Description
Who We Are:
Founded in 2012, HookBang is an award winning full-service emerging technologies development firm, working closely with organizations such as Google, 2K Games, Intel, and the DoD, to name just a few. Our name, derived from programmer speak for “?” & “!”, succinctly captures our mission: to work on hard problems and craft elegant, innovative solutions. We do what we love, with people we respect.
Your Role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic Associate Producer to assist with production ownership of a functional team on a AAA gaming project.
- Work with project leads to guide projects from concept to ship.
- Act as a liaison, coordinating multiple disciplines such as Engineering, Art, Audio, Animation, Design, and QA, in order to fulfill project goals and objectives.
- Facilitate communication and accountability across disciplines, build awareness and promote alignment of project goals, schedules, and milestones across the team.
- Identify and help remove roadblocks.
- Prioritize and assign tasks to the appropriate people, create and update schedules and tasks.
- Ensure features of major tasks are prioritized with stakeholder, scoped and scheduled.
- Collaborate with leads to determine best practices, development pipelines and resource allocation.
- Communicate with internal or external stakeholders and partners on expectations and deliverables.
- Assist Producers and Studio Heads with coordinating a variety of production oriented tasks, objectives, planning and scheduling.
- Work closely with producers, developers and other departments around the organization to plan, cost, implement, and deliver the best game possible.
- Assist Producers in keeping the schedules, documentation, and bug database organized and up to date.
- Communicate frequently with the producers and team leads on project status, risks, and opportunities.
- Distribute builds and game assets to key stakeholders.
- Update game documentation and flow charts.
- Track and process payments/invoices.
- Work with team leads to determine resources necessary to see projects through to completion.
- Schedule and attend meetings; take concise and comprehensive notes and distribute them to appropriate personnel.
- Be eager to learn everything possible about game production.
- Contribute to a positive work environment.
- Assist with software testing and equipment tracking.
Requirements
- College degree in related field such as Computer Science, Computer Graphic Art, or Business Management or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 3 years game production experience.
- Strong technical background with software engineering or technical management experience.
- Proficient project and people management skills.
- Strong team building abilities.
- Solid understanding of the game development process for AAA games.
- Knowledge of first party submission standards (Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony).
- Project management experience and demonstrable track record of scheduling and completing projects on time.
- Passion to create fun games with an engaging player experience
- Adept with Word and Excel (or Google Sheets).
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Proficiency in Agile Project management software and bug management tools.
- Experience tracking complex projects.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible hours
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous vacation time
Our core philosophy is to do work we love, with people we trust and respect, living a balanced life, with a focus on long term value. If this resonates with you, then please apply today!
