PRODUCTION MANAGER
Responsibilities:
• Work with the design director to ensure the overall goals of the team are being met.
• Work with department leads to determine resources necessary to see projects through to completion.
• Coordinate, track, and manage the activities of personnel to ensure that project tasks are completed on time.
• Provide motivation and direction to ensure that project objectives, milestones and deliverables are achieved.
• Supply updates to team leads and executive management on progress.
• Support the team in all phases of the product development cycle from design through implementation, including production, alpha, closed beta, open beta, and live
• Respond proactively to problems before they impact the team, identify and resolve dependencies before they trigger, and assist in maintaining the risk management plan
• Identify, establish and maintain industry best practices, and lead the team in executing them effectively.
• Contribute to a positive work environment.
Requirements:
• A minimum of 2-4 years experience as a project manager or producer.
• A minimum of 1 published title shipped in a project manager or producer role.
• Able to communicate effectively with programming, art, design, and business personnel.
• Knowledge of software development process, project management, and performance management.
• Proven experience managing schedules and employees to achieve desired results.
• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
• Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative.
• Thorough understanding of the lifecycle and methodologies of game development, including agile development.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and enthusiastically to both individuals and groups.
• Ability to balance a project’s production requirements with schedule, budget and staffing limitations.
• Ability to take in, organize and manage an immense amount of detail across multiple departments.
• Ability to maintain positive outlook and sense of humor in high-stress situations.
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school.
Pluses:
• Certification as a scrum master.
• Technical/programming background and/or experience managing programming teams.
• Experience working on online games.
• Experience working on RPGs.
• Familiarity with Hansoft or Shotgun software