Do you find yourself happily hanging around with eccentric creatives and technical masters, but have an insatiable need to keep those people organized? Do people consider yourself highly persuasive, incredibly detailed, and disciplined with a focus level that gets the job done? Are you comfortable in groups? Are you naturally optimistic and have a big drive to succeed? Do you thrive under pressure? Can you make tough people decisions? Can you handle a fast-paced environment with lots of variation? Does the idea of staying on time and within budget generate excitement for you?
If this description is who you are, then we have a job for you.
New World Interactive is the newest game developer in Calgary, poised to grow into Canada's newest video gaming hub. We're building our team and seeking a Production Coordinator to bolster our production team.
What a Production Coordinator will do:
- Facilitate daily standups and check-ins on all teams
- Monitor and control weekly development progress
- Maintain Jira and Confluence issues
- Ensure proper adherence to process
- Facilitate communication between disciplines
- Work effectively and competently with people at all levels in the organization
- Work closely with the team to ensure it focuses on the right priorities throughout the production
- Collaborate with leads and stakeholders to ensure tasks are correctly scoped, prioritized and that the schedule is updated
- Keep stakeholders informed of delivery progress, potential risks, and roadblocks
- Help to prepare documents, plans, and progress reports
- Help keep the project team focused and motivated
- Work with the production team and design team to translate game designs and art concepts into game content
- Work with 3rd parties on localization and outsource management
If you're interested, you'll need these skills or experiences:
- Strong organization skills
- Passion for making games
- Curious and fast learner
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with Scrum and Agile development methodologies
- Collaborative and able to foster relationships
Additional skills or experiences that will move you up in the stack-ranking for consideration are:
- Project Management experience
- Professional certification in Scrum or Project Management
- Experience with either software development or art
- Experience working with Perforce source control
Company Benefits:
- Supplemental benefits - Vision, Dental, Pharmaceutical, and more.
- Life insurance
- Work from home
- Company events
- Educational allowance
- Personal development allowance
- Additional time-off during company closed periods
- Annual Bonus Opportunities
Locations
Calgary, Edmonton , Montreal and Vancouver
