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Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Responsibilities

• Responsible for specific phases or portions of product development from design through final approval.

• Apply working knowledge of Product Development needs to enhance creative relationships, guide the development of new technologies and track progress.

• Work with Senior Producers to plan and troubleshoot production resources.

• Support development efforts to keep product on schedule and within budget.

• Schedule and maintain tasking of departmental and interdisciplinary teams.

• Communicate between team members, consultants, inter-company and external resources.

• Break down large or complex tasks into meaningful subtasks.

• Assimilate diverse information and assess the impact of creative initiatives on the project.

• Identify all groups that may be affected by an aspect of the project, and involve them – actively solicit their input and follow up through execution.

• Hold regular meetings with the project teams and individuals to discuss status, resolve issues and share information.

• Partner with senior members of the team to ensure a common understanding and agreement on the project scope and objectives and on any subsequent changes.

• Foster and enhance creative working relationships with internal development team.

• Work with team managers to understand and support team members’ growth objectives. Escalate any personnel issues to senior producers and team managers.

• Participate in the yearly performance review process.

• Follow necessary processes and procedures for product development to ensure SIE company-wide policies are adhered to.

Requirements

• Minimum three years of industry experience in game production with one or more published titles as Associate Producer or above.

• Prior experience working with large development teams desirable.

• AAA experience a plus.

• 4 year undergraduate college degree or equivalent skill set.

Preferred Experience

• Working knowledge of project schedules and milestone documentation, monitoring the progress of department milestones and individual tasks against those schedules.

• Excellent organizational & prioritization skills, attention to detail, process knowledge and ability to multi-task.

• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Hansoft, Microsoft Office (Project and Excel), Bug tracking databases (JIRA, DevTrack).

• Familiarity with Agile techniques such as SCRUM, and traditional production management.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively across Product Development and Management teams.

• Interpersonal and facilitation skills.

• Able to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Knowledgeable of current industry trends: stays up-to-date on competitive products and best practices.

• Must love games and have a passion for creating them!

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