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Title: Associate Producer

Reports to: Producer

The Associate Producer is responsible to ensure the follow-up, the execution and the delivery of his teams while achieving the vision of the game producer.

Duties:

  • Produce, maintain and communicate the production schedules for his teams;
  • Produce metrics to analyze the productivity of its teams and take the necessary measures for continuous improvement;
  • Be responsible for prioritizing the work and ensuring that the velocity of each employee is adequate to the defined expectations;
  • Communicate project progress and weekly objectives as well as other relevant information to team leaders and production coordinators;
  • Ensure that the database of tasks and bugs (JIRA) is updated, prioritized and ordered according to project standards;
  • Analyze and anticipate risks and barriers to production and propose mitigation plans to conserve momentum and productivity;
  • Support creative, technical or organizational changes and manage change;
  • Ensure that non-productive iterations are minimized while respecting the creative vision;
  • Be responsible for delivering content online with the creative vision.

Required experience and qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree or diploma relevant to the position is required and/or equivalent experience;
  • At least 4 years experience in the video game industry as an associate project manager;
  • Bilingualism (French – English).

Technical skills:

  • Experience in planning and project management;
  • Experience in problem resolution and conflict management;
  • Ability to lead, mobilize and influence a team to achieve the desired quality and performance;
  • Ability to meet production deadlines;
  • Experience with JIRA - Advanced filters, dashboards creation
  • Experience with Asana – an asset
  • Master Office suite
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel and complex formulas - an asset

Interpersonal qualities:

  • Excellent ability for oral and written communication;
  • Demonstrate leadership and have a good sense of responsibilities;
  • Ability to clearly express own ideas;
  • Be focused on achieving superior results;
  • Be a strong team player;
  • Have an analytical and synthetical mindset;
  • Be able to adapt to changes and work under pressure while respecting the agreed deadlines.

Motivation and interests:

  • Passion and ambition for video games are essential!