At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in!
This is an exciting opportunity for a Game Producer to join the Magic: The Gathering Arena production team. The ideal candidate is a hardworking, talented, experienced individual with a consistent track record of leading teams to global success and who is eager to join us in our aim to elevate Wizards’ digital efforts to be outstanding.
As a Producer with the Arena team, you can handle one or more squads of developers passionate about specific problem areas within Arena development. As a leader on the production team, you are encouraged to grow, mentor, and inspire others – as a member of Wizards’ Digital Game Studio, you are encouraged to cultivate strong positive relationships with shared component teams within the company. The ideal candidate is hardworking for technology, has a history of working with large scale system environments, has worked with support developers, and has a history with CCG development.
What you’ll do
- Work with your squad to break out project deliverables and scope objectives accordingly
- Coordinate the work of cross-functional development components which impact your features and content deliveries
- Address potential problems like resource blockers, quality concerns, and scope changes with other members of the Production team
- Clear and detailed communication to your immediate squad, and throughout WotC at large
- Lead prioritization of tasks, bugs, design iteration, and user/tester feedback
- Build and maintain project backlogs, road-maps, schedules and documentation
- Deliberately balance the needs of the players, the studio and the business using data-informed decisions
What you'll bring
The successful candidate has a strong mix of creative, leadership, technical, innovative and managerial experience from the live services gaming space.
- 3+ years of videogame industry experience with at least one commercially shipped title
- Deep understanding of software development processes, project management, and agile development methodologies
- Able to lead a project from start to finish with minimal input from management
- Experienced leader, motivating individual contributors and a squad towards a shared goal, despite sometimes challenging circumstances
- Confirmed ability to be successful in technical environments
- Self-driven, high-initiative individual who leads by example and champions an ownership-mindset in the team but is willing to act when needed
- Outstanding oral and written communications skills
- Passion for continuous improvement
Bonus mana
- Minimum 3+ years exposure to Magic: The Gathering as a player – you understand the nuances of the paper product as well as you do the digital realm
- You are a wizard at the Atlassian suite, able to optimize and upgrade the group on Jira and Confluence in your sleep
- A passion for making and playing phenomenal games, with an awareness of current titles and industry trends
- Skill at handling difficult communication situations with executives, partners, and the team at large
- Experience working on mobile/tablet game development
- PMP Certification
- College Degree or equivalent production experience
About wizards of the coast
Wizards of the Coast is a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., and the world's largest publisher of adventure games, including Magic: The Gathering® Trading Card Game and Dungeons & Dragons® Roleplaying Games. Wizards’ Digital Game Studios team members have crafted, developed, and supplied to some of the most impactful and innovative game franchises over the last 20 years, including Asheron’s Call, Lord of the Rings Online, Crackdown – and of course, Magic: The Gathering.
We offer competitive salaries, a great benefits package, and the excitement of working in a creative organization. But the best part of working here is that we believe crafting products that bring hours of enjoyment to millions around the globe is an inherently cool way to earn a living.
We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer
The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
