Senior Producer - AAA Title

As a Senior Producer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that game development projects are planned, estimated, managed and delivered efficiently and effectively. You will work closely with the Product Owner and Art Leads, sharing responsibility for fostering a positive project and team culture. Your familiarity with game development production cycles will enable you to anticipate potential pitfalls, facilitate team support at all levels, and ensure that all necessary resources and information are available for successful project completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Alignment: Engage with stakeholders to establish and confirm major milestones, review schedules, deliverables, production phases, and holiday timelines. Ensure effective communication of pertinent updates to the team and client through regular meetings

• Communication Channels: Prevent team silos by establishing appropriate communication channels that cultivate critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective collaboration among team members

• Production Estimation: Collaborate closely with Art Team Leads to estimate production timelines and scope, translating this data into clear and comprehensive schedules to enhance visibility and foresight for both the team and stakeholders

• Risk Mitigation: Identify potential risks associated with project execution and develop strategies to assist the team in navigating challenges and obstacles in a timely manner

• Team Prioritization: Establish clear and realistic priorities to ensure the team is healthy, motivated and productive while preventing feelings of overload or stagnation of work

• Career Development: Assist Team Leads in setting clear goals for individual team member career progression, ensuring team members experience structured opportunities for professional growth

• Succession Planning Review: Conduct regular assessments of the overall team structure to ensure robust succession and contingency plans that support continuity in project execution

• Budget Coordination: Coordinate with the Product Owner on recruitment budget and production expenses, ensuring alignment with overall project objectives

• Production Status Reporting: Keep the Product Owner and relevant stakeholders informed regarding production statuses, velocities, bottlenecks, and challenges encountered during the development process

• Quality Assurance Overview: Oversee the Quality Assurance testing process to ensure that the game adheres to the quality standards. Coordinate with Quality Assurance testers to prioritize and address critical issues proactively

Qualifications

• Experience: 5-8 years of proven experience in production and project management, preferably within the video game industry.
• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership and communication skills capable of driving clarity on projects and delivery-related topics.
• Problem-Solving Ability: Excellent problem-solving skills with the capacity to make decisions under pressure.
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding of AAA game development processes, and industry-standard production tools
• Methodological Familiarity: Ability to adapt and align with client-specific workflows and needs
• Cultural Awareness: Adept at production coordination across a varied cultures, time zones, and work environments

Competencies

• Strategic thinking to align project goals with business objectives
• Team-building capabilities that foster a collaborative work environment
• Conflict resolution skills to navigate challenges within teams effectively

Hard Skills

• Proficient in project management tools (Shotgrid, but also familiar with Jira, Trello, and Excel)
• Strong understanding of contemporary AAA game development cycles and methodologies (e.g., Agile)
• Ability to analyze data for informed decision-making regarding project timelines and resource allocation

Soft Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication across diverse teams
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Adaptability to handle dynamic situations with minimal advance notice

At Onyx Studio, our focus is on creating a collaborative and supportive atmosphere where our teams' contributions are valued and respected. We prioritize our talent by continuously refining the way that we work, ensuring open, clear communication, and choosing to work with clients that share similar value systems and creative goals. In turn, we pride ourselves on cultivating a positive culture centred on exceptional service and delivery that has enabled us to establish long-term relationships with some of the industry’s best game creators.

If your qualifications and values align with this position and you are enthusiastic about contributing to our ever-evolving team, we invite you to apply. Please send your resume and cover letter that indicates your interest and suitability for the role via the link above, and we will be in touch should we feel there is a match for our current needs.