Anno is a critically acclaimed and award-winning franchise, offering a rich city-building experience and providing players ample opportunity to create huge metropolises, plan efficient logistics networks, explore and settle new lands and dominate their opponents by diplomacy, trade or warfare.

As the Executive Producer for the Anno brand, you will be responsible for the strategic overview of all Anno products developed within our studio. Being part of Ubisoft Mainz’s leadership team, you help us enrich the brand and deliver a multitude of projects on time and budget without sacrificing quality.

Combining your strengths as a strategic thinker and empathetic people manager, you motivate, drive, and enable Anno’s core team in their realization of the brand’s vision and products. You build strong relationships with strategic stakeholders both within and outside of Ubisoft, collaborate closely with Studio Management as well as the Operations teams and have a highly visible impact on growing the Anno brand into a worldwide premier empire builder franchise.

What you will do:

• Manage a team of 4-6 professionals (Producers, Creative Director, Brand Manager and others) responsible for the development life cycle of several Anno products
• Guide and motivate Anno’s core team in their handling of key areas such as scheduling, budget, quality, communication and brand development
• Collaborate with Studio Management, Production as well as external partners, ensuring each project’s progress towards excellence and successful completion
• Enhance relationships with internal departments both on a studio and HQ level, including Executive Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations
• Identify and promote efficient and innovative solutions to increase profitability, quality and brand recognition

Qualifications

What you bring:

• 10+ years of experience producing console and PC games from conception to release
• Superb understanding of game production
• Extensive experience as a Senior Producer for a major title
• Fully produced at least 2 large team games (PC or Console)
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strategic thinker, who is highly organized and analytical in decision making
• Empathetic people manager
• Ambitious but down to earth attitude while striving for excellence
• * Knowledge of Brand Marketing is a big plus
• * Experience with strategy games is a plus

What to send our way:

• Your CV, highlighting your education, experience, and skills
• A cover letter including your earliest starting date, expected salary and why you would like to join us

Additional information

Your benefits:

• Relocation Support: We offer financial support in form of a cash allowance and assistance with accommodation search and settle-in support via our relocation partner, for international candidates we offer visa assistance.
• 26 days paid vacation per year. Additionally, you will get half a day off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and approximately 11 bank holidays in the Mainz region.
• Flexible Working Hours: We have core working times between 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM and the distribution of the other hours is up to you.
• Opportunities for growth on your desired career path: Leadership training, workshops, guest speakers from the industry, online Ubisoft learning platform, coaches, Experts and library.
• Company Pension Scheme. We offer an attractive scheme through salary sacrificing in which the employer also matches contributions
• Up to 350€ childcare support per child per month. In addition, we also offer 5 ‘care for ill children days’ per child per year.
• Discounted Games. We regularly order Ubisoft Games for super cheap prices for our employees.
• Gym Subsidy. We contribute 50% (up to a maximum amount of 25€) towards the monthly cost of a gym membership of your choice.
• Monthly Mobility Budget. 80€ per month that can be used on bicycle lease, parking spot rental or public transportation ticket.
• Our Ubisoft Blue Byte Academy offers multiple opportunities for you to discover your full potential and develop yourself in various areas.
• English and German classes for free. Main language in the studio is English.
• Free fresh Fruit, Coffee, Tea and Water. Enjoy fresh fruit and beverages in our office.

We offer a highly motivating challenge for team players interested in showing personal initiative in an innovative and international company. If you are passionate about video games and would like to join an industry leader - please apply via our career portal.