Producer, PD - 2K Games

Description

Producer, PD - 2K Games SUMMARY: Develop quality software products, from concept to release and for providing and maintaining the creative vision of the products for 2K Games. All candidates should be self-motivated, highly organized, and possess strong leadership and team-building skills. A Producer is a leader, above all else… capable of taking charge of a project (or external team) and unifying the project or group effectively towards a specific set of goals. This role requires the simultaneous management of multiple products. The Producer is ultimately responsible and accountable for shipping products on-time and to a high degree of quality. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: ? Manage multiple projects simultaneously at different stages of development from concept to completion. ? Oversee, manage and liaise with internal and external resources to meet production schedules and maintain a coherent creative vision throughout the entire development life cycle. ? Establish development priorities and milestones on a per project basis. ? Develop product budgets and schedules and manage forecasts of the budget, anticipating, identifying and resolving overruns. ? Ensure adherence to schedules and budgets through enforcement of milestone approval or disapproval as per established contracts. ? Manage the testing process with QA teams. ? Assist with recruiting and interviewing candidates for position in software development. ? Establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with inside and outside creative resources. ? Manage and act to prevent potential conflicts between internal and external expectations for projects. ? Assist with coordinating game release process with internal groups. ? Assist with identifying key product to acquire or license to support the company business goals. ? Travel, both domestic and international, may be required. ? Direct management of Associate Producer(s) may be required. ? Coordinate with industry first parties (Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft) seeing projects from concept through to gold master. ? Coordinate with marketing to ensure synergy between Product Development, Developer and Marketing. ? Assist in the creation of business contracts on behalf of the company.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS: ? Bachelor's degree required. ? 3-5+ years of experience in internal or external game development ? Experience with AAA products preferred ? Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), time and project management skills. ? Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project. ? Demonstrated ability to manage and communicate with all development disciplines. ? Experience building and managing relationships with vendors and other external resources ? Experience with scheduling tools a must ? Experience managing conflict ? Experience managing and creating complex budgets and personnel plans ? Experience managing, mitigating and resolving risks. ? Understanding of various production process and methodologies ? Expected to identify and then take ownership of any responsibilities that lie within the scope of project components being managed and are not currently assigned

Desired Skills / Extras

SKILLS: ? Ability to conduct themselves in a professional manner with all co-workers on all levels of the organization. ? Must display resourcefulness, enthusiasm, and self-motivation ? Quick learner, able to pick up new tools and learn new processes quickly and without missing a stride ? Flexibility to take on additional responsibilities, as assigned by senior management ? Strong problem solving skills ? Adept at building relationships throughout the organization ? Excellent time management skills ? Ability to self-prioritize effectively, to ensure key items are delivered to meet immediate project needs ? Must be able to effectively communicate risks and obstacles both to managed team members, as well as to upper management. ? Ability to manage to and deliver on hard product deadlines with rapid development cycles while being the guardian over product quality. ? Proven and established negotiation skills. ? Strong industry understanding and knowledge (both historically and forward looking) ? Skilled in all phases of game development from concept to completion. ? Ability to inspire and motivate those that work for them and those they work around. ? Confident public speaker, particularly able to handle press interviews, executive review meetings, etc. ? The ability to multi-task in order to handle a very large number of discrete tasks at once, without losing focus on any individual item ? Highly organized and self-directed, and capable of instilling that characteristic in others REPORTS TO: Development Director or Sr. Producer

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