Established in 2008, Ubisoft Chengdu is one of the key game studios in western China and a full-fledged production center, with over 450 talents contributing to Ubisoft’s line-up. We have a strong track record of co-development on Ubisoft’s biggest brands such as Assassin’s Creed®, Skull and Bones™ and For Honor®, as well as developing casual games such as Rabbids party game and bringing hit titles to Switch.
Meanwhile, we are also a pioneer in cutting-edge technology driving Ubisoft’s “games as a service (GAAS)” ethos. Chengdu’s technology team develops products that empower production teams to make educated, data-driven decisions on hit Ubisoft brands.
Job Description
About the role
As a project assistant, you assists Production Manager/Associate Producer to execute and communicate on the overall project schedule, prepare the deliverables. You‘re responsible for supporting the team routine and removing blockers. You care about your team morale and cheer up your team.
What you will do
Scrum: Act as a Scrum Master, facilitate sprint planning, conduct daily standup meetings, hold sprint retrospective meetings, hold sprint reviews, and organize Scrum teams; support the team to remove the blockers
Communicate with the key stakeholders to ensure accurate, up to date information is provided.
Assist in the development of schedules that translate project goals into action and work to ensure the success of the project
Assist team in adhering to project schedule and budgets; Monitor schedule and deadlines.
Identifying risks and proposing solutions to keep to the project schedule and budget
Keep improving workflow with Production manager/Associate Producer
Take meeting notes and communicate them to all relevant parties
Responsible for team building and related reimbursement
Assist necessary administrative work(seating plan, newbie onboarding, etc)
Care of team morale
Qualifications
What you should be equipped with
Passion for creating and playing games
Being proactive and able to deliver tasks according to the expectation
Able to quickly adapt to changing situations and take on new challenges
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Creativity and innovation oriented
Results focus and ability to work effectively under pressure
Strong software skills (e.g., Microsoft Office, Jira, etc.)
Good written and verbal communication skills, in English and Mandarin.
Bonus points
Knowledge/experience of production management is a plus
Experience in game industry
Agile knowledge
Additional Information
Ubisoft CSR commitment
Making a long-lasting positive impact for our players, our teams, our partners and our planet.
In Ubisoft, we are working to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences and by improving the positive impacts of our games. To get there, we are creating a safer, more inclusive work environment, we are giving back to the communities where Ubisoft operates by working with local non-profit partners and by working to reduce the environmental impact of our business.