Next Games is proud to have a history of collaboration with some of the world’s biggest media properties, such as AMC’s The Walking Dead and Netflix’s Stranger Things. The fans of these properties are men and women, boys and girls of all ages; dedicated core gamers and people with only a little history playing games. At Next Games, we seek to delight and entertain players of all kinds. We do this by creating games that expand the worlds of the most beloved media and entertainment properties of our day.
As a Senior Producer, you are the driving force behind getting the project done. You will work together with the Product Owner to make the product backlog understandable to all stakeholders. You own the team's agile production methods and practices. You have natural people skills and don’t hesitate to manage conflicts within your team and handle personal dynamics. You will coach your team and enable growth of your team’s skills and encourage them to adopt efficient practices. You understand the importance of velocity and the value it brings to the team.
This is what you’ll get to work on:
With Product Owner
- Finding effective ways to enhance and refine the product backlog
- Articulate and communicate product backlog to the team
- Facilitate agile events (Daily, Review, Retro and Planning)
- Define, update, and enforce Definition of Done and Definition of Ready for team deliverables
With game team
- Coach the team to be self-organised and cross-functional, clarify roles within the team
- Take out impediments within the team and on organizational level
- Coach team to agile methods and make sure everybody understands why they are being used
- Mediate conflicts and nurture team dynamics, hold 1 on 1s with team members
On organizational level
- Collaborate with other producers to spread learnings and duplicate successes
- Help other employees and stakeholders to fully grasp agile methods
Your experience and skills include:
- You have worked on multiple live F2P mobile game projects in a production capacity
- Supervisor and leadership experience
- Ability to set up and configure team’s production tools and information radiators
- Disciplined and self-motivated with a strong work ethic
Our core values – Caring, Curiosity, and Courage – guide us in our efforts, so these should be close to your heart as well. We aim high here at Next Games and will ask you to do the same. In exchange, you’ll be part of a team that is great to work with, who is dedicated and passionate about what we do – we believe passion is contagious. Giving each Nextgamer the tools and means to succeed in their job is our priority.
We believe the fruits of our labor should be shared with everyone at Next Games. We offer the opportunity to work with a diverse bunch of passionate and dedicated people, a competitive salary and benefits package, but first and foremost a big challenge.
Does this sound like you? Send your CV and cover letter along with your salary request through the link below as soon as possible as we'll proceed once the right person is found.
