Retro Studios
Founded in 1998, Retro Studios is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Company, Ltd. Retro is a state-of-the-art game development studio, working in conjunction with Nintendo to bring award-winning games to Nintendo's cutting-edge next-generation platforms. Retro Studios is located in beautiful Austin, Texas. With rolling hills, scenic waterways, abundant wildlife, vibrant music and film scenes, and a laid-back cosmopolitan culture, Austin is a dynamic city with an excellent quality of life. Austin's sunny weather also supports a great range of outdoor activities, providing plenty of venues for top-notch game developers to recharge and unwind.
Announced by Nintendo in January 2019, Retro Studios is currently in the midst of developing Metroid Prime 4 for the Nintendo Switch.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
- Support the narrative & cinematics teams by facilitating meetings, taking notes, resolving blockers, and capturing/following up on action items
- Work with stakeholders and dependent groups to capture, track, prioritize, organize, and make work requests visible to the narrative & cinematics team
- Coordinate and run sprint & milestone planning, retrospectives, and sprint & milestone reviews
- Collect and shape historically created & completed work
- Track velocity & scope vs capacity data to continuously improve accuracy with future sprint & milestone commitments
- Facilitate communication and resolve blockers between other disciplines and the narrative & cinematics team
- Collaborate with other producers to establish and refine content pipelines and development processes that involve narrative or cinematic efforts
- Liaise with publisher/legal and studio finance to manage drafting and approval of vendor contracts
- Plan, schedule & coordinate mocap shoots and voice over recording sessions for cinematics
- Coordinate with engineering on utilization of localization pipeline and monitor status of localized content
- Keep monthly and quarterly narrative & cinematic milestone plans up to date
- Communicate high level status (on track, at risk) and use data and projected headcount ramps to derive long term milestone goals
- Strategize risk mitigation plans with Art Director, Lead Producer & Director of Development
* This job description outlines primary duties and requirements and is not intended to identify all tasks that may be performed; individuals occupying the position may be required to perform other duties. The company may modify job duties from time to time, either in practice or in writing.