[Vector North] Producer

Responsibilities

An integral part of the production team, the Producer helps to ensure that deliverables are completed on-time and at-quality by managing day-to-day production topics in their area of responsibility.

As one of the first point-of-contacts for production topics in their local studio, they bridge communications, identify / escalate issues, and, more broadly, contribute towards all production-related activities.

Facilitate Progress

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

Bridge Communications

• Act as the first point-of-contact for production-related topics for the local team.
• Plan and document meetings / follow-up actions.
• Coordinate non-structural information-sharing between developers, departments, and branches (in-person, slack, email, etc.).
• Identify and resolve communication issues and facilitate the 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 potential individual / interpersonal / corporate issues.

Coordinate Resources / Stakeholders

• Manage (action / re-direct / escalate) requests from internal stakeholders / service departments (HR, Ops, Finance, Publishing etc.).
• Actively coordinate QA work with other disciplines and directors.

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

• Several years' experience in game production
• Excellent proficiency in verbal and written English.
• 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.
• Experience working in an international environment. 
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, SVN, Perforce, or others).
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (or equivalent formal qualification).