied upon and empowered by internal stakeholders
- You will be a key leader in helping us reach our goal of revolutionizing game publishing and how games go to market