Tripwire Interactive is looking for talented, dedicated, and passionate individuals to join the Tripwire Interactive family! Tripwire Interactive is an independent video game development and publishing company, famous for shooter titles like Red Orchestra and the wildly popular Killing Floor series. With its next project poised to blow previous projects out of the water, Tripwire has solidified its spot as one of the brightest rising stars in the games industry.
At Tripwire Interactive, we pride ourselves in our ability to move to the beat of our own drum. Our existence as an independent studio and publisher means we are able to develop games on a schedule that reassesses what has become the status quo in the industry as a whole. We're located in Roswell, GA just north of Atlanta; where cost of living is relatively low and opportunities are high. So if you're looking to work in an environment that changes the game in more ways than one, look no further than Tripwire Interactive.
Responsibilities
- Develop schedules with internal and external teams/team leads and with executive management and then manage those projects to schedule, highlighting task priorities, departmental interdependencies, and resource issues and risks.
- Assist in producing and maintaining the related budgets and cost forecasts for the projects.
- Understand and plan for all project deliverables, including internally and externally required build and marketing/PR needs.
- Identifying production issues and conflicts between schedule, cost, and project scope targets and offering solutions.
- Maintain communications with all team members, team leads, and executive management, internally and externally.
- Understand and contribute to company goals and core values while bringing a positive and collaborative approach to all project related activities.
- Suggest and assist in process improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Project management experience, including Scrum, Kanban, and traditional waterfall methodologies and tools, as well as the ability to prioritize and solve problems.
- Strong communication and inter-personal skills, leading to a demonstrated ability to work within a team structure.
- Attention to detail and the ability (and desire) to handle potentially stressful development environments.
- Minimum 5 years experience as a Producer
- Knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools.
- Ability to develop project budgets and projections.
- Knowledge of gaming development process including first party submission requirements and the ability to play through game builds.
- Strong resource planning experience; skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
- Minimum 2 shipped product with production credit.
Benefits
- Profit Share
- Medical, Dental, & Vision 100% of premiums for the family covered by Tripwire
- Up to 30 days of PTO
- 16 paid Holidays
- Short Term Disability & Long Term Disability
- 401k Match
- Flexible Spending Account
- Flexible Hours
- Employee & Family Team Building Events
- Volunteer Days
Preference To Applicants With
- Publishing Experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience of JIRA
- Experience working with external teams
Tripwire Interactive offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package (401K, health care, quarterly profit share) and a professional but non-corporate environment. During this unprecedented time, we are looking for individuals who are able and willing to work from home until all restrictions have been lifted in relation to COVID-19. At such time, the position will be located on site.