Senior Producer, Publishing and Release Submissions

Position Title: Senior Publishing Producer

Studio/Department: Cold Iron/Publishing

Employee Type: Full Time, Regular

Location: San Diego, CA / Remote (Daybreak Approved Remote Locations (CA, WA, TX, NY))

Salary Range: $90,000 - $130,000, pay may vary on location. 

ABOUT OUR STUDIO

Our headquarters is where the gaming culture and Southern California lifestyle meet, creating a vibrant work environment that epitomizes our belief that every day should be well played.  Daybreak San Diego is the home of Darkpaw Games, creators of the legendary EverQuest and EverQuest II games.  This is also the home of Rogue Planet Games, developer of the award-winning MMOFPS PlanetSide 2.

The perks of working at Daybreak San Diego extend well beyond the beautiful weather in this prime location.  Access to the local gym, as well as on-site fitness classes, game nights, and a strong appreciation for the local craft brew scene (we even turned one of our original game servers into an on-site kegerator) are just some of the ways that make working at Daybreak (San Diego) exciting!  Working here is about being part of a community. 

Find out more about our studio at www.daybreakgames.com. 

The Opportunity

Daybreak is seeking a Senior Publishing Producer to join our organization.  This position will initially focus on a single project before expanding to others as they help to refine internal publishing production practices in order to better support our internal and external studios.  You will handle the publishing production oversight of global projects with internal and external collaboration with multiple publishing support services including marketing, QA, Analytics, Localization, and more; you will have excellent relationship building & stakeholder management skills and must have the confidence to work independently and across various levels and disciplines. 

Qualifications

• A proactive and detail oriented strategic planner with excellent project management, planning and decision-making skills.
• 10+ years of experience in internal or external game development or publishing with 3+ years of experience working on a Live game or service preferred
• Experience building and managing relationships with studios, vendors, internal teams, and other external resources
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), time and project management skills
• Experience shipping console & PC titles and detailed knowledge of those platforms
• Highly knowledgeable of game industry trends
• Passion for multiplayer online video games

Responsibilities

• This role requires the simultaneous management of multiple projects and/or workstreams on a single AA game, particularly those directly focused on publishing’s needs from the development studio
• They are ultimately responsible and accountable for working with studios to ship games in a timely manner and to a high degree of quality. 
• Additionally, a Senior Publishing Producer is encouraged to contribute to the growth of the business, whether through improving group-wide processes or spearheading initiatives around training or sharing their institutionalized knowledge
• You will also have proven experience in managing multiple direct reports, helping to mentor and grow them, while providing guidance on career and performance
• Support the team for all cross-functional efforts, providing clear articulation on major development deliverables and the desired outcomes
• Create standard operating procedures, and templates for materials (as needed) to create better consistency and predictability
• Track progress, resolve delays and risk when possible, and quickly escalate issues to reach resolutions promptly
• Be highly adaptable to changing priorities, scope and deadlines and be able to coordinate all groups through adjustments
• Oversee, manage, develop and mentor producers and serve as senior advisor and counselor to the leadership team
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans, timelines and reports to ensure a single source of truth for projects and transparency and effective communication across the business and wider organization
• Manage phase readiness trackers to ensure all team members are aware of key milestone deliverables
• Work with studios to develop product and feature budgets and schedules and maintain forecasts of the budget, anticipating, identifying, and resolving overruns with studios, outsourcing partners and other departments
• Ensure adherence to schedules and budgets through enforcement of milestone approval or disapproval as per established contracts or internal processes
• Ensure projects are set up for success in hitting quality targets through collaboration with groups conducting internal and external User Research

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Daybreak Game Company LLC is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games. Best known for blockbuster hits and franchises such as DC Universe™ Online, PlanetSide®, EverQuest®, and Dungeons and Dragons Online®, Daybreak creates, develops, and provides compelling online entertainment for millions of gamers worldwide. We are the game publisher for Darkpaw Studios, Rogue Planet Gaming Studio, Dimensional Ink Games, and Standing Stone Games. To top it off, we are making games in three of the coolest cities in the United States: San Diego, Austin, and Boston. We make games that bring people together and build lasting communities and are totally devoted to delivering the ultimate gaming experience! Find out more about our company at www.daybreakgames.com. 

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**Daybreak Game Company, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to Diversity in the workplace.**