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Producer

Producer

Vitamin TBoston, MA
30+ days ago
Job description

Overview

Placement Type : Temporary

Salary (USD) : Start Date :

Developers are looking for a dynamic and organized Producer with a passion for game development. The Producer will be responsible for managing the Data Insights discipline working with one or more multidisciplinary teams composed of data scientists, engineers, artists, and designers. You will partner with the discipline leads to ensure they deliver on time and at a high quality. A key component of this role is to manage the critical dependencies between the groups and solve issues. As part of the Production team, you will be expected to help create and foster a collaborative, healthy, and high performing work environment. The Producer will create production roadmaps based on backlogs and partner with product owners to establish sprint and milestone goals. They will execute against this plan by working with the leadership team to prioritize deliverables, manage risks, react quickly to challenges, report weekly status, and evaluate their group against deliverable completion and quality success criteria.

Responsibilities :

  • Proactively identify dependencies and risks associated with meeting project milestones; ensure necessary and appropriate steps are taken to resolve difficulties which may impede progress or compromise the achievement of project objectives.
  • Create, update, and present status and information to provide ‘real-time’ visibility of shared development efforts to the Studio Leadership team.
  • Identify task-related processes to improve efficiency.
  • Provide regular capacity plan updates.
  • Administer project related processes internal and external to the team, such as running scrums to identify dependencies and roadblocks.
  • Oversee the formal and informal organizational communication with stakeholders.
  • Support project development with emphasis on team empowerment.
  • Milestone planning, execution, and evaluation.
  • Communicate goals to the team and motivate them to execute on time and at a high-quality.
  • Manage both internal and outsourced development teams.

Experience :

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills
  • 5+ years Project Management or Production experience on console products
  • Has shipped a minimum of 2 game products (minimum 1 console)
  • Production experience with a variety of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall etc.)
  • Experience managing cross functional teams.
  • A good understanding of the game development cycle with an understanding of the creative process and its impact on business needs
  • Experience shipping AAA quality games
  • Has experience managing development projects from concept all the way through to ship.
  • Has experience managing multiple cross functional teams.
  • Ideal Candidate :

  • Empowers team to problem solve at all times.
  • Continuously course corrects and removes obstacles for team.
  • Directs resources and process towards the vision.
  • Resourceful and thoughtful in making decisions in a timely manner.
  • About Aquent Talent :

    Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

    Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through .

    Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.