Assistant Producer

Description

Associate Producer (Temporary)

WB Games seeks an Assistant Producer (Intern/temp) to be responsible for overseeing specific aspects of development on one or more projects as determined by the team’s production manager and production staff. This position supports producers and assists the team by managing and executing a variety of tasks to support the teams in developing AAA video games. Typical tasks include: Communicating with and tracking external vendors, as well as communicating issues and feedback, leading a small strike team, scheduling and tracking assets and tasks to meet deadlines, reporting status, identifying and reporting risks, assisting in ensuring adherence to schedules, and creating or maintaining production systems to ease communication burdens and gather material for the team. Understands how own work fits into and impacts the project cycle. Contributes and shares ideas / competitive practices while understanding that production is a support group whose goal is to help overcome issues for the leads and directors. 

Please note that the position is temporary and can last up to 9 months.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Work Experience

·         Minimum 1 year experience working as an Assistant Producer or Production Coordinator

·         Experience with outsourcing strongly desired.

·         Experience in the video game industry, with at least one shipped title is preferred.

·         Experience working with at least one relevant video-game specialization in a personal or professional capacity, be it art, tech, design, audio, UI, or gameplay,

·         Multiplatform Cert and localization experience a plus.

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification

·         Bachelor’s degree

Knowledge/Skills

·         Strong writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

·         Excellent communication skills and an understanding of team dynamics.

·         Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines. 

·         Strong interest in games.

·         Good technical understanding of games and technology, including the content creation pipeline.

·         A general, working understanding of console development.

·         Understanding of handheld and portable platforms, including iOS.

·         The ability to complete multiple concurrent tasks in a fast paced environment with minimal supervision under tight deadlines.

·         Experience with project management and bug tracking software and techniques.

·         Has a good understanding of scheduling and the product development cycle (overall organization, processes and workflows).

·         Basic understanding of production methodologies, both traditional and agile.

·         Basic knowledge of game art creation.  An understanding and experience utilizing at least one 3D content creation package, such as Maya, is a plus.  Experience working with the Unreal Editor is also a plus.

Other Requirements

·         Customer-driven, can-do attitude a must!

·         Team player, positive attitude and ability to remain cool under pressure

·         Willing to assist in areas outside of department to help the project

·         Capable of nurturing team spirit and have effective conflict resolution techniques.

·         An ability to have fun!  We do make video games after all.