Design Producer
Description
The Design Producer is responsible for producing design content within the incredible world we are building. They will ensure the smooth running of each feature by facilitating communication and information sharing between designers, engineers, department leads, and other stakeholders. The Design Producer is also expected to give ideas and lead the team to implement. They will be responsible for establishing processes and building relationships with outside studios as well. They need to work with other producers to ensure the success of the project.
Responsibilities
- Multi-disciplinary work within the game team with some exposure to external groups
- Suggest and develop design ideas and lead the development team to implement
- Responsible for planning and scheduling of broad discipline and major feature teams
- Coordinates tasking and status of assigned team(s) for short- and long-term deadlines--sprints & milestones
- Works with senior leadership on coordinating the project goal
- Help improve production goals, standards, and policies for production while also developing policies that improve the production process
- Elevate the production team by providing mentorship and guidance
- Use leadership skills to influence, motivate, and encourage the team
Requirements
- 5+ years of game production experience in various production discipline roles
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
- Experience working closely with design teams to develop game design ideas
- Thorough understanding of inter-departmental workflows and dependencies
- Thorough understanding of the game development process
- Expertise in documentation and communication tools
- Strong proficiency with various production methodologies and project management tools
- Advanced to Expert conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated leadership with cross disciplinary teams
- Self-starter, comfortable working with new teams and new pipelines within a start-up environment
- Comfortable creating structure with minimal direction
- Able to assess project risk quickly and drive solutions
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Pluses: Love of video games and game design, Passion for ARPGs
