[Vector North] Sr. Producer

Responsibilities

An integral part of the production team, the Senior Producer helps to ensure that deliverables are delivered on-time and at-quality by taking responsibility for day-to-day production topics.

Leveraging their experience, they help to drive progress by acting as a bridge between disciplines, quickly identify/escalate issues, set and enforce standards of communication, share knowledge with fellow team members and, more broadly, contribute towards all production-related activities.

      Facilitate Progress

• Plan, schedule, and distribute tasks in cooperation with the production director and other discipline leads.
• Monitor tasks and, where needed, recommend adjustments of priorities/workloads.
• Create or alter workflow, processes, and procedures.
• Cultivate adequate tools for the development team.
• Facilitate the deployment/maintenance of development workflows, and identify/propose improvements.
• Track project milestones, progress, and report to the Development Director.

      Mentor Colleagues

• Act as a first point of contact for design-related topics.
• Support a culture of ongoing informal feedback to facilitate the professional growth of fellow team members.
• Proactively exchange information/knowledge within and beyond the design discipline to help build a better game together.

      Set standards for Communications

• Act as knowledgeable point-of-contact for production-related topics
• Plan and document meetings/follow-up actions.
• Take responsibility for non-structural information-sharing between developers, departments, and branches (in-person, slack, email, etc.).
• Identify and resolve communication issues and facilitate cross-studio cooperation with all studios involved.

      Identify Issues / Risks

• Manage, resolve, and, where necessary, escalate project / discipline-related issues to leadership.
• Keep track of the mood in the project team, and flag up potential individual/interpersonal/corporate issues.

      Contribute to Production

• Contribute towards the creation and maintenance of project documentation, communications, and reports.
• Contribute towards the establishment and fulfillment of the staffing/capacity plan.
• Contribute towards the establishment and maintenance of production OKRs and KPIs.
• Take part in the planning and scheduling of the project milestones.

Attributes

This role demands the ability to both draw upon a set of proven experiences and learn new skills. Beyond specialist individual expertise and independent problem-solving, the capacity to partner with and persuade more experienced team members is crucial.

      Required

• 5+ years of experience in game production.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English.
• Experience working in an international environment.  
• Working knowledge of software development and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).  
• Ability to track and maintain schedules, and drive a task group to completion.
• Proficiency in writing documentation.
• Ability and willingness to learn new technical skills and techniques.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and drive towards clarity.
• Strong diplomatic and problem-solving skills.

      Welcomed

• Experience using Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience planning, executing, and evaluating playtests.
• Experience working in a hybrid/remote environment.
• Experience working with the Unreal Engine. 
• Experience creating and adapting workflows. 
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, SVN, Perforce, or others)
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (or equivalent formal qualification)  

WE WELCOME ALL APPLICATIONS! 

We are proud to have such a multicultural environment and we strive to create a safe, inclusive, and harmonious atmosphere for everyone to thrive in. We invite applications from all genders, sexual orientations, races, colors, religions, and ages.

If this sounds like a good fit for your skills and experience, then apply right away!