Producer
Join our award-winning God of War team
A Producer is relied upon to lead scheduling and day to day production of internal groups. Responsibilities include collaborating with senior producers, creative leads and studio managers to develop and maintain a specific discipline to resolve resource, budget or schedule needs.
Responsibilities
Manage the production of our Gameplay Engineering team in all areas; specifically:
Run the production pipeline of an engineering team focused on gameplay throughout all phases of product development cycle from design through final approval
Facilitate development efforts to keep product development on schedule and within budget
Manage day-to-day production issues to allow team to achieve the highest possible game quality. Schedule and maintain tasking of departmental and interdisciplinary teams. Partner with other producers to balance resource contention
Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal team members, primarily partnering with gameplay design and gameplay engineering
Ensure effective communication between team members, outside developers, consultants, all inter-company resources and other producers
Plan and troubleshoot production and execution challenges with design, scope and budget considerations accounted for and forecasted
Assist Senior Producer and Lead Producer to craft and maintain schedules, scope and resource planning
Strategically address production issues through analytic thinking and information gathering including:
Break down large or complex projects into relevant subprojects
Assimilate diverse information and assess the impact on each phase of production and on the project as a whole
Identify all groups that may be affected by the project, and involve them – actively solicit their input and follow up through execution
Hold regular meetings with the project teams, individuals and business partners to discuss status, problem solve and share information
Ensure a common understanding and agreement on project scope and objectives and on any subsequent changes
Contribute to current and future Product Development needs including:
Maintain and improve creative relationships with development team members
Partner with team managers to deal with personnel issues and individual growth, such as meeting task expectations, as well as actively tasking individuals toward growth goals
Participate in yearly performance review process, helping to capture and provide feedback under the supervision of team managers
Uphold and improve necessary processes and procedures for product development while coordinating with development team to ensure SIE company-wide policies are adhered to
Provide resolutions to a diverse range of complex problems and uses judgement within defined policies and practices
Requirements
Minimum 4-7 years of industry experience in a large scale, AAA game development environment
Two or more published titles as a producer considered a strength
Four year undergraduate college degree or equivalent skill set
Experience programming, scripting or familiarity with technical aspects of game development a plus
Preferred Experience
Project Management
Ability to build and maintain project schedules and deliverable documentation, monitor the progress of department milestones and individual tasks against those schedules
Proven experience producing cross-functional, creative and technical development teams bringing them from concept phase through to ship
Familiarity with traditional waterfall production management techniques and Agile techniques, including SCRUM and Kanban
Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, attention to detail and ability to multi-task
Experience with Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel), Hansoft, JIRA, Confluence and other project tracking and bug database software
PMP or equivalent certification a plus
Communication & Collaboration
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively across product development and management teams
Comfortable working on highly innovative technical projects with shifting priorities
Interpersonal and facilitation skills
Strong ability to work in partnership with various producers, developers and other SIE business units
Ability to identify other business units with necessary technical knowledge and cultivate relationships
Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Industry
Knowledgeable of current industry trends: stays up-to-date on competitive products and standard methodologies
Must love games and have a passion for crafting them!
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