Producer

This position is the 'heart' of the development team. The candidate will be capable of understanding the development process and ensuring that it runs smoothly and on time. They must be aware of the tensions inherent in managing a creative process to deliver a product on time and to budget and be capable of balancing the competing interests of quality and timely delivery. Great game producers must be capable of thinking on their feet and of responding flexibly to an ever-changing development environment.

Responsibilities:

•Devise and maintain the project schedules and budget

•Ensure that staff and external contractors are aware of their tasks and responsibilities

•Identify risks and put in place risk management strategies

•Facilitate communication and cooperation in the project team

•Manage relationship with clients and other third parties

•Represent the company in public forums

•Help develop materials for new business opportunities

•Inspire the team to produce a great product!

•Drive product milestones and set goals based on key project needs

•Coordinate with team leads and goal-based "strike teams" to triage, prioritize, and delegate project tasks

•Anticipate challenges and proactively solve problems


Required Experience and Skills:

•Minimum five years experience in the games industry

•Must have shipped at least 3 high quality titles

•Experience managing a large scale software development project (20+ development staff over 2+ years)

•Experience shipping console game titles including dealing with manufacturer approval processes

•Understanding of key technical issues involved with console and PC game development

•Experience with scheduling tools

•Experience managing a project budget

•Excellent people skills including the ability to motivate people and inspire their creative talents

•Experience managing conflict

•Experience in risk analysis and mitigation

•Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•Strong problem solving skills

Desirable Experience and Skills

•Experience working with remote studios and contractors

•Willingness to travel for short periods of time to publisher and remote studios

•Experience with agile development methodology

Please contact Anne Marie +61 39699 9441 or annemarie@interactiveselection.com if you are interested in this position.